The ABA named Tara Westover’s Educated as their No. 1 pick for March. Alice Feeney’s Sometimes I Lie and Mario Giordano’s Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions also make the list, and are both available to sample now in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer collection. The rest of the picks: Don’t Skip Out on Me, by Willy Vlautin Anatomy of a Miracle, by Jonathan Miles Sunburn, by Laura Lippman The Sea Beast Takes a Lover, by Michael Andreasen Promise, by Minrose Gwin Eat the Apple, by Matt Young Rosie Colored Glasses, by Brianna Wolfson The Last Equation of Isaac Severy, by Nova Jacobs Registers of Illuminated Villages, by Tarfia Faizullah […]
Awards
Mackintosh Leads March Library Reads
Clare Mackintosh’s novel Let Me Lie tops March’s Library Reads list. Also on the list is Alice Feeney’s Sometimes I Lie, which is available now to sample in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer collection. The rest of the picks: The Broken Girls, by Simone St. James The Flight Attendant, by Chris Bohjalian Burn Bright, by Patricia Briggs Sunburn, by Laura Lippman Every Note Played, by Lisa Genova Girls Burn Brighter, by Shobha Rao Alternate Side, by Anna Quindlen Tangerine, by Christine Mangan
People, Etc.
Eric Henney will join Basic Books as editor, starting February 20. Most recently he was commissioning editor at Princeton University Press. Pronoy Sarkar has been promoted to associate editor at Picador. Among the St. Martin’s promotions announced yesterday, we overlooked that Anne Marie Tallberg moved up to vp, publishing director of St. Martin’s Paperbacks and Griffin, reporting to Jen Enderlin. At Bonnier’s Igloo Books, Bonnie Hunter has been hired as joint vp for the US business, running that unit along with Jeremy Nurnberg, who is promoted to joint vp. Hunter was director of sales at Parragon Books in the US. Additionally, Darren Witherall […]
February iBooks Picks
iBooks has listed its favorites for February: An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones The Culture Code, by Daniel Coyle Daphne, by Will Boast Down the River Unto the Sea, by Walter Mosley Educated, by Tara Westover Force of Nature, by Jane Harper The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah The Hazel Wood, by Melissa Albert I Am, I Am, I Am, by Maggie O’Farrell The Line Becomes a River, by Francisco Cantu The Monk of Mokha, by Daver Eggers Mrs., Caitlin Macy Only Killers and Thieves, Paul Howarth Suprise Me, by Sophie Knisella The Unforgotten, by Laura Powell The Wedding Date, […]
People, Etc.
Penny Makras has been promoted to associate director of marketing for Harper Wave and Harper Business. Harper Christian announced a number of promotions across several imprints. John Kramp has been promoted to svp, group publisher Bibles, while Doug Lockhart takes on the role of svp, Bible marketing and new initiatives. At Zondervan, Melinda Bouma has been promoted to publisher. Finally, Daniel Marrs moves up to publisher, Thomas Nelson Bibles. Lathea Williams has joined Workman as publicity manager. Most recently, she was assistant publicity manager at Sourcebooks. Nicole Counts has been promoted to associate editor at One World. At Scholastic Trade, Keith Fretz has […]
February Bookseller Picks
Amazon named The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah as their spotlight pick for February, and Educated by Tara Westover as their featured debut. The rest of Amazon’s top picks: The Hazel Wood, by Melissa Albert Call Me Zebra, by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi I Am, I Am, I Am, by Maggie O’Farrell The Line Becomes a River, by Francisco Cantu Force of Nature, by Jane Harper Only Killers and Thieves, by Paul Howarth The Monk of Mokha, by Dave Eggers Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi Barnes & Noble‘s top fiction list for February also highlights the novels from Hannah and Howarth. The rest of […]