Chloe Benjamin’s The Immortalists is the top pick for January’s Library Reads List. The novel is available to sample now in our Buzz Books 2017 Fall Winter (and the new Buzz Books January) along with another pick, A.J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window. The rest of the list: The Wife Between Us, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Promise Not to Tell, by Jayne Ann Krentz The Wedding Date, by Jasmine Guillory Carnegie’s Maid, by Marie Benedict Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire Still Me, by Jojo Moyes The Girl in the Tower, by Katherine Arden Eternal Life, by Dara […]
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Publisher of the Penguin Random House Audio Group Amanda D’Acierno has been promoted to executive vice president. At Harper One, Jenn Jensen has been promoted to associate director of marketing. Bonnier will expand their North American publishing operations, adding the Bonnier Zaffre imprint (which publishes authors including Wilbur Smith and Lynda La Plante). Valentina Rice has been hired as vp, sales, marketing & publicity for Bonnier Zaffre in the US, reporting to ceo Mark Smith. Rice spent 15 years at Penguin, most recently as vp, international sales & marketing, before launching her own e-commerce site helping small-batch artisanal food producers get […]
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Andrew Kidd will join Weidenfeld & Nicolson as editor-at-large, reporting to Kirsty Dunseath, while continuing as chair of the Rathbones Folio Prize and chief executive of Alexi Books. Michael Lynton will join the board of Pearson on February 1. Lynton, who ran Penguin briefly in the 90s after Peter Mayer stepped down, is currently chairman of Snap Inc. Most recently, he was chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment. Despite their recent performance, Pearson chairman Sidney Taurel says in the announcement: “Pearson is going to be the winner in digital education. That requires great people as well as great products. The Pearson Board […]
Benjamin’s The Immortalists Leads January Indie Next List
The ABA named Chloe Benjamin’s The Immortalists their No. 1 pick for January. The book is also included in our Buzz Books 2017 Fall/Winter collection, along with another selection, A.J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window. The rest of the list features: The Wife Between Us, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Grist Mill Road, by Christopher J. Yates Neon in Daylight, by Hermione Hoby The Job of the Wasp, by Colin Winnette Fire Sermon, by Jamie Quatro The Afterlives, by Thomas Pierce Escape Artist, by William A. Noguera The Chalk Man, by C.J. Tudor Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire This Could Hurt, by Jillian […]
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At Ten Speed Press, Kaitlin Ketchum has been promoted to senior editor. Georgia Bodnar has been promoted to associate editor at Viking. Natalie Hallak has been promoted to assistant editor at Park Row Books and Hanover Square Press. Alyssa Awe has been promoted to senior vice president, strategic operations and projects for Penguin Random House. At Simon & Schuster Audio, Elisa Shokoff has been promoted to vice president, executive producer; Sarah Lieberman has been promoted to vice president, associate publisher; Lauren Pires has been promoted to assistant director of marketing and publicity. Charlton Villavelez has been promoted to production coordinator for Simon […]
Swedish Academy Tainted By Reports of Nobel Prize Leaks, Allegations of Sexual Assault
Two weeks after Swedish media reported on allegations from 18 women of sexual assault and harassment by Jean-Claude Arnault, the artistic director and co-owner of a prominent cultural organization called Forum – Current Place of Culture (but referred to in Sweden as The Club), a new story alleges that he leaked the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature in advance on multiple occasions. Arnault’s wife and co-owner of Forum Katarina Frostenson Arnault is a member of the Swedish Academy. Dagens Nyheter reports that the Academy has retained law firm Hammarskiöld & Co. to “investigate each member’s ties to [Mr. Arnault], and if […]