The Whiting Awards were announced in a ceremony Wednesday evening. The ten winners of the $50,000 prize are: Fiction Jen Beagin (Pretend I’m Dead, Triquarterly Books) Kaitlyn Greenidge (We Love You, Charlie Freeman, Algonquin) Lisa Halliday (Asymmetry, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in 2018) Tony Tulathimutte (Private Citizens, Morrow) Nonfiction Francisco Cantú (The Line Becomes a River, forthcoming from Riverhead in 2018) Poetry Simone White (Of Being Dispersed, Futurepoem) Phillip B. Williams (Thief in the Interior, Alice James Books) Drama Clarence Coo James Ijames Clare Barron In People news, Allison Devlin will join F+W Media as vp, director of sales and marketing […]
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Briefs: Talking Leaves to Close One Store, Norton Expands, and More
Bookselling Buffalo’s Talking Leaves Bookstore is closing their Main Street store after 42 years in the University Heights neighborhood and will consolidate inventory in their Elmwood location over the next three months. “Significant changes in book buying habits and in the University of Buffalo neighborhood are major factors in this decision,” they write on their Facebook page. With the consolidation will come “a renewed focus on a resurgent future that incorporates all that bookselling in the 21st century entails. We will continue our many partnerships with cultural organizations, schools and other community groups to sponsor readings, conversations, and other events, […]
Awards: Erdrich and Desmond Lead NBCC Winners, And More
On Thursday night, the National Book Critics Circle presented their 2016 book awards to: Fiction LaRose, by Louise Erdrich (Harper) General Nonfiction Evicted, by Matthew Desmond (Crown) Autobiography Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren (Knopf) Biography Shirley Jackson, by Ruth Franklin (Liveright) Criticism White Rage, by Carol Anderson (Bloomsbury) Poetry House of Lords and Commons, by Ishion Hutchinson (Farrar, Straus) Separately, shortlists were announced for the UK’s two big children’s book awards, the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. The nominees for the Carnegie Medal are: Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth, by Frank Cottrell Boyce The Bone Sparrow, by Zana Fraillon The Smell of Other People’s Houses, by Bonnie-Sue […]
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Hollands Diep will publish of the forthcoming books by former president Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in Dutch. At Abrams, Melanie Chang has been appointed to the new role of vice president of children’s marketing and publicity. Chang will oversee marketing and publicity for the Abrams Children’s, Amulet, and Appleseed imprints. Liz Fithian has joined as director of franchise marketing for children’s books, reporting to Melanie Chang. Previously, she was director of marketing at Macmillan. SVP and chief marketing officer Steve Tager will transition from overseeing children’s marketing and publicity to focusing on marketing and publicity for Abrams’ adult businesses, including Abrams Plus’ Noterie gift […]
Adichie’s “Americanah” Is First One Book, One New York Selection
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has selected Americanah by Chimanada Ngozi Adidie as the winner of its inaugural “One Book, One New York” program. As part of the program, New Yorkers will be encouraged to read the book and participate in a slate of free open-to-the-public events over the next few months. Penguin Random House will donate an additional 500 copies to the city’s public libraries, on top of the 1,000 donated at the contest’s launch, to help provide access to the winning book. Additionally, a free audiobook version is available through Scribd through June 2017. Mayor’s Office of […]
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Tattered Cover director of buying Cathy Langer will retire in March 2018, more than 40 after joining the store. Adult frontlist buyer Stephanie Coleman will take over Langer’s position after she leaves. The Denver Post has a profile of Langer, as incoming co-owner Len Vlahos tells the paper she is among “an elite group of really well-known book buyers in our universe.” Current owner Joyce Meskis tells BTW: “Cathy has unfailingly demonstrated her knowledge of the readers’ potential interest and her ability to be in touch with it. That speaks to her abilities as a bookseller and buyer, but Cathy’s contribution has […]