Catherine Makk will join HarperCollins as vp, global insight on June 8, reporting to Chantal Restivo-Alessi. Makk was previously director, retail and consumer insights at Vogue and in her role will also serve as consumer insight lead for Harlequin, HarperCollins Canada and the company’s global publishing team. In addition, Jim Hanas has been promoted to senior director, audience development & insight, while Allison Jarvela has been named senior manager, consumer insight. Jarvela was previously a market research analyst at Wiley. Sarah Knight is leaving Simon & Schuster, where she was a senior editor for the past five years, on June […]
Awards
People, Etc.
Amanda O’Connor will join Trident Media Group as an agent on June 15, representing general interest and upmarket non-fiction, literary fiction, spirituality and wellness. She had been an editor at Crown’s discontinued Image Books. At Simon & Schuster, Emily Graff has been promoted to editor. Avalon Radys has joined Inkshares as marketing manager. Previously she was editor-in-chief at Umano. Declan Taintor has joined Picador as senior publicist. He was previously a publicist at powerHouse Books. Literackie in Poland has appointed Eccles Fisher Associates as its scout, effective immediately. David Higham Associates has acquired Toby Eady Associates, founded in 1968. “Eady will continue to work […]
Bookselling: June Picks From Amazon, iBooks Costco, Target; Independent Bookstore Day 2016
Amazon‘s “spotlight pick” for June is Jami Attenberg’s Saint Mazie and their “featured debut” is Erika Swyler’s The Book of Speculation. Their other best books of June top picks are: Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg, Modern Romance Mia Alvar, In The Country Sarah Hepola, Blackout Judy Blume, In the Unlikely Event Kent Haruf, Our Souls at Night Stephen King, Finders Keepers Robert Kurson, Pirate Hunters *Paolo Baciagalupi, The Water Knife Etgar Keret, The Seven Good Years Meanwhile King’s Finders Keepers leads off iBooks‘ June fiction picks, while Kurson’s Pirate Hunters tops the nonfiction monthly selections. The full lists include: Fiction The […]
People, Etc.
At HarperCollins Christian Books, Stephanie Newton has been promoted to marketing director, backlist, as part of an expanded focus on backlist titles at the company. Claire Ivett has been promoted to associate editor at Da Capo Lifelong Books. In Canada, Steve Osgoode has joined Joe Books as president. Previously he was director, digital products at HarperCollins Canada. Awards At an awards ceremony for the Audie Awards Thursday night, Mandela: An Audio History by Radio Diaries; narrated by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman (Highbridge) won the audiobook of the year award. The complete list of winners is here. Distribution […]
People, Etc.
Chairman of Penguin Random House UK’s distribution services Brian Davies will leave the company at the end of September after more than 22 years with the company. He will also step down from the PRH executive board. In a statement PRH International ceo Ian Hudson said: “Brian has been a valued colleague and so many of us across the globe have benefited from his insight and experience. He is an absolute true publishing all-rounder and has been a significant contributor to both our past and current achievements.” Hachette Book Group announced a number of promotions in its sales department. Rich […]
People, Etc.
Former publisher at Atavist Books and Picador Frances Coady will join Aragi Inc. as a literary agent on May 28, representing both fiction and nonfiction. Fuse Literary has acquired Penumbra Literary and added its principal and owner, Jennifer Chen Tran as an associate agent. At independent publisher Sarabande Books’ Brooklyn office, Kristen Radtke has been promoted to managing editor, and Ariel Lewiton joined as the marketing and publicity director. Previously she worked at Oxford University Press and McGraw-Hill. The University of South Carolina will announce this week that they have acquired a substantial collection of letters, photos and publications of the late Dashiell Hammett. The archives have been obtained “through gift-and-purchase agreements” […]