The ABA has announced its October Indie Next List, which includes three titles — SUTTON by JR Moehringer, IN SUNLIGHT AND IN SHADOW by Mark Helprin, and LIVE BY NIGHT by Dennis Lehane — among the featured excerpts in our popular free ebook anthology of selections from over 30 big forthcoming books, BEA BUZZ BOOKS. Most of the excerpted titles release later in the year (and into next January), so if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s as relevant now as it was when we released it before BEA. Pick up the “trade version” at the link above, or […]
Awards
PEN Honorees Include Doctorow, Gleick, Hitchens and Massie
The PEN American Center announced the winners (and runners-up) for their wealth of 2012 literary prizes and translation grants, comprising 18 awards in all. The roster includes two new prizes (asterisked) below, and comprises almost $175,000 for the honored writers. Among the winners: PEN/Bellwether Prize (unpublished socially-engaged fiction)*: Susan Nussbaum, Good Kings Bad Kings PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize (debut): Vanessa Veselka, Zazen (Red Lemonade) PEN/Saul Bellow (fiction achievement): E. L. Doctorow PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award: James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (Pantheon Books) PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award (essay collection): Christopher Hitchens, Arguably (Twelve) PEN/ESPN Award […]
People, Etc.
Babette Ross has joined Hachette Book Group as associate director in the client services department. Previously she was director of marketing at Kaplan and a freelance consultant on the shaping and implementing of digital marketing strategies using analytics and social media. Kathryn Gordon has joined the William Morrow marketing department in the new position of director of brand develpment, reporting to Jennifer Hart. She is charged with “driving awareness for key William Morrow authors and helping to oversee and execute year-long marketing strategies, with special focus on brand messaging, fan and reader engagement, and social media strategies beyond the traditional […]
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James Spackman has been named managing director of Watkins Publishing, effective November. He was most recently sales and marketing director for Hodder & Stoughton and John Murray. Spackman will work alongside Duncan Baird to develop both the Watkins and Duncan Baird imprints in the UK and internationally. “I’m delighted to be joining Watkins at such an exciting moment,” Spackman said in the announcement. “It will be a real privilege to work with a list representing such rich heritage, and a company with such a strong reputation for quality. I’m looking forward to working with the Watkins team to develop an […]
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At Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Hallie Patterson has been named senior publicist. Previously she was senior publicist at at HarperCollins Children’s. In addition, Flinn Gillan has joined the School & Library Marketing group as marketing assistant. Previously he was a marketing coordinator at Garland Science. Judi Powers has resigned as director of marketing and publicity at Sterling Children’s Books to return to college and pursue a career in jewelry design. She can be reached at judi_powers@yahoo.com. In the UK, Eloy Sasot has been promoted to director of pricing and analytics at HarperCollins UK, reporting to Simon Johnson. Random […]
People: Christopher Little Joins Forces With Curtis Brown
The Christopher Little Agency has entered into a new affiliation with Curtis Brown, effective immediately. The Bookseller reports that Little himself will continue to operate independently, but Curtis Brown will now take responsibility for administering related contracts and selling clients’ translation rights. Little said in a statement that he is “delighted with this arrangement as it allows both me and my team the flexibility to expand the creative arm of my agency. We have a lot of new work in progress and announcements will be forthcoming.” Curtis Brown chairman Jonathan Lloyd added: “I am thrilled to be working with Christopher […]