Roger Cooper will assist digital publisher Rosetta Books as associate publisher-at-large, helping to secure new titles and original publishing opportunities as well as adding backlist ebooks. Rosetta is the first client for Cooper’s recently-created consulting firm Roger Cooper Book Associates. Francis Lam will join Clarkson Potter as editor-at-large on February 19, reporting to Pam Krauss, where he will be “seeking out new voices in the culinary landscape to contribute both cookbooks and works of narrative nonfiction.” Previously he was features editor at online food market and magazine Gilt Taste. The Gersh Agency has signed Oxford University Press to an exclusive agreement, and […]
Awards
Fountain, Boo, Shadid, Solomon Among NBCC Award Nominees
The National Book Critics Circle announced finalists in six categories. The Nona A. Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing was awarded to William Deresiewicz (and, for the first time, the citation comes with $1,000 in cash thanks to a “generous donation” by board member Gregg Barrios) while Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar will receive the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award for their “pioneering work in feminist thought.” The winners will be announced on February 28 at the New School. The full list of nominees: AUTOBIOGRAPHY Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us (Atria) Maureen N. McLane, My Poets (FSG) Anthony Shadid, […]
It’s Team of Rivals Vs. Life of Pi In Top Oscar Nominations
The Academy Award candidates were announced Thursday morning, and LINCOLN (based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s TEAM OF RIVALS) topped the list with 12 nominations, followed by LIFE OF PI, based on Yann Martel’s novel, with 11. Both are Best Picture nominees, along with three other titles based on books: ARGO — based on Antonio Mendez’s book of the same name, published in September by Viking LES MISERABLES THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK — based on Matthew Quick’s novel
Eng, Thayil and Pamuk Among Man Asian Candidates
Two Booker nominees, Tan Twan Eng and Jeet Thayil, compete again for the Man Asian Prize. The shortlist was just announced, with the winner to be named March 14. It’s the last round for the Man Group’s sponsorship. Spokesperson Harrison Kelly says “Since October we have been contacted by several Asian-based and global corporations about sponsoring the prize. In fact we are currently in encouraging talks with potential partners.” Last year’s winner, Kyung-sook Shin’s PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOM, is said to have sold 2 million copies worldwide. Here are the candidates; Farooqi’s is the one not published yet in a US edition. (It was published […]
Conklin Tops February Indie Next List
The ABA has released their Indie Next picks for February. In the meantime, Bookateria features the January picks–with books by George Saunders, Jojo Moyes, Sean Pidgeon, and Jeff Backhaus drawing critical praise (and landing on other booksellers’ January lists). You can also view all of the 2012 No. 1 picks. No. 1: The House Girl: A Novel, by Tara Conklin The Dinner: A Novel, by Herman Koch Ghostman: A Novel, by Roger Hobbs Schroder: A Novel, by Amity Gaige The Aviator’s Wife: A Novel, by Melanie Benjamin Indiscretion: A Novel, by Charles Dubow The Lost Art of Mixing: A Novel, by Erica […]
People, Etc.
At the Columbia Publishing Course, longtime director Lindy Hess is taking a leave due to health issues, with assistant director Susan Caplan running the program during her absence. At Trident Media Group, Mark Gottlieb has been promoted to audio rights agent. Kate Rados has joined the Crown Publishing Group in the new role of director of community development, reporting to director of marketing Jill Flaxman. Previously she was group digital marketing director for F+W Media. Emily Davis has been promoted to assistant marketing manager, reporting to Rados. Justin Hargett joined Basic Books this week as a publicist. Most recently he was a publicist at […]