At Abrams, Susan Van Metre has been promoted to svp and publisher and will now oversee all comic arts books in addition to Abrams Children’s and Amulet Books. Charles Kochman is promoted to editorial director for Abrams ComicArts, adding oversight of children’s comics and graphic novels, reporting to Van Metre. Chad Beckerman moves up to creative director and oversee design for all comic arts books, Abrams Children’s and Amulet. Lindley Boegehold is promoted to editorial director for calendars, licenses and custom publishing. Jennifer Levesque is promoted to editorial director for Stewart, Tabori & Chang and Abrams Image (though Abrams Image […]
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San Francisco-based Curtis Brown agent Nathan Bransford announced via his popular writers blog on Friday that he is leaving agenting to work for CNet, where he will help coordinate social media strategy. He says the blog and its forums will continue. At Oxford University Press, Pam Sutherland moves over to the newly-created role of group chief information officer (CIO), overseeing group-wide digital and IT infrastructure and reported to ceo Nigel Portwood. She was operations director for Oxford Journals. Casper Grathwohl recently became online and reference publisher in Oxford’s Global Academic Business, and Ernst Kallus was appointed digital media director for […]
Hillenbrand Tops The December 2010 Indie Next List
Here is the full list: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura HillenbrandThe Neighbors Are Watching: A Novel, by Debra GinsbergChange: A Story for All Ages, by Judith Barnes, Erick James, Jeff Grader (Illus.)Rescue: A Novel, by Anita ShreveAn Object of Beauty: A Novel, by Steve MartinMy Reading Life, by Pat ConroyMy Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, by Lisa ScottolineThe Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir, by Leslie Marmon SilkoMusic of the Distant Stars: An Aelf Fen Mystery, by Alys ClareLost and Found in Russia: […]
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IDPF executive director Michael Smith will leave the organization shortly “to pursue other opportunities in the digital book space.” He will stay on during the search procress and transition to a replacement, which the organization hopes “will be completed by early January 2011.” At Random House UK, Cornerstone managing director Susan Sandon, Ebury managing director Fiona MacIntyre, Random House UK Children’s managing director Philippa Dickinson, and human resources director Neil Morrison have all been appointed to the company’s main board. CEO Gail Rebuck says in the announcement “this new structure ensures that we harness the strengths and talents at Board […]
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Lindsay Sagnette will join Crown as senior editor, acquiring hardcover fiction, reporting to Molly Stern and starting November 15. She was most recently an editor at St. Martin’s, following stints at Riverhead and Grove/Atlantic. Jeanette Perez is being promoted to senior editor at Harper One, acquiring primarily non-fiction in the areas of personal growth, health, lifestyle, and memoir. Kristin Daly Rens has been promoted to senior editor at Harper Children’s imprint Balzer & Bray. Atria is launching an imprint in conjunction with music label Cash Money Records, which issues records from Lil Wayne and others. Publishing under Cash Money Content, […]
Melville Has New Objections to Best Translated Sponsorship
Melville House has reframed their “disagreement” with the Best Translated Awards over their acceptance of sponsorship from Amazon to focus on “two essential reasons.” Now they say it’s an objection to conglomerate influence in general rather than Amazon in particular (though they originally called Amazon’s interests “antithetical” to “those of a healthy book culture” and compared taking their money to “medical researchers who take money from cigarette companies”). They write: “The award so far has clearly celebrated something that has been marginalized by the conglomerates…. To that extent, at least, we would have protested any giant conglomerate co-opting this award, […]