Dawn Durante will join University of Texas Press as editor in chief on August 10. She was previously senior acquisitions editor at University of Illinois Press. Catherine Zappa has been promoted to publisher and evp of film & television at Dreamscape Media. Rachel Spence has joined The Rights Factory as associate editor. She was previously…
Awards
More Picks: Apple Books July Picks, August Indie Next
Apple Books‘ Best of July includes: Sex and Vanity, by Kevin Kwan Friends and Strangers, by J. Courtney Sullivan Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, by Anonymous Action Park, by Andy Mulvihill and Jake Rossen The Pull of the Stars, by Emma Donoghue Utopia Avenue, by David Mitchell Dark August, by Kate Tallo…
Briefs: Strong Opening Sales for Bolton
Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday morning that John Bolton’s THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED: A White House Memoir sold “a total of more than 780,000” units in its first week on sale in the US. Note, however, that the total includes “orders from consumers that are as yet unfulfilled due to extraordinary demand,” which is…
July Picks
Jenna Bush Hager selected J. Courtney Sullivan‘s Friends and Strangers for her Today Show Read With Jenna book club. Good Morning America‘s book club chose Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan. The new Pennie’s Pick at Costco is The Wedding Thief by Mary Simses. The NYT-PBS NewsHour Now Read This book club pick for the…
People, Etc.
After the recent restructure of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon Pulse senior editors Jen Ung and Nicole Ellul will join Simon & Schuster Children’s, reporting to Kendra Levin; and editor Sarah McCabe will join Margaret K. McElderry Books, reporting to Karen Wojtyla. At Dr. Seuss Enterprises, Shannon Spisak has been promoted to senior director…
Girl with the Louding Voice Tops Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far
Amazon announced its Best Books of the Year So Far, with Abi Daré’s The Girl with the Louding Voice (Dutton) topping the list, and a full package of titles across 12 categories on the site. (Daré was a monthly Amazon pick in February but not their “spotlight” selection, though the novel was the Read with…