Jamie Lockard will take over as vice president and publisher at Harper Leadership on May 17, succeeding Jeff James, who is leaving “to explore startup business opportunities and finish his Ph.D. in organizational leadership.” Lockard has been vice president of marketing at Nelson Books. Maya Millett will join Dial Press as senior editor, reporting to Whitney Frick, vp editorial director. She previously founded MDash Productions, an independent book editing, collaborative writing, and audio storytelling consultancy. Michael Hoak has joined Random House as senior marketing manager, reporting to Barbara Fillon, vp director of marketing. He previously lead the online marketing department […]
Awards
People: Pillai to Run TDA As Foy Retires
Fritz Foy has retired as president and publisher of Tom Doherty Associates, after 25 years at Macmillan in a “career path is unlike any I have ever encountered,” ceo Don Weisberg wrote. Devi Pillai takes over as president and publisher of Tom Doherty Associates, effective immediately. Newly reporting to her are Irene Gallo, publisher, Tor.com; Linda Quinton, publisher, Forge Books; Lucille Rettino, associate publisher, director of marketing & publicity; Patrick Nielsen Hayden, editor in chief; Peter Lutjen, director, art TDA; and Molly McGhee assistant, editorial. Maritza Lumpris will join the Hachette sales team as vp sales, international, canada and special markets, […]
LA Times Book Prize Winners: Diop, Philyaw, Souder, and More
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize announced winners in 12 categories on Friday night. Fiction David Diop and Anna Moschovakis (translator), At Night All Blood Is Black (Farrar, Straus) Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Deesha Philyaw, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (West Virginia University Press) Biography William Souder, Mad at the World (Norton) Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose Andrew O’Hagan, Mayflies (Faber & Faber) Current Interest Isabel Wilkerson, Caste (Random House) Graphic Novel/Comics Bishakh Som, Apsara Engine (Feminist Press) History Martha S. Jones, Vanguard (Basic Books) Mystery/Thriller S.A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland (Flatiron Books) Poetry Victoria Chang, Obit (Copper Canyon […]
May Library Reads
Emily Henry’s People We Meet On Vacation tops May’s Library Reads list. The rest of the picks: Arsenic and Adobo, by Mia P. Manansala The Bookshop of Second Chances, by Jackie Fraser The Guncle, by Steven Rowley The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, by Colleen Oakley Mary Jane, by Jessica Anya Blau The Newcomer, by Mary Kay Andrews Talk Bookish to Me, by Kate Bromley While Justice Sleeps, by Stacey Abrams The Woman with the Blue Star, by Pam Jenoff
People, Etc.
Doubleday is adding titles on wellness and self-help, with a new initiative led by Todd Doughty, senior vice president and deputy publisher, and Kristine Puopolo, vice president, editorial director, nonfiction. Publisher and editor-in-chief Bill Thomas writes in the announcement, “By building bestselling authors and launching landmark publications over the years, we have developed a powerhouse nonfiction platform and are now ready to expand into the wellness and self-help sphere.” Thomas notes that all Doubleday editors are invited to contribute titles, and they expect to start publishing in 2021. “For all readers looking for guidance on change from a prominent expert, […]
People, Etc.
Shelley Husband has joined the Association of American Publishers as senior vice president, government affairs and special projects. Most recently she was staff director and general counsel for the House Committee on the Judiciary from 2013 to 2019. At Hachette Livre, Nathalie Houël has been promoted to group chief financial officer. Arnaud Robert becomes group secretary general, responsible for all legal matters, compliance, insurance and institutional relations. Juliane Chevallier moves up to internal audit and internal control director. All three will report to deputy ceo Fabrice Bakhouche. Kevin Lopez becomes group chief controller, reporting to Houël. Marian Brown has been promoted […]