At Bloomsbury UK, Alexis Kirschbaum has been promoted to associate publisher. Alison Hennessey becomes publishing director. Rowan Yapp has been promoted to publishing director of the illustration list, while Emma Herdman becomes publishing director with a focus on literary and commercial. Ileene Smith, previously vice president and executive editor at Farrar, Straus, is now serving as an editor at large for the house. She will continue to acquire and work with selected authors. Andrea Joyce is now handling rights for Edinburgh-based agency Jenny Brown Associates. She was most recently rights director at Canongate for 12 years. Felicity Bryan is stepping […]
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Apple Books’ June Picks
Apple Books announced its top picks for June, including Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half and Julie Clark’s The Last Flight, both excerpted and available for download now in our Buzz Books 2020 Spring/Sumer sampler. The rest of the list: The Guest List, by Lucy Foley A Burning, by Magha Majumdar 28 Summers, by Elin Hilderbrand Dance Away with Me, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Devolution, by Max Brooks Conventionally Yours, by Annabeth Albert Heroes, by Stephen Fry The Next Great Migration, by Sonia Shah The Biggest Bluff, by Maria Konnikove Seven Lies, by Elizabeth Kay The Voyage of the Morning Light, by […]
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Celia Lee rejoins Scholastic’s trade division as senior editor, Cartwheel and Orchard, moving over from Scholastic Book Clubs’ We Need Diverse Books partnership. Lori Wieczorek also moves over from clubs, as editor, licensing, media, and brands. Michael Petranek has been promoted to executive editor and manager, AFK and Graphix Media. Sales News NPD Bookscan issued sales for the week ending May 30, with total print sales down from the previous week, but still running well ahead of the same week a year ago. The service tracked sales of 12.55 million units, compared to 13.27 million units a week ago (when sales […]
Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic Tops July Indie Next List
The ABA named Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia as its Indie Next No. 1 pick for July. Also on the list is Julie Clark’s The Last Flight, excerpted and available for download now in our Buzz Books 2020 Spring/Summer sampler. The rest of the picks: Take a Hint, Dani Brown, by Talia Hibbert The Girl From Widow Hills, by Megan Miranda The Safe Place, by Anna Downes The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones Survivor Song, by Paul Tremblay Fresh Water for Flowers, by Valérie Perrin The Lost and Found Bookshop, by Susan Wiggs Florence Adler Swims Forever, by […]
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Charlie Schroder joins Scribd as head of domestic content acquisition and new verticals. She was previously vp/marketing, licensing & development of global at children’s publisher Candlewick Press. Liz Edelstein joins as director of original content strategy and operations. Previously, she created and ran romance fiction website Heroes & Heartbreakers at Macmillan. Former creative director at Abrams Children’s Chad W. Beckerman has joined The CAT Agency as an agent. Priya Nelson will join Princeton University Press as senior editor, history on June 22. She is currently editor, anthropology & history at the University of Chicago Press. At University of California Press, […]
June Picks
Amazon‘s Spotlight Pick for June is Brit Bennett‘s The Vanishing Half and the featured debut is Megha Majumdar‘s A Burning. You can sample the Bennett now in our Buzz Books 2020 Spring/Summer sampler. The rest of the picks: Devolution, by Max Brooks Fair Warning, by Michael Connelly 28 Summers, by Elin Hilderbrand Rebel Chef, by Dominique Crenn Feasting Wild, by Gina Rae La Cerva The Lightness, by Emily Temple Everyone Know How Much I Love You, by Kyle McCarthy The House on Fripp Island, by Rebecca Kaufman Barnes & Noble‘s books of the month are: Fiction: Circe, by Madeline Miller […]