At Scholastic Trade, Liza Baker has been promoted to vp, associate publisher of Cartwheel Books, Orchard Books and Acorn and Branches; Katie Carella to executive editor of Acorn and Branches; Jessica Tice-Gilbert moves up to associate art director of Cartwheel Books and Orchard Books; Yaffa Jaskoll is now executive art director, trade fiction; Celia Lee to senior editor of Cartwheel Books and Orchard Books; and Alexis Lassiter is sales associate. Scholastic also announced a number of new hires. Angie Mason has joined as senior designer, trade creative services. She was previously at Alex Brands. Ingrid Paredes moves over to trade team from the education division, becoming publishing special projects manager. Katie Fitch has joined […]
Awards
2019 Picks: Indie Next, and More
The ABA named Watching You by Lisa Jewell as its No. 1 Pick for January. Also on the list is Freefall by Jessica Barry, which is available to sample now in our Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter collection. The rest of the picks: The Dreamers, by Karen Thompson Walker The Water Cure, by Sophie Mackintosh Ghost Wall, by Sarah Moss Inheritance, by Dani Shapiro An Anonymous Girl, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen The Far Field, by Madhuri Vijay Looker, by Laura Sims The Winter of the Witch, by Katherine Arden Sugar Run, by Mesha Maren Golden State, by Ben Winters The Paragon Hotel, […]
More Bests (Goodread, NYT Critics, New Yorker) and the First of the Best of the Best Books of 2018
The “best books” lists are arriving in a wave: The New York Times their individual critics’ favorite books of the year — books editor and staff writer John Williams writes, “If we had to use a single word to describe the past year in books, it might be eclectic” — and Janet Maslin is still contributing her own ten favorites. Dwight Garner’s list includes Sheila Heti’s Motherhood and Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer sampler. Elsewhere, there are Katy Waldman’s picks at the New Yorker and Entertainment Weekly‘s top 10; best of 2018 packages from Apple […]
Picks: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and More
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield is Amazon’s Spotlight Pick for December, and they skipped a featured debut this month. The rest of the list: How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?, by N.K. Jemisin Kingdom of the Blind, by Louise Penny Milkman, by Anna Burns This is Cuba, by David Ariosto The Dakota Winters, by Tom Barbash The Museum of Modern Love, by Heather Rose North of Dawn, by Nuruddin Farah Watching You, by Lisa Jewell The Day the Sun Died, by Yan Lianke Barnes & Noble chose only four fiction titles to highlight this month, including: Verses for the […]
Mystery Writers of America Withdraws Fairstein’s Grand Master Award
The Mystery Writers of America board “has decided to withdraw the Linda Fairstein Grand Master award” that was announced earlier this week, on Tuesday. They note in a statement, “After profound reflection, the Board has decided that MWA cannot move forward with an award that lacks the support of such a large percentage of our members…. We realize that this action will be unsatisfactory to many. We apologize for any pain and disappointment this situation has caused.” The move came after “the MWA membership began to express concern over the inclusion of Linda Fairstein as a Grand Master, citing controversy in […]
People, Etc.
James Jayo has joined Penguin as senior editor. Previously, he was at Sterling. Two longtime Penguin Random House sales executives will retire soon. VP, group sales director, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Janet Cooke will leave at the end of the year, and Christopher Dufault is being promoted to that position. SVP, director of adult hardcover sales, Penguin Publishing Group John Lawton is retiring in the spring (having worked for Penguin since 1996), and vp, group sales director Lauren Monaco will expand her oversight to all of the division’s imprints. Additionally, Cynthia Lasky is formally named svp, group sales director for the newly-combined […]