Sarah Stein has joined Harper as senior editor. Previously she was senior editor at Penguin Books. Lori Dunbar has been named vice president, application services for Ingram Content Group. Previously she was the chief technology officer at GE Healthcare. Mary Kate Skehan has joined Portfolio/Sentinel as assistant marketing manager. She was most recently at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as a senior literary scout. Harassment Files On Friday, CBS ceo Les Moonves was accused of sexual aggression by multiple women in a New Yorker article by Ronan Farrow. Some of the allegations, such as those of actor Illeana Douglas, date back to […]
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Longtime Washington Post Book World editor Ron Charles is transitioning into a “redefined job” at the paper. He writes: “No more editing! From now on, I just get to write about books for the paper. After assigning and editing reviews every day for more than 20 years, I feel like that old tiger finally released from his cage who just keeps walking back and forth where the bars used to be. . . . Friends tell me I’ll get the hang of it.” Succeeding Charles as Book World editor is Stephanie Merry, who was previously a culture reporter for the […]
Barnes & Noble Fires CEO Parneros, and More
Barnes & Noble announced Tuesday afternoon that it has fired ceo Demos Parneros “for violations of the company’s policies.” The statement says the “termination is not due to any disagreement with the company regarding its financial reporting, policies or practices or any potential fraud.” The board was advised by law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in the matter. In another sign of the severity of Parneros’s violations, he will not receive any severance payment. Parneros’s contract provides a relatively small set of circumstances that can constitute cause for dismissal, suggesting that the issue relates to: “dishonesty, embezzlement, misappropriation, moral […]
Kwon’s The Incendiaries Tops August Indie Next List
The ABA named R.O. Kwon’s novel The Incendiaries as its No. 1 pick for August. (Separately, Barnes & Noble announced their Best Beach Reads for the summer.) Also on the list is Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer sampler, and available for download now. The rest of the picks: Dear Mrs. Bird, by AJ Pearce Meet Me at the Museum, by Anne Youngson Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens Cherry, by Nico Walker The Family Tabor, by Cherise Wolas Jell-O Girls, by Allie Rowbottom America for Beginners, by Leah Franqui The Reservoir Tapes, by […]
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Mike Zuccato has been promoted to general manager, ecommerce at Sourcebooks. Kelly Snowden has been promoted to senior editor at Ten Speed Press. Initiatives Penguin Random House is helping Metro-North Railroad promote recently-expanded free wifi in and around Grand Central Terminal with a Grand Central Reads website. It provides free e-book excerpts for commuters, “tailored and timed to the length of individual commutes.” In the UK, Profile Books has partnered with Little Brown UK to launch a Profile Audio line, starting with David Runciman’s How Democracy Ends in July. Profile editor Louisa Dunnigan and publicity director Hannah Ross will work with […]
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Michele Obama spoke at the ALA conference in New Orleans on Friday evening, discussing her upcoming memoir BECOMING, to be released on November 13. Obama mostly avoided politics, except to say, “In this country we’ve gotten to a point where we kind of think there are only a handful of legitimate stories that make you a true American.” Otherwise she spoke about her early summer job at a book bindery, anecdotes from her life as first lady, and her love of reading. Also at ALA, the Association for Library Service to Children voted unanimously to remove Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from a […]