HarperCollins has unceremoniously realigned Ecco and its leadership. Founder of Ecco in 1971 and president and publisher since it joined HarperCollins in 1999 Daniel Halpern “will be transitioning” to editor-at-large “immediately.” Ecco will “be more closely integrated into the Harper Group” with vp and editorial director Helen Atsma overseeing the imprint and reporting to svp and publisher Jonathan Burnham. Halpern will “continue to edit a number of his longstanding authors.” Burnham writes, “Under Dan’s direction, Ecco has grown into one of the most respected imprints in the industry: a byword for literary distinction and editorial integrity.” At Quarto, Polly Powell […]
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Longtime Holt executive editor Barbara Jones will leave the company on October 16, “first to dedicate a few weeks to getting out the vote and thereafter to apply her editorial pencil elsewhere.” Editor-in-chief Sarah Crichton wrote to staff, “An active member of Holt’s D&I Council from its early days, and a dear friend as well as a colleague, Barbara will be sorely missed.” The expanding ABA board is adding Black booksellers Jake Cumsky-Whitlock at Solid State Books in Washington, DC and Melanie Knight at Books Inc. in San Francisco, CA immediately. For now they will serve until the next election, […]
National Books Awards Longlists: Translated Literature and Poetry
Announcements of the National Book Award longlists continued, first with the nominees for Translated Literature on Wednesday, and then with the poetry candidates on Thursday: Shokoofeh Azar, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Europa Editions) Translated, from the Persian, by Anonymous Linda Boström Knausgård, The Helios Disaster (World Editions) Translated, from the Swedish, by Rachel Willson-Broyles Anja Kampmann, High as the Waters Rise (Catapult) Translated, from the German, by Anne Posten Jonas Hassen Khemiri, The Family Clause (FSG) Translated, from the Swedish, by Alice Menzies Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season (New Directions) Translated, from the Spanish, by Sophie Hughes Yu Miri, […]
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Gisselda Nuñez will join HarperCollins in the new role of vp, diversity, equity, and inclusion on September 21. Nuñez will “lead and advise the company on DE&I initiatives, creating a strategy/vision that aligns with HarperCollins’s values and culture.” She was previously executive director, head of diversity strategy at Morgan Stanley. Amanda Armstrong-Frank has been promoted to the new role of director of workplace culture and diversity initiatives at Simon & Schuster. Armstrong-Frank will “advise, advocate, and act to improve workplace culture, including diverse representation at all levels,” reporting to both Jonathan Karp and the ViacomCBS office of global inclusion under […]
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At St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Monique Patterson has been promoted to the new position of vp, editorial director, acquisition outreach, reporting to Jen Enderlin. In addition to acquiring, Patterson “will now oversee initiatives to aid St. Martin’s Publishing Group in our commitment to increasing the diversity of our list, and in publishing more authors from underrepresented communities.” Cecilia Lyra has been promoted to associate agent at The Rights Factory. Gabrielle Bellot has been promoted to head instructor of classes and staff contributing editor for the magazine at Catapult. The 2020 Rona Jaffe Award winners are: Hannah Bae (nonfiction), Mari Christmas (fiction), […]
New Books Publishing September 15
Apparently Bob Woodward has a new book out today, part of a big wave of notable nonfiction, with fiction from Ayad Akhtar, Susanna Clarke, Ken Follett, Christopher Paolini and NBF medalist Walter Mosley. As in previous weeks, our sample Bookshop and Aerbook store carousels provide easy displays of books publishing today in need of attention and support, featuring: 10 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-september-15 19 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-september-15 More new children’s and YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-september We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. But if […]