At Macmillan, Cristina Gilbert takes the new role of svp, strategic publishing development, reporting to Dan Schwartz. She will help look across the company’s list — “What are we publishing too much of, too little? Where are there opportunities for entering into new genres and markets? How is our company’s advance risk distributed across our list and across time?” — to further a “holistic understanding of Macmillan’s publishing profile, its risk exposure as well as its potential.” Patricia Rivera will now report to Gilbert, as well as continuing to assist Don Weisberg. Filling Gilbert’s previous position, Malati Chavali moves over […]
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Amber Oliver will join Dutton/Plume as editor on August 31, working especially on the new Tiny Reparations Books, as well as acquiring fiction for Berkley. She was most recently associate editor at Harper. Larry Downs has joined Miami-based Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA as director and publisher for Origen, its Spanish-language religious division. Previously, he was a consultant to the imprint for two years and svp, publisher, Spanish publishing, Harper Christian. Stephanie Kim has joined New Leaf Literary & Media as literary agent. She was previously in publicity at William Morrow and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and also worked in […]
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Audio Spotify has indicated plans for an “audiobook strategy” through a job listing for a Head of Audio Books position that is attracting wide notice. The job includes “manag[ing] a book editorial team and strategy” and combines the development of original content as well as licensing and packaging third-party content. The company is working to “develop long-term strategy for audio books” and has “R&D teams building the books experience in the Spotify app.” They are looking for someone from the book world, with audiobook experience. The position is part of Spotify Studios, reportedly a new production company entity, suggesting the […]
New Books Publishing August 18
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: 15 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-18 8 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-18 More new children’s and YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-august 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 you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable
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Nicholas Ciani has been promoted to editor at One Signal/Atria. Sarah Rubio is joining WaterBrook and Multnomah as executive editor, reporting to Laura Barker and spearheading acquisitions for the children’s list. Most recently she was senior editor for children’s and young adult titles at Tyndale House. Bunmi Ishola also joins the company as editor, reporting to Rubio. She has worked at Kidsbooks Publishing and Sourcebooks Kids. Crystal Orazu has joined Context Literary Agency as a junior agent. Previously, she worked at the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity at Pomona College. Britt Siess is no longer with Martin […]
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Further to Little, Brown Children’s report on overall sales for the debut of Stephenie Meyer’s MIDNIGHT SUN, NPD Bookscan tracked sales of almost 525,000 hardcovers in the first week on sale. That’s well ahead of the opening week hardcover sales recorded back in May for Suzanne Collins’ much-anticipated Hunger Games prequel THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES. However, though not widely reported, Collins’ book still ranks as the year’s No. 1 print release on Bookscan’s charts. In hardcover fiction, Delia Owen’s WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING is next, followed by Jeanine Cummins’ AMERICAN DIRT. In new releases, Delacorte will publish civil […]