Harper Christian svp and group publisher David Moberg will retire at the end of the company’s fiscal year, in June 2019. SVP and publisher of Nelson Books Brian Hampton will be promoted to fill the role. Hampton will oversee all book publishing operations for both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan and the associated imprints effective immediately (except for…
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The NBA Nonfiction Longlist
Today’s National Book Award announcements continue with the nonfiction longlist. None of the selected authors have been recognized by the National Book Foundation before, but among the candidates are Pulitzer winner Steve Coll, and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Carol Anderson. The full list: Carol Anderson, One Person, No Vote (Bloomsbury Publishing) Colin G….
The NBA Poetry Longlist
The National Book Awards announced their poetry longlist, naming Terrance Hayes, who won the prize for Lighthead in 2010, and former finalist Rae Armantrout. Also on the list is two-term US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey. The full list of candidates: Rae Armantrout, Wobble (Wesleyan University Press) Jos Charles, feeld (Milkweed Editions) Forrest Gander,…
People: Tauber to Launch Imprint At Chronicle
Former longtime Harper One svp and publisher Mark Tauber, who left the company at the end of 2017 “to pursue other interests,” has joined Chronicle Books as managing director of a new, to be named imprint. Launching in fall 2019 and aiming to publish 6 to 8 books a season, the line will focus “on…
Next, the Longlist for the New NBA Translation Award
The National Book Foundation announced the longlist for its inaugural National Book Award for Translated Literature. Titles in contention include eight novels, one story collection, and one work of nonfiction. The candidates were originally published in nine languages including French, Spanish, Arabic, Tamil, Norwegian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Russian. Negar Djavadi, Disoriental, Translated by Tina…
NBA Longlists Begin With Young People’s Literature
The National Book Awards longlists roll out Wednesday through Friday this week, with the finalists to be announced on October 10. Winners will be named on November 14. First up is Young People’s Literature, which includes previous nominee Elizabeth Partridge, as well as M.T. Anderson, who won the prize in 2006 for The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing. Of…