Trish Daly will join Portfolio as senior editor, acquiring narrative nonfiction and big idea books in the business and economics space, starting January 14. Most recently, she was editor at Little, Brown. Claire Potter will join Basic Books on January 14 as editor. Most recently, she was associate editor at Crown. Andy Ward has been promoted to senior vice president of the Random House imprint, and Molly Turpin moves up to editor. At Ballantine Bantam Dell, Sara Weiss has been promoted to executive editor; Emily Hartley and Elana Seplow-Jolley to editor; Bridget Kearney to publishing coordinator, business insights; and Thomas Yuhas to […]
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Claire Eddy has been promoted to executive editor at Tor/Forge Books. Carina Guiterman joined Simon & Schuster editor as editor. She was previously at Little, Brown. Jackson Howard was promoted to assistant editor at Farrar, Straus. Alexis Gilbert has joined Grand Central Publishing’s marketing team as assistant director of advertising. Caroline Eisenmann has been promoted to agent at Frances Goldin Literary Agency. At Hachette Book Group, Dylan Hoke has been promoted to the newly created role of senior vice president, publishing operations and strategy. Ruiko Tokunaga becomes executive director, print production. In the UK, former Ebury executive Jake Lingwood will join Octopus […]
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Lindsey Rose will join Dutton as executive editor, acquiring commercial fiction including thrillers and suspense, starting January 22. Most recently she was senior editor at Grand Central. At Crown, Meghan Houser has been promoted to editor; Rose Fox to associate editor; and Jon Darga and Jillian Buckley to assistant editor. Donna Loffredo has been promoted to senior editor for Harmony Books and Rodale Books, and Michele Eniclerico moves up to associate editor for the two lines. In the Crown rights department, Rachel Berkowitz becomes deputy director of foreign rights and Claire Posner moves up to associate manager, subsidiary rights. Lisa Yoskowitz has been promoted to editorial director, nonfiction at Little, Brown Children’s. […]
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Melanie Madden has joined Diversion Books as editor, acquiring narrative nonfiction. She was previously acquiring and development editor at The Quarto Group. Emily Canders has been promoted to publicity manager at Dutton. In the Netherlands, Melle van Loenen will join Nieuw Amsterdam as commissioning editor in the nonfiction department starting February 1. Most recently he worked as an editor at Cossee Publishers. Longtime USA Today books editor Jocelyn McClurg announced on Twitter that she has left the newspaper. The new books contact is Sarah Day Owen, who joined the company in September as interim lifestyle editor.
Land’s Maid Tops February Indie Next List
The ABA named Maid by Stephanie Land its No. 1 pick for January. Sample it now in our Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter, along with Elizabeth McCracken’s Bowlaway and Alex Michaelides’ The Silent Patient, both Indie Next picks for February. The rest of the list: Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli Go Ahead in the Rain, by Hanif Abdurraqib The Collected Schizophrenias, by Esme Weijun Wang Deep Creek, by Pam Houston The Last Romantics, by Tara Conklin The Girls at 17 Swann Street, by Yara Zgheib Black Leopard, Red Wolf, by Marlon James The Current, by Tim Johnston The Age of Light, by Whitney Scharer […]
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Cara Bedick joins Chronicle Books as executive editor of Mark Tauber’s new imprint. She was most recently a senior editor at Touchstone. Iris Hsieh has been appointed associate director, China sales & product management, Penguin Random House International sales & marketing. She will oversee the company’s export strategies across all channels within China, reporting to Cyrus Kheradi. Samantha Simon has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as associate marketing manager for Lifestyle. She was previously digital content manager at Coaction Public Relations. Andrea Concaildi has joined Sourcebooks as marketing associate, ecommerce. At Princeton University Press, Caroline Priday becomes global promotions director and Julia Hall is promoted […]