DK announced the “extremely difficult decision” that they will no longer commission new Prima Games strategy guides following a “significant decline” in the video game guide sector, and the US-based imprint will be discontinued in Spring 2019 after 28 years of publication. The company says it is “now in conversation with all colleagues in Roseville, Indianapolis and New York who have been impacted by this announcement.” They declined to indicate how many employees will be affected, though there are approximately 40 people from Prima on LinkedIn. The Roseville office will close mid-November, and some Prima Games employees in Indianapolis office […]
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Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer Tops December Indie Next List
The ABA named My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite as its No. 1 pick for December. Also on the list is Ariel Burger’s Witness, which is featured in our Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter sampler available for download now. The rest of the picks: Once Upon a River, by Diane Setterfield A Well-Behaved Woman, by Therese Anne Fowler The Dakota Winters, by Tom Barbash Kingdom of the Blind, by Louise Penny The Adults, by Caroline Hulse Vita Nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko Night of Miracles, by Elizabeth Berg Radiant Shimmering Light, by Sarah Selecky The Museum of Modern Love, by […]
People: Lehmann-Haupt Dies, and More
Longtime NYT book critic — and author of over 4,000 book reviews — Christopher Lehmann-Haupt died Wednesday at 84, from complications of a recent stroke. He was the NYT’s senior daily book critic from 1969 to 1995, and a critic until 2000 (he retired from the NYT in 2014). “Readers and colleagues called him a judicious, authoritative voice on fiction and a seemingly boundless array of history, biography, current events and other topics, with forays into Persian archaeology and fly fishing.” The paper notes that he had recently completed the manuscript for a memoir, “about his discovery of his Jewish […]
People, Etc.
Stephanie Frerich will join the Simon & Schuster imprint as an executive editor on November 12, acquiring narrative nonfiction; big idea books on current events, culture; business and technology; history; and biography; with an emphasis on diverse voices. She was at Portfolio. Additionally, Stuart Roberts has been promoted to editor at Simon & Schuster. Rob Kirkpatrick has launched his own agency, Kirkpatrick Literary. He was an agent with the Stuart Agency. Caitlin Mulrooney-Lyski has joined Ecco as director of publicity. She was deputy director of publicity at Grand Central. Annie Berger has been promoted to senior editor at Sourcebooks Fire. Open Road senior […]
People, Awards, Etc.
Dan Gerstle will move to Liveright as senior editor on November 12. He has been an acquiring editor for Basic Books since 2013. Sarah Reidy will join Tom Doherty Associates as executive director of publicity on November 19. She has been associate director of publicity at Simon & Schuster. Laura Ferguson has joined Open Road as svp of business development, reporting to ceo Paul Slavin, overseeing their Open Road Ignition business providing marketing services for partner publishers. Previously Ferguson was managing new business development at Time, Inc. In promotions at Simon & Schuster Children’s: Julia McCarthy moved up to assistant editor for Atheneum; Amanda […]
People, Etc.
F+W Media has established a new standalone books group with Heidi Sachner joining as head of books (in September, according to her LinkedIn page). Most recently she had been vp, Two Rivers Distribution at the Ingram Content Group. Pam Wissman has been promoted to executive director, heading up the editorial and design teams, and Greg Nock has been promoted to production director. Moving As Penguin prepares to vacate their buildings downtown (with Penguin employees moving into the expanded PRH headquarters at 1745 Broadway), DK announced a new lease for their unit at 1450 Broadway, near Bryant Park, which they will […]