Kamilla Benko has joined Bloomsbury Children’s senior editor/brand manager, overseeing Bloomsbury’s lead YA fantasy franchises. She was previously an editor at Glasstown Entertainment. At Henry Holt, Catryn Silbersack has been promoted to publicity coordinator in the adult trade division. Heidi Sachner has left her position as vp at Ingram Publisher Services/Two Rivers Distribution, Publishing Trends reports. The Australia Book Industry Awards were presented, with Jessica Townsend‘s debut Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow winning as book of the year (along with taking awards for new writer of the year and book of the year for younger readers). The Center for […]
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No Nobel Literature Prize In 2018
The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, says it will not name a winner in 2018, instead postponing the selection of this year’s laureate to 2019 (when it will also announce next year’s winner simultaneously.) The news follows a sexual abuse and leaking scandal and multiple resignations from committee members, including the resignation of permanent secretary Sara Danius, leaving the 18-member Academy with only 10 active members at the moment. According to their statement, the decision was made, “in view of the currently diminished Academy and the reduced public confidence in the Academy.” They also note that […]
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National Endowment of the Arts chair Jane Chu will step down on June 4 after 4 years. Elle Keck has been promoted to associate editor at William Morrow/Avon. Mike Salisbury has been promoted to literary agent at Yates & Yates. Chi Ming Publishing in Taiwan has appointed Eccles Fisher Associates as its UK scout. A BuzzFeed article highlighted Kensington’s efforts to diversify romance publishing, with an emphasis on senior editor Esi Sogah, art director Kris Noble, and author Alyssa Cole, the African-American trio behind the book An Extraordinary Union. Sogah credits president Steven Zacharius with the company ethos of “try it and see what […]
Orange’s There There Tops June Indie Next List
The ABA named Tommy Orange’s novel There There its No. 1 pick for June. The rest of the list: The Word Is Murder, by Anthony Horowitz Florida, by Lauren Groff A Place for Us, by Fatima Farheen Mirza Shelter in Place, by Nora Roberts Invitation to a Bonfire, by Adrienne Celt Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murat Southernmost, by Silas House MEM, by Bethany C. Morrow Rising, by Elizabeth Rush Visible Empire, by Hannah Pittard The Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware Who Is Vera Kelly?, by Rosalie Knecht The Book of Essie, by Meghan MacLean Weir The Optimistic Decade, by Heather […]
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At WaterBrook and Multnomah, Laura Barker has been promoted to vice president, editor in chief; Shannon Marchese moves up to executive editor; and Susan Tjaden becomes senior editor. Sarah Begley joins Medium as senior editor, books, on May 7, editing book excerpts, author essays, and other book-related projects, and reporting to vp, editorial Siobhan O’Connor. Begley was most recently books editor at Time magazine. Awards Annie Proulx won the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction recognizing an experienced writer whose work “told us something new about the American experience.” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement: “Proulx has given us monumental sagas and keen-eyed, skillfully […]
Lyntons Back New Publishing Acquisition Company, with Steinberger As CEO
Lezen Acquisition, an investment group led by Michael Lynton and his sister Lily Lynton, has bought Arcadia Publishing in the first of what they indicate will be a series of book publishing acquisitions. Former Perseus Books Group ceo David Steinberger is leading the new company as ceo, and Michael Lynton is nonexecutive chairman. “We intend to make other acquisitions, and that will give us scale,” Steinberger tells the WSJ. “If you can find the right publishers and bring them together, you can create a lot of value, because certain costs don’t rise proportionately with revenue.” Michael Lynton is currently chairman of […]