Alex W. Meriwether will be promoted to general manager of the Harvard Book Store as of March 1. He has worked there since 2004, most recently as marketing manager, and takes over from Carole Horne, who has been with the store for 43 years. Horne will continue working on a part-time basis, serving in the buying group and as a senior advisor to management. Co-owner Jeff Mayersohn says in the announcement, “We are thrilled about Alex’s taking the General Manager position at a time when there is a resurgence in independent brick-and-mortar bookselling. He has done an extraordinary job in […]
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Our Big Biannual Buzz Books, for Winter Institute and the Spring 2018 Publishing Season
With the ABA’s Winter Institute covening next week and the full publishing season ahead, today we launch Buzz Books 2018: Spring/Summer and the companion Buzz Books 2018 Young Adult: Spring/Summer. This season’s samplers continue the tradition of helping to share and promote breakout and discovery books across the publishing landscape, each with a wide selection of excerpts. The consumer editions are available for download now for Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple’s iBooks (where they are being promoted on a number of high-profile pages), and Kobo, among other online retailers, with click-throughs for preorders. (Also all linked at our main Buzz Books website.) Our full trade […]
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Rachel Chou will join Celadon Books as associate publisher, leading the publicity and marketing team, starting January 17. Most recently she had been general manager/chief content officer for Open Road Integrated Media, where she as part of the founding executive team. Beth Ineson will take over as executive director of the New England Independent Booksellers Association, as Steve Fischer retires. Most recently she was executive director, retail book sales, marketing and operations at America’s Test Kitchen. Jennifer Myers joined Crooked Lane as a production editor. She was previously an associate production editor at Berkley. At the Transatlantic Agency, Stephanie Sinclair has been […]
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At Folio Literary management, both Emily van Beek and Steve Troha have been made partners, joining Claudia Cross, Scott Hoffman and Jeff Kleinman. At Workman, Traci Todd will join as director of children’s publishing, and Sara Corbett will become the new art director of children’s publishing, both starting January 29. Todd was most recently editorial director of Appleseed and Abrams’ children’s licensed publishing. Corbett was most recently associate art director for Penguin Workshop. They take over following the great and terrible departure of Daniel Nayeri, Nathalie Le Du, and Colleen AF Venable in October to start a new imprint at Macmillan Children’s. At Sourcebooks, Valerie Pierce […]
Hannah’s The Great Alone Tops February Library Reads List
Kristin Hannah’s novel The Great Alone is the top pick for February’s Library Reads List. The rest of the list comprises: An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones The French Girl, by Lexie Elliott Force of Nature, by Jane Harper Surprise Me, by Sophie Kinsella Tarnished City, by Vic James As Bright As Heaven, by Susan Meissner How to Stop Time, by Matt Haig Summer Hours at the Robbers Library, by Sue Halpern Educated, by Tara Westover
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Jason Rekulak has resigned as publisher of Quirk Books after 18 years with the company, effective immediately, to pursue his writing career and other creative projects. There will be a transition period through March, and the company “will explore a new relationship with Rekulak” thereafter. Quirk president Brett Cohen will take on the role and responsibilities of publisher as well, and the company will search for an editorial director. Owner and ceo of the parent company David Borgenicht notes, “with 17 years at Quirk Books, Brett is a seasoned publishing professional who has a deep understanding of our business as well as of our publishing […]