Jacqui Small will step down as group publisher for her eponymous imprint at Quarto at the end of 2017, after which she will work part-time as publisher at large. The imprint has been part of Quarto since 2004, following their acquisition of Aurum Press. Chief executive of Quarto Marcus Leaver, chief executive of Quarto says: “Jacqui’s career is an extraordinary achievement. She has created a unique style through her ability to spot emerging lifestyle trends and her passion for publishing excellence. All of us at Quarto feel incredibly lucky to have had her as a colleague, mentor and friend. Her legacy […]
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At Workman, Rebecca Carlisle has been promoted to director of publicity for the Workman imprint, with Moira Kerrigan moving up to director of marketing there. Danny Cooper, Evan Griffith, and Rachael Mt. Pleasant each move up to associate editor. Amy Kattan joins as marketing manager for Artisan Books. Previously she was digital marketing manager for Simon & Schuster. Forthcoming Another excerpt from Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming What Happened was posted by Bustle. This excerpt focuses on the creation of Clinton’s political action organization Onward Together and recommends ways to get involved. Bookselling Nashville’s Parnassus Books, owned by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes, opened […]
September Bookseller Picks
Gabriel Tallent’s My Absolute Darling is Amazon‘s spotlight pick for September (though it actually published Tuesday of this week), and Ali Land’s Good Me Bad Me* is their featured debut. The rest of their top picks for the month, which include 4 titles you can sample now in our free Buzz Books*, are: Sourdough*, by Robin Sloan Little Fires Everywhere*, by Celeste Ng The Golden House, by Salman Rushdie Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process, by John McPhee Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward Ranger Games, by Ben Blum The Burning Girl, by Claire Messud A Legacy of Spies, […]
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At Random House Children’s, Stephanie McKinley has been promoted to senior digital developer; Kelly Mcgauley is now senior marketing manager, trade marketing; Mallory Matney moves up to associate manager, marketing operations and consumer show; and Alissa Nigro has been promoted to marketing associate, trade marketing. At Chronicle Books, Taylor Norman has been promoted to editor for children’s. Jamie Real has joined as assistant managing editor for children’s (she was managing director for Litquake); Sandy Frank has joined as junior designer. Daniel O’Brien has joined the American Booksellers Association staff as a member relationship manager, serving the SIBA, SCIBA, NCIBA, PNBA, and MPIBA regions. He takes over from […]
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Susan Wadsworth-Booth will join Kent State University Press as director starting September 11. Previously she was director of the Duquesne University Press in Pittsburgh. Elina Vaysbeyn has been promoted to associate director of marketing for Dutton. Concepción de León explains to readers the new Newsbook column she is writing for the NYT, providing “timely reading lists to help readers understand issues in the news.” It is “part of a larger effort by the Books desk to offer more service-oriented content.” Storm Relief Scholastic, which has several distribution centers in Texas (and all but the Houston branch are operating normally) announced “a company-wide response […]
After Bigger Than Expected Loss, Barnes & Noble Education Shares Sink to New Low
It’s been a tough competition to see which branch of the divided Barnes & Noble can register the most disappointing performance, with Barnes & Noble Education taking the lead in reporting disappointing first quarter fiscal 2018 earnings. The consolidated net loss grew to $34.8 million, or 75 cents a share, compared to a loss of $27.9 million a year ago — and against analysts’ expectations of a loss of 55 cents a share. In early Wednesday trading, shares are down more than 15 percent as a result to a new all-time low of about $5.75 a share. That puts their market […]