Abrams has announced more details about their new nonfiction imprint under Jamison Stoltz, which will launch in May, called Abrams Press. The inaugural release will be Michael Ruhlman’s Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America, a look at food issues through the lens of the supermarket, due out May 16. Other forthcoming titles in fall 2017 include Paul Sahre’s illustrated memoir Two-Dimensional Man; Breaking Bad 101 by television critic Alan Sepinwall; and knitting essay anthology A Stash of One’s Own edited by Clara Parkes. In addition to already announced acquisitions, Spring 2018 features a collection of personal essays by […]
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People, Etc.: Obamas Around the World
At Scribe in the UK: Molly Slight has been promoted to editorial and publicity manager, while Adam Howard moves up to publicist. Sophie Leeds has been promoted to digital marketing coordinator, and Sarah Braybrooke becomes managing director. Matt Klise has been promoted to assistant editor at Penguin Books. Laura Van der Veer has joined Amazon Publishing’s Little A as editor. Previously, she was associate editor at Spiegel & Grau. Hannah Wood has left Harper and is relocating to San Francisco to work as a freelance editor. Robert James Waller, 77, bestselling author of The Bridges of Madison County, died on March 10, at home […]
People: Parlsey to Dutton As EIC
John Parsley has been named vp, editor-in-chief of Dutton, filling part of the role vacated when Ben Sevier departed to become publisher of Grand Central. It’s a nearly even trade between companies, as Parsely was vp, executive editor at Little, Brown. Putnam/Berkley/Dutton president Ivan Held said in the announcement: “John’s own list, along with his ability to further empower the great editorial team that is in place at Dutton, signal continued high-level, distinctive, and focused publishing from this imprint.” Also at Dutton, executive editor Brent Howard will move over from Berkley, bringing the Caliber military-history list with him, reporting to Parsley. Natasha Simons […]
Forthcoming: Second Mandela Memoir, Completed by Langa, Publishes In October, and More
South African writer Mandla Langa has completed the late Nelson Mandela’s unfinished draft of a book about his presidency, envisioned as “a natural progression” from his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, which will be published as DARE NOT LINGER on October 24 by Farrar, Straus in the US. Pan Macmillan will release the UK edition on October 19, and rights have been sold to Rosinante in Denmark, Plon in France, Quadriga in Germany, Feltrinelli in Italy, Atlas Contact in The Netherlands, FYM in Norway, Marcador in Portugal, Aguilar in Spain and Volante in Sweden. As with Mandela’s previous books, the agent is […]
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With George Coe moving up to chief operating office for Follett Corporation and Baker & Taylor, David Cully has been promoted to president of Baker & Taylor, reporting to Coe. He will “lead and manage the operations of the Baker & Taylor retail and public library businesses” and “play a key role in expanding Baker & Taylor’s market presence and position as part of Follett’s overall growth plan.” At Public Affairs, Kristina Fazzalaro has been promoted to publicist. Jane Robbins Mize moves up to assistant editor. Stephanie Knapp has been promoted to senior editor at Seal Press. The first Deborah Rogers Foundation […]
Bookselling: Amazon’s Tenth, and More
Building permits flagged for the media Amazon‘s newest bookstore location, back home in Bellevue, WA, which was then confirmed by the company. They say they are now hiring personnel for the store, which is Amazon’s tenth known bookstore so far. Further underscoring Amazon’s ambition for these stores is the wording in this recently updated listing for a program manager, launch, for Amazon Books: “The books category team is hiring a Program Manager to develop and execute scalable launch plans to grow and improve our business. As the Program Manager, Launch, your job is to make it easier, faster, and more efficient […]