BEA announced the featured speakers for the Thursday Adult Book & Author Breakfast on May 12: Sebastian Junger (Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging), Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad), and Louise Penny (A Great Reckoning) will speak about their forthcoming books, with comedian and journalist Faith Salie of NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning as master of ceremonies. The NYT Magazine profiles Spiegel & Grau editor Chris Jackson and how he “is building a black literary movement.” They write: “Over the last decade and a half, Jackson has ushered into being the works of category-defying novelists like Victor LaValle and […]
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Chelsey Emmelhainz will join Skyhorse on February 8 as an editor acquiring for both the Skyhorse and Arcade imprints. Previously she was an associate editor at William Morrow. Cindy Ratzlaff has joined S&S imprint North Star Way as director of brand development, reporting to Michele Martin. Previously she was president and founder of Brand New Brand You, an author brand development agency, and earlier was vp, brand marketing at Rodale. Martin said in the announcement: “Cindy has a unique set of skills that are a perfect fit for the mission of North Star Way. She understands the shift in how […]
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Fiona Kennedy is leaving her position as managing director and publisher of Orion Children’s “to pursue other interests.” The company confirms to the Bookseller that “a small number of roles” were eliminated over the last year following the consolidation of Hachette UK’s three children’s lines into a single unit. Also at Hachette UK, the company is closing their digital-only vintage crime imprint The Murder Room, and publisher Julia Silk will leave the company at the end of January after 10 years at Orion. In a statement Orion said, “After three years, it is clear that the market is not as buoyant as we’d anticipated […]
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Stephanie Fretwell-Hill will join Red Fox Literary as an agent. Previously she was an editor at Peachtree Publishers. Former Viking editor Maggie Riggs has launched The Riggs Agency, specializing in literary fiction, in addition to select non-fiction works including narrative non-fiction, essays, memoir, and food writing. Chair of Penguin Random House UK Gail Rebuck has joined the board of the Guardian. Former bookseller and founder of the Hue-Man Bookstores Clara Villarosa is starting a boutique publishing company, Villarosa Media, with her daughters Linda (former executive editor of Essence Magazine) and Alicia (a writer and blogger). They will publish books “primarily by and about African Americans and […]
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The ABA’s Winter Institute will double down on the winter part next year, moving to Minneapolis for the 12th annual gathering, convening Friday, January 27 through Monday, January 30, 2017. The overall Costa Book of the Year award was given to The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge, only the second children’s book to win the overall prize (Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass was the first). Amulet is due to publish the US edition in May. The Target Club Pick for February is The Autumn Balloon by Kenny Porpora (which publishes February 3). People At Hachette Book Group, Anthony Goff has been promoted to svp, content development and […]
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Bertelsmann’s supervisory board has renewed Thomas Rabe‘s contract as ceo for another 5 years. He took the top job four years ago, after serving as cfo. The company has also hired Bernd Hirsch as chief financial officer, starting on April 1. Hirsch, who most recently was cfo at global supplier of fragrances and flavorings Symrise, will join the Bertelsmann Group Management Committee as well. At Rowman & Littlefield, Oliver Gadsby has been promoted to the newly created role of president of their Academic and Professional Division. Tyndale House president Mark Taylor was made ceo and chairman of the board, following the retirement last December of Charles […]