Longtime vp, director of publicity at Viking Penguin Carolyn Coleburn is stepping aside from her duties on December 1. She will take on the new role of vp, executive publicist, in order to “allow her to concentrate her full-time energies and expertise on individual publicity campaigns, while allowing more flexibility with the commute between her home in Philadelphia and our Hudson Street offices.” Succeeding Coleburn as director of publicity on December 1 is Lindsay Prevette, about whom Brian Tart said in the announcement: “She is highly respected by, and collaborative with, editors, authors, media, and booksellers. I am looking forward […]
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At SUNY Press, Rafael Chaiken has been promoted to assistant acquisitions editor and Emily Keneston has been promoted to assistant production editor. As of January 1, Dutch agency Sebes & Van Gelderen will change its name to Sebes & Bisseling, as Willem Bisseling becomes a partner after almost 10 years with the firm. The shortlists for the ALA Carnegie Medals were announced, with the winners to be named at the ALA Midwinter conference in January: Fiction The Book of Aron, by Jim Shepard A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen Nonfiction H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald […]
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Hanya Yanagihara‘s A Little Life earned its first big award win on Thursday, recipient of the Kirkus Prize for fiction, as Ta-Nehisi Coates won the nonfiction prize for Between the World and Me — and both are in contention for National Book Awards. Pam Muñoz Ryan‘s middle-grade novel Echo won the young readers’ literature prize. Longtime executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Hut Landon was feted this week as he retires from that position. Bookselling This Week has some testimonials from colleagues and friends reflect on his passion for, and many contributions to, the bookselling community. At Zondervan, Robyn Burwell has […]
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Sally Kim has joined Putnam as vp, editorial director, moving over from Touchstone, where she held the same position. Putnam and Dutton president Ivan Held said in the announcement: “Sally is the perfect person to both help carry on Putnam’s bestselling tradition and to lead our editorial team in the evolving marketplace. She has vision, market acumen, an eye for talent on the page, terrific agent relationships, and the right sensibility to help each editor bring in top books in each of Putnam’s areas of strength.” Kim added: “I can point to so many books on Putnam’s rich and distinguished […]
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At America’s Test Kitchen, Jack Bishop has been promoted to chief creative officer. NetGalley announced that they will launch their service in Germany, partnering with publisher Ullstein‘s reader platform Vorablesen. The service is set to debut in spring 2016. Ingram has expanded the roster of international digital printing and distribution partners in their Global Connect program. They will work with China National Publications Import & Export (CNPIEC) in China; Repro India in India; and Rotomail in Italy.
National Book Award Finalists Include Groff, Yanagihara, Coates and More
The finalists for each of the four National Book Award categories were announced Wednesday morning on NPR’s Morning Edition. The winners will be named on November 18. The fiction list gives Booker bettors’-favorite Hanya Yanagihara another chance at a major award, along with recently-named 5 Under 35 honoree Angela Flournoy. Fiction Karen E. Bender, Refund (Counterpoint) Angela Flournoy, The Turner House (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Lauren Groff, Fates and Furies (Riverhead) Adam Johnson, Fortune Smiles (Random House) Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life (Doubleday) Nonfiction Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me (Spiegel & Grau) Sally Mann, Hold Still (Little, Brown) Sy Montgomery, The Soul […]