Donald Trump will publish a new book, currently untitled, with Threshold Editions on October 27. Consistent with his presidential campaign, “Trump will outline how a crippled America could be restored to greatness,” the publisher reports. “The book will explore Trump’s view on key issues including the economy, big CEO salaries and taxes, healthcare, education, national security, and social issues. Of particular interest will be his vision for complete immigration reform, beginning with securing the borders and putting American workers first.” Trump adds, “I am excited to announce that work on my new bestseller is almost done…. Not since The Art of the Deal have […]
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At Chronicle Books, Erynn Im-Sato has been promoted to national sales manager, special markets, while Samantha Steele moves up to sales coordinator, special markets. The Girl on the Train author Paula Hawkins will tour 5 cities in the US in late October. Imogen Pelham has joined Marjacq Scripts as an agent after five years at Aitken Alexander. Former literary agent at McIntosh & Otis Ina Winick died September 13 after a year-long illness. Before working with her husband Eugene Winick at the agency, Dr. Winick was a school psychologist in Westchester County. In the UK, Profile Books has reported sales above £10 […]
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Jason Brockwell has been promoted to president of National Book Network. He has been with the company since 1999. Kevin McLain has been promoted to vp of editorial at Avalon Travel, and Grace Fujimoto has moved up to vp of acquisitions for both Avalon Travel and Westview Press. Author Courtney C. Stevens has joined JKS Communications as its author-in-residence.
Yanagihara, Groff, Pearlman, Clegg Among National Book Award Fiction Longlist
The last of the National Book Award longlists was announced Thursday, with Hanya Yanagihara’s Booker-shortlisted A LITTLE LIFE joining the Booker-longlisted DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY by Bill Clegg, Edith Pearlman’s short-story collection HONEYDEW (following up on the shortlisted collection BINOCULAR VISION), Pulitzer winner Adam Johnson’s story collection FORTUNE SMILES, and more. As will be noted elsewhere, the diverse list eschews both the conventional and commercial. The full list includes: Jesse Ball, A Cure for Suicide (Pantheon) Bill Clegg, Did You Ever Have a Family (Scout Press) Karen E. Bender, Refund (Soft Skull) Angela Flournoy, The Turner House (Houghton Mifflin […]
People: NYT Hires Senior, and More
NYT culture editor Danielle Mattoon wrote to staff in a memo Thursday that the paper has hired Jennifer Senior as a book critic “focusing on nonfiction,” starting October 19. Matton writes, “As a reviewer, Jennifer brings a connoisseur’s eye for detail and a reporter’s sense of context, allowing her to get at the heart of both the books she’s reviewing and the larger stories they are trying to tell.” She has been a contributing editor at New York Magazine, and is the author All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood. The paper has been looking for a new critic since […]
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At NetGalley, Kristina Radke has been promoted to international account director, responsible for sales and account management in North America, the UK and Australia. In the UK, agent Penny Holroyde and former Hodder Children’s art director Claire Cartey launched Holroyde Cartey earlier in the year, an agency representing both authors and illustrators. Alex Christofi has joined Oneworld as editor, nonfiction. Previously he was an agent at Conville & Walsh. Diya Kar Hazra has been appointed publisher of Pan Macmillan India, reporting to Rajdeep Mukherjee. Previously Hazra was founding publisher of Bloomsbury India.