The National Book Award will present their medal for distinguished contribution to American letters to Don DeLillo at the annual awards ceremony on November 18. NBF executive director Harold Augenbraum says, “Don DeLillo is unquestionably one of the greatest novelists of his generation. He has had an enormous influence on the two generations of writers that followed, and his work will continue to resonate for generations to come.” Executive producer of WNYC’s Radiolab Ellen Horne will move to Audible as an executive producer this fall, along with executive producer of NPR’s Ask Me Another Jesse Baker, who will be senior director, and former […]
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Annie Mazes has joined Workman as adult library marketing manager for Workman Publishing. She had worked in library marketing at HarperCollins. At the Penguin Publishing Group, Lily Rudd has been promoted to the new position of manager, business development. Jeff Dean will join Harvard University Press on September 14 as executive editor for physical sciences and technology. He was most recently senior publisher at Focal Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis. Awards The winners of this year’s Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards are Meehan Crist (nonfiction), Vanessa Hua, Natalie Haney Tilghman, and Amanda Rea (fiction), and Ashley M. Jones and Britteney Black Rose Kapri […]
Trade Sales Fall In May
The AAP reported May sales from their approximately 1,200 reporting publishers, with a soft April giving way to across the board declines. Adult sales of $364 million were down $19 million (or 5 percent), with adult hardcover sales falling $23 million (or 17 percent) to $110 million for the month. Children’s and YA sales fell $13.6 million, or 9 percent, also weak in hardcovers (even as children’s paperbacks rose $8.4 million, to $56.6 million for the month). And yes, eBook sales declined as well, at $106.6 million, down $16.3 million (or 13 percent). As in previous months, the falloff was bigger in children’s […]
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At the American Booksellers Association, Gen de Botton has joined the organization in the new position of program and development coordinator, supporting all publisher-related programs and initiatives. She worked at Borders and then the children’s bookstore Little Joe’s in Katonah, NY. Additionally, Teresa Pereira Neufeld has joined ABA as a part-time graphic designer. Emi Battaglia has launched Emi Battaglia Public Relations, “a full service publicity, marketing and literary consultation firm.” Most recently she was recently director of marketing and publicity at Regan Arts. Scholastic Education announced “three key appointments to leadership” as they expand to serve Learning Supports and Family and Community Engagement (FACE) programs nationwide. Joining the company are […]
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Scholastic announced a number of recent promotions. Emily Clement has been promoted to editor, Arthur A. Levine Books, while Marisa Polansky moves up to editor, Nonfiction. Celia Lee has been promoted to editor, Cartwheel Books, while Samantha Swank moves up to assistant editor. Finally, Beth Noble has been promoted to marketing manager, while Lauren Festa moves up to assistant marketing manager. Patricia McNamara has joined Abrams Children’s as digital and social media marketing associate. She was most recently a senior editor with Girls’ Life Magazine and GirlsLife.com. In addition, Caitlin Miller has joined as associate publicist. She was most recently […]
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Ingram Content Group parent company Ingram Industries is adding two new directors to the privately-held company’s board. One is Brian Napack, currently senior advisor at Providence Equity Partners (and former president of Macmillan); the other is Nashville-area executive Beth Chase, founder and ceo of c3/consulting. Ingram’s other main operating unit is Ingram Marine Group. John Ingram serves as chair of the Ingram Industries board.