A short reminder: As we indicated on Friday, today is the last day to get tickets for our sixth Digital Book World Conference January 14 and 15 — and the return of our one-day Publishers Launch Kids event on January 13 at the lowest, “early” pricing. Also remember to use our Publishers Lunch discount code/link for additional savings on individual conference tickets.
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Once again, the naming of the Nobel Prize for Literature laureate will align perfectly with the Frankfurt Book Fair: The Swedish Academy said the new honoree will be announced on Thursday. (The Peace Prize will follow on Friday.) In other awards, the Giller Prize will cull their longlist down to a shortlist by noon today. (Then, next week we get the Booker Prize ceremony on the evening of October 14, followed by the National Book Awards finalists on October 15.) After about 7 months at Regan Arts, Michael Szczerban will join Little, Brown on October 27 as executive editor, acquiring food […]
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We’ve already told you a little something about the outstanding line-up of speakers and sessions already coming together for our sixth Digital Book World Conference January 14 and 15 — and the return of our one-day Publishers Launch Kids event on January 13. (DBW keynoters include Russ Grandinetti, Brian Murray, Linda Zecher, Ken Auletta, Walter Isaacson, Seth Godin, and Hilary Mason — plus we’ve just added Judith Curr, NYT director of news analytics James Robinson, and education venture capitalist Matt Greenfield.) The simple point of today’s post is a reminder that the best, early pricing for the events expires October […]
People, Etc.
Amazon’s director of author and publisher relations Jon Fine “has decided to leave the company at the end of the year,” according to internal announcement cited by Porter Anderson. The note from Charles Kronbach says, “Over the last seven years, he has represented Amazon at hundreds of publishing and author events around the world, helping to raise awareness about the myriad opportunities Amazon offers to the storytelling community. More to come on transition as we move towards Jon’s departure at year’s end.” Fine first joined Amazon in 2006 as director of copyright and media law. At Viking Penguin, Melanie Tortoroli […]
Alan Cumming Tops November Indie Next List
Alan Cumming’s Not My Father’s Son: A Memoir is the No. 1 pick for November on the ABA’s Indie Next list. It’s among the big fall/winter releases you can preview in our latest free PL Buzz Books ebook, along with Michael Faber’s novel and Charles Blow’s memoir, also on the November list: The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber Crooked River, by Valerie Geary Falling From Horses, by Molly Gloss Sometimes the Wolf, by Urban Waite The Remedy for Love, by Bill Roorbach All My Puny Sorrows, by Miriam Toews The Birds of Pandemonium: Life Among the Exotic and the […]
People, Etc.: Feldman’s New Agency, and More
Leigh Feldman has left Writers House to start her own agency, Leigh Feldman Literary, as of October 1. Prior to Writers House, she was a partner at Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman for 20 years. Feldman says the timing “felt very right” to go out on her own. Anne Heltzel has joined Abrams as editor, primarily acquiring books for its middle grade and teen imprint, Amulet Books. She worked previously as an associate editor at Razorbill and is also a published author. Jeremy Greenfield is leaving his position as editorial director of DigitalBookWorld.com to join The Street as contributors editor, where he will help manage […]