Allison Renzulli has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the new position of culinary digital editorial director. She will be working from the New York office with the culinary marketing, editorial, and digital teams to oversee multiple digital initiatives. She was formerly senior marketing manager at Clarkson Potter. Elyse Turr has been named sales and marketing manager at Shire Publications and Old House Books, part of the Osprey Group. She was formerly an assistant marketing manager at Oxford University Press. Mike Salisbury has joined Yates & Yates as associate literary agent. Most recently he was marketing director of trade books at […]
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People: Boudreaux Gets Imprint At Little, Brown
Ecco editorial director Lee Boudreaux will move to Little, Brown as of September 2, where she will be editorial director of an eponymous imprint, aiming to publish 8 to 10 titles a year. Publisher Reagan Arthur says in the announcement: “Lee is one of the most respected editors in the business, widely admired not just for her adventurous and discerning eye but also for her sharp editorial skills. I’ve long wanted to work with her, and I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome her to Little, Brown, where I know she and her new list will be an exciting part of our […]
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Simon & Schuster vp, director of children’s sales Mary Marotta will move over on May 5 to become deputy publisher for Aladdin, Little Simon, Simon Pulse and Simon Spotlight, reporting to division president Jon Anderson. Marotta fills the role vacated by Mara Anastas when she moved up to publisher of Aladdin and Simon Pulse. Anderson notes, “Her sales skills coupled with her business acumen are exactly what are needed to take Little Simon, Simon Spotlight, Aladdin and Simon Pulse to the next level in their growth and development.” Jodi Rosoff has joined Grand Central as publicity & marketing director for […]
Tartt Wins Pulitzer
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. The winners in the book categories are: Fiction: The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown) History: The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832, by Alan Taylor (W.W. Norton) Biography: Margaret Fuller: A New American Life, by Megan Marshall (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) General Nonfiction: Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, by Dan Fagin, (Bantam Books) Poetry: 3 Sections, by Vijay Seshadri (Graywolf Press) Drama: The Flick, by Annie Baker Both fiction finalists were also Publishers Lunch Buzz Books, The Son by Philipp Meyer and The Woman Who Lost Her Soul, by Bob […]
LAT Awards Honor Ozeki, Fink, Bulawayo, and Rowling; ALA’s Most Challenged
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize announced the winners in ten categories on Friday night. They include: Fiction Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being (Viking) First Fiction NoViolet Bulawayo, We Need New Names (Reagan Arthur Books) Current Interest Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial (Crown) Biography Marie Arana, Bolivar: American Liberator (Simon & Schuster) Mystery/Thriller J.K. Rowling aka Robert Galbraith, The Cuckoo’s Calling (Mulholland) Other winners included Ulli Lust (Graphic Novel/Comics); Christopher Clark (History); Ron Padgett (Poetry); Alan Weisman (Science & Technology); and Gene Luen Yang (YA). Next up are the Pulitzer prizes, set to be announced Monday […]
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Deborah Aaronson has joined Phaidon as vp, group publisher, reporting to recently-hired ceo Keith Fox. Aaronson, most recently vp, publisher for the adult trade group at Abrams, where she spent the past 14 years, will work out of the company’s New York office. “I am thrilled that Deb has joined Phaidon,” said Fox in the announcement. “Her extensive publishing experience, intelligence and creativity will continue to drive Phaidon’s growth as the preeminent visual arts publisher in the world.” Aaronson added: “I look forward to building the company’s future publishing strategy while breaking into new categories and aggressively expanding existing ones, […]