The National Book Foundation has awarded its 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to E. L. Doctorow and its 2013 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to Maya Angelou. Both will receive their honors at the National Book Awards on November 20. Both USA Today and the Daily Beast offer their fall book picks (30 and 21 books, respectively). Books making both lists include: BLEEDING EDGE, Thomas Pynchon THE LOWLAND, Jhumpa Lahiri ONE SUMMER: America 1927, Bill Bryson THE GOLDFINCH, Donna Tartt THE MOST OF NORA EPHRON, Nora Ephron DOUBLE DOWN, Mark Halperin & […]
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Sourcebooks In Publishing Partnership with Wattpad, and More
Sourcebooks is partnering with online writing site Wattpad, to edit and publish selection YA stories in both print and ebook editions under their YA imprint Sourcebooks Fire. The partnership is an element of Wattpad’s recent fan funding experiment, where writers can enlist fans to support their publication. Among other things, the “fan funding” component will help drive pre-orders for the books. The Wattpad versions of the published stories will remain available on the site. Sourcebooks ceo Dominique Raccah says, “This partnership is all about helping connect talented authors with readers.” Wattpad ceo Alan Lau adds, “It’s a natural fit, as […]
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At Soho Press, Juliet Grames has been promoted to associate publisher, and Mark Doten moves up to senior editor. At Greenleaf Book Group, chief operating officer Tanya Hall will move up to ceo effective January 1, 2014, replacing founder Clint Greenleaf, who will continue at the company as chairman. “In her nine-plus years at Greenleaf, Tanya has proven her skills for driving profitable growth and building Greenleaf’s reputation for quality and service,” said Greenleaf in the announcement. He will “focus on strategic partnerships, business development, and author acquisitions in the chairman role.” Anthony LaSasso has joined CN Times Books as publicity […]
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It’s a big month or so on the horizon for Publishers Launch Conferences. On Thursday, September 26, in New York, we’re convening two events of interest along with our partners at Digital Book World. One is a full-day conference on modern book marketing tools, techniques and services. It’s a coherent, comprehensive curriculum on how to market in a digitally-driven age. Now that marketing a book is everyone’s job, this approach will be accessible and valuable to people across the publishing business — authors, agents, editors, marketers and more. Our code LUNCH will still save your $50 when you register, and […]
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Donald Winchester will join Watson, Little as a literary agent on October 1. Previously he was an agent at AP Watt, and his client list will move with him. Liz Egan notes on Twitter that she starts this week as books editor at Glamour Magazine. She was an editor at Amazon Publishing. Chairman of Constable & Robinson in the UK Nick Robinson, 58, died following a long illness. He started Robinson Publishing in 1983, and merged the company with Constable in 1999. There is a Facebook memorial page here. Hachette Book Group senior sales rep Conan Gorenstein, 64, died suddenly on September 1 at his […]
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Irish poet Seamus Heaney, 74, died in a hospital Friday morning after a short illness. He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1995. (Click here to see many of his works currently in print in the US.) Leanne Silverman joined Rowman & Littlefield as senior acquisitions editor in their Boulder office earlier this week. She will focus on their archaeology, anthropology and communications lists. Silverman was formerly a senior acquisitions editor for Westview Press. In an update to yesterday’s post on Matthew Shear, the family asks that anyone wishing to make a donation in his donor do so to either the American […]