Ruth Dickey will join the National Book Foundation as executive director on May 17. She has served as executive director of Seattle Arts & Lectures since 2013. Former lead Lisa Lucas, who serves on the NBF board now, says in the announcement, “Ruth Dickey’s extraordinary skill set—developed over many years as an exceptional, thoughtful, and…
New Releases/Forthcoming
New Books Publishing February 9
This week’s haul of new fiction includes thrillers from Alex Berenson and CJ Tudor, Cate Quinn’s polygamous twist on the whodoneit, as well as Buzz books selection WE RUN THE TIDES, by Vendela Vida. The nonfiction offering includes the memoir of Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo…
New Books Publishing February 2
February kicks off with more new fiction than there are days in the month. The stellar mix includes Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler, My Year Abroad by Chang-Rae Lee, Amy Gentry’s Bad Habits, and so many more. A broad nonfiction selection includes new titles from Adam Grant and Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, and…
People, Etc.
Derek Reed has been promoted to executive editor, Convergent. Betsy Beier has joined Hay House as editorial director. She was previously editorial director at Sterling Publishing. Anne Barthel and Lisa Cheng become executive editors. At Random House, Carla Bruce-Eddings joined as director of publicity, One World/Roc Lit 101. Carrie Neill has been promoted to associate…
Forthcoming: Wright, Gladwell, Moriarty
Lawrence Wright‘s THE PLAGUE YEAR will be published by Knopf on June 8, with an announced first printing of 100,000 copies. A portion of the book ran in the The New Yorker a few weeks. Wright traces Covid-19 from its origins in China, to the critical first weeks and months of its arrival in the…
People, Etc.
At Harper Children’s, Audrey Diestelkamp has been promoted to director, marketing; Robert Imfeld to associate director; Sabrina Abballe to senior manager; and Michael D’Angelo to assistant manager. At Phaidon, vice president, group publisher, Deb Aaronson will now manage the entire editorial group, overseeing commissioning in all of Phaidon’s publishing categories, including art, architecture, cookery, design, general…