Thanks to a Jacksonville, FL bookstore, CNN is the first news organization to buy and read a finished copy of Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming What Happened. There is plenty of blaming everyone else, per other excerpts and pre-publication leaks: “The defeated presidential contender offers a patchwork of explanations for what, exactly, did happen last year — some of which she insists were outside her control and some she concedes were her own fault.” But they say Clinton takes some responsibility as well: “In a voice that swings from defiant to conciliatory to — at rare moments — deeply vulnerable, Clinton does […]
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People: Dickerman Moves to FSG
Flatiron Books editorial director Colin Dickerman will move over within Macmillan to Farrar, Straus as vp and executive editor as of September 18. Dickerman had already acquired and edited some fiction for FSG, including Paul Beatty’s Booker-winning The Sellout, since when he first joined Flatiron it was a nonfiction line. Flatiron founder Bob Miller said, “I’m so grateful to Colin for being such an important part of the first four years of Flatiron Books. We’ll miss him here, but we’re glad he’ll still be part of the Macmillan family, and we wish him the best of luck at FSG.” Literary publicist […]
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Susan Wadsworth-Booth will join Kent State University Press as director starting September 11. Previously she was director of the Duquesne University Press in Pittsburgh. Elina Vaysbeyn has been promoted to associate director of marketing for Dutton. Concepción de León explains to readers the new Newsbook column she is writing for the NYT, providing “timely reading lists to help readers understand issues in the news.” It is “part of a larger effort by the Books desk to offer more service-oriented content.” Storm Relief Scholastic, which has several distribution centers in Texas (and all but the Houston branch are operating normally) announced “a company-wide response […]
Hillary, For Sale, On Tour
The first dates were announced on Monday for Hillary Clinton’s book tour, which comprises 9 book signings (six of which are in the greater New York metropolitan area) — plus a “Hillary Clinton Live” theater tour to 15 cities, where she promises to “connect with audiences with a story that’s personal, raw, detailed and surprisingly funny.” As the Chicago Tribune underscores, the minimum-price for those auditorium-based “Live” events ranges from $45 in Chicago and $55 in Washington, DC to $125 in New York. Premium tickets can sell for hundreds of dollars, and VIP experiences are also being offered, including a […]
Briefs
Chelsea Eberly has been promoted to senior editor at Random House Children’s. Bookselling Barnes & Noble‘s concept store in the new Legacy West mall in Plano, TX is still on the way, though it didn’t make the developer’s original opening date of March. (The mall itself has been opening up this spring and summer.) The bookseller’s first small-size concept store, at 9,000 square feet, is still due to open this fall. New bookstore Rough Draft Bar & Books will open in Kingston, NY, on November 1. The 2,000 square foot store will sell new fiction and nonfiction, serve craft beer, and […]
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Jason Wells has joined Rodale Children’s as associate publisher, director of marketing and publicity. Most recently he was vp, marketing and publicity at Simon & Schuster Children’s, after 14 years at Abrams Children’s. Frank Radell has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as sales representative for the trade division’s office and school supply channel. He was previously at Norwood House Press. Author Brian Aldiss, called the “Grand Old Man of British science fiction” by the Guardian, died on Saturday, one day after marking his 92nd birthday. (19th August) after celebrating his 92nd birthday the previous day. Bookselling Toad Hall bookstore in Rockport, MA, […]