Dan Crissman has joined The Overlook Press as editor, focusing on nonfiction. He was most recently an assistant editor at Hill and Wang. At Red Wheel Weiser/Conari Press, Julian Segal has been named sales and marketing manager. He was formerly the sales director at Heyday Books. In addition, Pat Rose has been named publicity director, moving from UC Berkeley Extension, where she was media relations manager. James Salter, 86, is the newest honoree of the Rea Award for the Short Story. Given for lifetime achievement, judges praised him as “the most stylish and grave and exact of writers.” Calvin Crosby has re-joined […]
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In other personnel news, Jack Palmer has been promoted to publicity and marketing manager and Molly Cavanaugh has joined as publishing assistant at The Experiment. Previously Cavanaugh worked part-time at the University of Chicago Press until her graduation from the school this past June. Michelle Rafferty has joined Soho Press as publicist. Previously she was a publicist at Oxford University Press. The CWA announced its shortlists for a number of categories, including: CWA Gold Dagger: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Snowdrops by AD Miller The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina The Lock Artist by Steve […]
Vlahos Joins BISG As Executive Director on September 12
Len Vlahos will join the Book Industry Study Group as executive director, taking the position vacated earlier this year by Scott Lubeck. Vlahos has been coo of the American Booksellers Association since 2009, and has spent nearly 20 years with the organization. His last day with ABA is September 2, and he joins BSG on September 12. “All of us at ABA extend warmest congratulations to Len on his appointment as BISG’s new executive director,” said ABA CEO Oren Teicher in a statement. “To say the least, we will miss him a great deal, but we are delighted that the […]
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At Ten Speed Press, Sara Golski has been promoted to editor and Emily Timberlake has been promoted to associate editor, both reporting to Julie Bennett. The Waxman Agency’s Holly Root is relocating to Los Angeles. She will open a west coast office for the agency, and will continue to develop her client list as well as expand the agency’s network of TV and film contacts. A Mississippi court judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Ablene Cooper alleging that Kathryn Stockett based a key character in her bestselling novel THE HELP on her. Cooper, the African-American maid for one of […]
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At Bloomsbury UK, Charlotte Atyeo has been named publisher of sport and Wisden, while Charlotte Croft moves up to publisher of the sports and fitness department at A&C Black. Paula Schlosser has joined Martingale & Company as design director. Previously she was an art director at Oxford University Press.
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Rachel Mannheimer has been promoted to associate editor at Bloomsbury USA. Michael Bowles will join Random House Canada as director, eBooks and eProduct development on August 29. Previously he was a content development manager at Kobo. Anne Born, translator of more than 50 Scandinavian novels and poetry collections, died on July 27 in Devon at age 87. Among the authors she translated were Carsten Jensen, Isak Dinesen and Per Petterson, including his IMPAC-Award winning novel OUT STEALING HORSES. Guardian obit