Executive director of publicity, Knopf and Pantheon Paul Bogaards has been promoted to the additional role of deputy publisher, reporting to Tony Chirico. He will have additional responsibility for overseeing marketing for Knopf and Pantheon while continuing to serve as group spokesperson and lead publicity liaison. Newly reporting to Bogaards is svp, associate publisher, Knopf…
Remembering Susan Kamil
Random House executives and a formidable roster of authors provided a rich, heartfelt and inspiring celebration of the exuberant life of Susan Kamil, who died in September, on Thursday afternoon at the New York Times Center. Random House publishing group president and publisher Gina Centrello said emotionally, “If I am successful at all today, it…
People, Etc.
George Witte has been promoted to senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the St. Martin’s publishing group. Tina Jordan has been promoted to deputy editor at the New York Times Book Review. David Kelly become managing editor. Elizabeth Egan joins as preview editor; she was previously Glamour’s books editor and worked at Workman and Simon…
Remember November: How Did They Pick?
We’re back with another fascinating look at the prominent retailer and book club selections for November, along with four weeks of sales data to see how they performed in the marketplace. November gives a somewhat better view of the impact of the new version of Oprah’s Book Club, since this time she picked a book…
Reid’s Such A Fun Age Tops January Indie Next List
The ABA named Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age as its No. 1 pick for January. Also on the list are Liz Moore’s Long Bright River and Raymond Fleishmann’s How Quickly She Disappears, available to sample now, along with the Reid, in our Buzz Books 2019 Fall/Winter. The rest of the list: Dear Edward, by…
The First of the Best of the Best Books of 2019
With today’s publication of three separate “books of the year” lists from the NYT’s daily book critics, along with recent additions from Molly Young at NY Magazine, and Maureen Corrigan at NPR, it’s time for the first installment of our signature aggregation of lists from all over that yield solid, consensus lists of the very…