The memorial service for Manie Barron has been announced: St. Bartholomew’s Church 325 Park Avenue (betw. 50th and 51st) Saturday, February 5, 2011 11:00 a.m. with reception to follow He died of a hemorrhage the morning on January 8, while undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Barron began his nearly three-decade career in publishing as a bookseller at the Doubleday bookstore at South Street Seaport in Manhattan. He became a buyer for Golden Lee book distributors, from where he was recruited as a founding member of the Random House telephone sales team. He transitioned from sales to editorial, laying the foundation […]
Lehman “Wasn’t the Perfect Fit”
In Grand Central’s announcement today of Susan Lehman’s abrupt departure from the high-profile role of publisher of Twelve–for which she was hired in late September after a lengthy search process–the company stands by GCP publisher Jamie Raab’s brief quote, “unfortunately, the role of Publisher just wasn’t the perfect fit.” Lehman did not acquire any books while there, and the unit was without any publisher for four months last summer following Jonathan Karp’s departure for Simon & Schuster in June. New publisher Cary Goldstein admits the imprint had “been in a little bit of a holding pattern.” Lehman tells the AP with […]
Author News: Salinger Estate Settles With Colting; Coehlo Books Banned in Iran; and More
On December 7, the JD Salinger Estate quietly settled with Frederik Colting, author of the unauthorized Catcher in The Rye sequel 60 Years Later. According to the agreement, Colting will be prevented “from manufacturing, publishing, distributing, shipping, advertising, promoting, selling, or otherwise disseminating any copy of the book 60 Years Later, by Fredrik Colting writing under the name of J.D. California, or any portion thereof, in or to the United States.” Colting is, however, free to sell the book in international territories, and PW reports that is the case in at least a half-dozen countries.PWSettlement agreement Paulo Coehlo accused Iran, […]
Sarnoff Leaves Bertelsmann for KKR
Longtime top Bertelsmann executive Richard Sarnoff will leave his positions as co-chairman of Bertelsmann, Inc., the company’s North American division, and president of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments at the end of January to join both Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and their affiliate Weld North as a senior advisor. (Bertelsmann is already a partner with KKR in the music-publishing joint venture BMG, and Sarnoff will join that entity’s board on KKR’s behalf.) Bertelsmann chief financial officer Thomas Rabe will take over leadership of BDMI, which has invested in companies including Trion, Mojiva, Qeep, American Reading Company, Vindicia, and RoyaltyShare. Sarnoff spent much […]
People, Etc.
Marjorie Braman is leaving Henry Holt, where she has been vp and editor-in-chief since September 2008. Prior to that she was executive editor at HarperCollins for 12 years. She is leaving on to concentrate on freelance editorial projects, and her last day is January 31. Holt will name a new editor-in-chief at a later date.Christine Pride has joined Hyperion as senior editor. Previously she was an editor with the Crown Publishing Group. At Norton, Brendan Curry and Tom Mayer have been promoted to senior editors. Christina Ward of the Christina Ward Literary Agency and Richard Balkin of The Balkin Agency […]
Top Children’s Awards Go to Vanderpool and Stead
The ALA presented their many Youth Media Awards this morning on the closing day of their winter meeting in San Diego. (Thanks to the organizers for the live webcast of this year’s presentation.) The Newbery medal went to MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool; the Caldecott went to A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGHEE, illustrated by Erin Stead, and written by Philip Stead. Among other honorees, Tomie dePaola won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for “a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.” For the complete list of medalists and honor books, check the ALA site here.