Today’s Personnel News Following Scott Watrous’ departure for Globe Pequot Press, Adams Media has announced a number of management changes. An “executive team” has been formed to lead the company, comprising Gary Krebs, now named publisher, along with director of marketing and design Karen Cooper and executive director of sales Jeanne Emanuel. No New Brown this Year You already knew this, but managing director of Transworld in the UK Larry Finlay confirmed for the trade that Dan Brown’s next novel will not be on its way to bookstores any time this year. “I think and hope it’s going to appear […]

Dan Brown, Still Free Following Random House’s court victory in London earlier this month, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the US has given the Da Vinci Code author his second victory. Earlier this week the court affirmed a District Court ruling granting summary judgment in dismissing infringement claims from Lewis Perdue, author of Daughter of God and The Da Vinci Legacy. The Appeals Court unanimously agreed “for substantially the reasons given by the district court,” declaring, “We have considered all of the Appellant’s arguments and find them to be without merit.” Charles Frazier, Still Writing The Cold Mountain […]

The Art of the Headline-Making Client Editors will want to save today’s Observer piece for a rainy day, as agent David Vigliano gives context to the pursuit by agents of headline makers such as recently released hostage/reporter Jill Carroll. “She’s very sympathetic, so I think there’ll be a very positive reaction to her book. You gotta differentiate between somebody who’s seen like a hero, like she is or [Charles] Moose is, and someone who’s notorious, like Jayson Blair or Jared Paul Stern. If a lot of people are offended by the person’s behavior, ultimately they’re not going to buy a […]

Drew to Retire, and More Personnel News Lisa Drew will retire from Scribner as of the end of June. Drew started her own imprint at what was Macmillan/Scribner in 1993. Her publishing career began in 1961 with a job as a “Gal Friday” (the actual name of her position) at Doubleday, where she worked for 23 years and rose to co-editorial director of the adult trade group. Drew remarks: “These last forty-five years have been incredibly rewarding, and I feel particularly lucky to have worked with some publishing giants-Ken McCormick, Sam Vaughan, Betty Prashker, Alan Williams, and Larry Hughes, chief […]

Today at 3 That’s when this year’s Pulitzer winners will be announced, including book awards in five categories. Prize administrator Sig Gissler tells Columbia’s Spectator they receive 1,000 book submissions annually. On the deliberations, Gissler says: “We talk about quality of writing, imagination, and if it is likely to be an enduring work… [The board] is open to imaginative, inventive work. Often the books are not on the best-seller list, and they’re not necessarily reflective of popular sentiment.” Spectator Turow to Try NYT Slot Scott Turow is the next bestselling author who will try to overcome overwhelming lack of interest […]

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