November 15, 2012
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 2012 National Book Awards Go to Erdrich, Boo, Ferry, Alexander The winners of the 2012 National Book Awards were announced at a ceremony in New York on November 14, going to William Alexander for Goblin Secrets (Young People's Literature), David Ferry for Bewilderment (Poetry), Katherine Boo for Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Nonfiction), and Louise Erdrich for The Round House (Fiction). more »  Bestselling writer Gillian Flynn is staying at Random House. The author of the current hit Gone Girl has signed to do another book with Crown (her current publisher), along with a young adult novel for the house's Delacorte Press imprint. more » ADVERTISEMENT  Audible Inc. has struck deal a with Diversion Books to release a majority of the e-book house's titles in audio format, while Audible UK has signed a new agreement with U.K. literary agency AP Watt to produce audio editions of backlist titles of seven major authors. more » Jennifer Bigelow, who was at the helm of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association since 1999, has resigned as executive director effective December 31. more » After a successful three decade run, Nancy Olson, owner of Raleigh's Quail Ridge Books & Music, is selling her bookstore. Looking to retire, travel, and focus on her family, Olson, 71, intends to remain the store's number one customer. Quail Ridge, a staple of the Raleigh community for 28 years, generated about $3 million in sales in 2011. more »
Advertisement: Alexander Street Press Is Hiring for Multiple Key Positions As one of the eContent 100 list of companies that matter most to the digital content industry, we're committed to publishing the best content in the best way. We're looking for talented, creative, hard-working individuals to join our growing team. Click here to find out more. MORE » » Tom Clancy has changed representation. The bestselling author of The Hunt for Red October has moved to William Morris Endeavor, after being represented by Michael Ovitz. In WME's literary department, Clancy will be handled by Tracy Fischer and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. more » » At Foundry Literary + Media, Kirsten Neuhaus has been hired as director of foreign rights for adult titles. For the past three years, she has been running her own agency. Also at Foundry, Rachel Hecht, who joined the agency in 2011, has been promoted to director of foreign rights for children's books. She was previously a YA scout for Mary Anne Thompson Associates. In January, Stephanie Abou will hand over the foreign rights department to Neuhaus and Hecht in order to focus solely on her own list of authors. more » » In the November 14 Picture of the Day, former NEA chariman Dana Gioia's name was misspelled. »
Pearson 'No Plans to Sell FT or Stake': Pearson does not have any plans to sell the Financial Times or a stake in a business being formed from a merger of its Penguin Books unit with Bertelsmann's Random House. Amazon's Fight for Holiday Dollars: Reuters: Amazon's gift for dominating the holiday shopping season may lose some of its magic this year. Pulitzer Winner To Tackle Scientology: Lawrence Wright, who won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 2007 for his last book, "The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," has written an investigation of the Church of Scientology, Knopf announced Wednesday. Publishers Rush Fallen Generals Books: Atlantic: Not to be outdone by the moved-up release of a book on former CIA director David Petraeus, Penguin has announced plans to roll out the delayed memoir of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan who Petraeus replaced. Megachurch Appeals Ruling with Bookstore: Advocates for a South Nashville megachurch argued in the Tennessee Court of Appeals this morning that a gym, bookstore and cafe on its property "fit the spiritual needs of the congregation" and thus should not be subject to property taxes.
 Authors on the Air November 15, 2012: Chris Stringer, Andrew Napolitano Chris Stringer, author of Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth (Times Books, 978-0805088915), will be on The Colbert Report. Andrew Napolitano will be on The Daily Show for Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595553515). more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash Great Fake Endings to Books Some are better than the real thing. more » Barbara Vey More Christmas Blurbs After seeing my first snowfall of this season, I know it's time for more Christmas books. more » Elizabeth Bluemle Book Bling for the Kitchen Charm your Thanksgiving guests with unusual book-related aprons. more » Rose Fox Which Future Are We In? How does past futurism influence the present? more » Adam Boretz Audio Bestsellers: Through 11.4.12 It's déjà vu on this week's audio bestseller list. more »
 2012 National Book Award WinnersThe winners of the 2012 National Book Awards: William Alexander (Goblin Secrets), Katherine Boo (Behind the Beautiful Forevers), Louise Erdrich (The Round House), and David Ferry (Bewilderment). Photo Credit: Nancy Crampton |    
New E-book Series Penguin Tracks Launches with Ferguson Penguin will begin its new Penguin Tracks e-book series with Niall Ferguson's The Abyss, the first section of his book The War of the World, selling for $3.99. Penguin Tracks is designed to return backlist titles by well-known authors and award-winning works to a new audience. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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