Jessica Lange to Release Children’s Book
Actress Jessica Lange has penned and illustrated her first children’s book, according to The New York Times. Publisher Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, is set to release “It Is About a Little Bird,” in the Fall of 2013, the newspaper reports. The actress is said to have created the book for her grandchildren.
Hachette Book Group Names New CEO
Hachette Book Group has announced that current Little, Brown publisher and executive vice president Michael Pietsch will take over for David Young as CEO this spring, according to Publishers Weekly. Young, who is returning to England to be with his family, said in a statement, “I shall also miss all of my great colleagues at HBG and working in the U.S., but family comes first.” Pietsch will take his new post on March 31. He said, “I am looking forward to working with all of HBG’s brilliant publishers and executives in making this company the 1 destination for writers, agents, distribution clients, and the inspired people who choose to work in book publishing,” reports the trade publication.
Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced
The nominees for this year’s “very best book” were announced this week. The Man Booker Prize recognizes what its panel of judges deem the best work of fiction from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or the Republic of Ireland. The “shortlist” includes “Bring Up the Bodies” by Hilary Mantel; “Narcopolis” by Jeet Thayil; “Swimming Home” by Deborah Levy; “The Garden of Evening Mists” by Tan Twan Eng; “The Lighthouse” by Alison Moore; and “Umbrella” by Will Self. The winner of the coveted prize will be announced on October 16.
Compiled by Barbara Danza, Epoch Times Staff
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