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Congratulations to Wendy Werris, whose An Alphabetical Life: Living It Up in the Business of Books (Carroll & Graf, $15.95, 078671817X) has hit No. 7 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list! (Excerpts from the book appeared this fall in Shelf Awareness.)
Last night in New York City, Werris spoke to a gathering of reps in
town for sales conference, a group she called "my family" and whose
support she said was so important. At the gathering, sponsored by the
National Association of Independent Publishers Representatives, Werris
said she was in a whirl in part because she had just flown in from Los
Angeles. "As my father would say, 'And boy are my arms tired.' "
Despite tired arms, she was heartfelt, funny and articulate as ever.
A longtime rep, author escort, photographer and former bookseller, Werris lauded the role of reps in the industry and said she was proud to be able to call herself a writer, too. "I feel I have another book in me," she added to enthusiastic applause from a crowd that is quite capable of casting a jaundiced eye on forthcoming titles.
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Inger Forland has joined Globe Pequot
Press as executive director of marketing, publicity and design. Forland
has held senior positions in marketing at several companies and was
director of marketing and publicity for retail and custom publishing at
Time-Life and v-p, marketing and publicity, for Octopus Publishing
Group, USA.
In other Globe Pequot appointments, Karen Cure has been named editorial
director of travel and will head the company's "new travel initiative."
She spent 12 years at Fodor's/Random House, where she was v-p and
editorial director.
Jeff Serena has been promoted to associate publisher. He joined Globe
Pequot in 2000 as editor of books about outdoor recreation now
published under the Falcon imprint. In his new role, he will focus on
outdoor recreation, travel, hunting and fishing, local history and the
company's line of regional cookbooks.