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We’re still receiving comments on this month’s Tiger’s Choice, Naming Maya. Please add your thoughts about this wonderful novel before the discussion ends at the end of May. And if you are eager to read additional fiction that will complement Uma Krishnaswami’s work, Sherry York has just published Ethnic Book Awards: A Dictionary of Multicultural Literature for Young Readers, which includes a reader’s guide to Naming Maya.

Next month we will go to historical fiction that will awaken a whole new arena of conversation, we hope. For those who would like to find the book in advance of the discussion, the book will be The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. Originally published in Great Britain, this novel is available in paperback and is a Young Reader’s Choice Award nominee in my corner of the world. It’s also showing up on quite a few adult book group displays, and will be our focus in June.

Leon Neyfakh reports: Bloomsbury has fired editorial director Annik LaFarge, "ater a devastating year that saw U.S. sales plunge 14.9 percent." According to Neyfakh, "Ms. LaFarge confirmed by phone this morning that she had been fired and had started giving... Read the rest of this post

The anonymous tips (and, presumably, phone calls) started going out late yesterday morning, but as best I can make out it was Leon Neyfakh at the Observer who pinned down the details to the level of confirmability late Tuesday afternoon:... Read the rest of this post

Shortly after breaking the news that Will Schwalbe is leaving Hyperion next week, Observer publishing correspondent Leon Neyfakh extracted more details from the outgoing editor-in-chief. So what do we know? Schwalbe's been thinking about his future for a while, but... Read the rest of this post

Leon Neyfakh just posted the news of Hyperion editor-in-chief Will Schwalbe's resignation, effective at the end of next week, "to pursue some ideas he has for the next chapter in his career," according to an internal memo distributed around the... Read the rest of this post

Minnesota-based independent publisher Milkweed Editions announced new job titles for some of its key personnel yesterday. Emily Cook (pictured) has... Read the rest of this post

Congratulations to Laurie Muchnick, who begins her new gig as the book review editor for Bloomberg News this morning after... Read the rest of this post

Late Friday afternoon, Radar reported that NY Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus was appointed to run the paper's "Week... Read the rest of this post

Leon Neyfakh grasps the significance of Doubleday vice president Michelle Rapkin's acceptance of an executive editor position at Hachette's Center... Read the rest of this post