The departures of Reagan Arthur, who led Alfred A. Knopf, and Lisa Lucas, who held the top job at Pantheon and Schocken, came as a surprise to many in the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-20 22:16:53 UTC ]
Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas will both leave the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group after four years, in a surprise move that KDPG president and publisher Maya Mavjee called "necessary for our future growth." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Pantheon and Schocken Books will no longer be a division of Alfred A. Knopf, instead operating as an independent imprint alongside Knopf, Doubleday and Vintage/Anchor, and will continue a significant expansion of its staff under Lisa Lucas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two Black women are taking top positions at Simon & Schuster and Knopf. They talk to Rebecca Carroll about language, action, the power of books and the pace of change. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-30 14:00:29 UTC ]
As she plans her final awards season, Lisa Lucas takes stock of the progress the National Book Foundation has made in service to readers and authors. The post Lisa Lucas on the National Book Foundation: ‘Energetic and Dynamic and Exciting’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-27 17:13:39 UTC ]
Lisa Lucas is stepping down as executive director of the National Book Foundation to become Senior Vice President & Publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books. According to a press release from the NBF Lucas, who took over the ED role in 2016, …was instrumental in securing a $900,000 grant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-15 13:10:05 UTC ]
Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation, has been named senior v-p and publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation has announced that this year’s National Book Awards events—including the 71st annual ceremony—will be held digitally, due to the ongoing, not-even-remotely-controlled, coronavirus pandemic. Lisa Lucas, the National Book Foundation’s Executive Director, said of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 14:22:53 UTC ]
When Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, climbed on the podium at the National Book Awards ceremony in November, her presence and her remarks marked a change at the NBF. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lucas, the first woman and first African-American to lead the National Book Foundation, talks about her plans for making the organization more relevant to those outside New York publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]