Mr. Karp said that while Ms. Canedy does not have publishing experience, not all publishers do. He was at Random House when Harold Evans, a former editor of The Sunday Times in London, appeared as an editor in the 1990s. Ms Canedy, she added, knows what an award-winning book of her time in the Pulitzers is like. She also understands the needs of the authors, she said, because she is one.
“I think the first thing you should do is attract the authors, cultivate them and defend them,” said Karp. “I wanted someone who was a magnet for the best talent.”
Simon & Schuster has been active in publishing headline books about the Trump administration. In recent weeks, he has published “The Art of His Deal,” a biography of Melania Trump of Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan, and “The Room Where It Happened,” John Bolton’s memoirs of his time in the President’s administration. Trump. . This month, he plans to publish “Too Much and Never Enough” by Mary L. Trump, the President’s niece. Like Bolton’s book, which was published on White House objections, “Too Much and Never Enough” faces a legal battle before it can hit the shelves.
“I think they are leading the publication of political books right now, and that is important,” Canedy said of his new company. “I am particularly proud to join them at a time when they are doing it, and I will continue to help in that effort.”
Ms. Canedy will take over the imprint, the company’s largest and largest revenue generator, at a difficult time, while the publisher is up for sale during a pandemic. In March, ViacomCBS, owner of Simon & Schuster, said it would sell the publisher to focus on other components of its business, such as sports content. But Mrs. Canedy declared herself undaunted.
“Look, life is going to happen as the world moves, so you can move with it or be left behind,” Canedy said. “You could also do it.”
