Adam Boretz

This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Star Watch, our annual program dedicated to recognizing and honoring rising talent in the publishing and bookselling businesses. The class of 2024 is stronger than ever and features some of the best young professionals from all corners of industry—publicists, editors, agents, booksellers, marketers, and everything in-between—bright, energetic people who will drive and change the book business in the coming years.

Compiled by Adam Boretz, with finalist and superstar profiles by Andrew Albanese | Welcome to the ninth edition of Star Watch, our annual program dedicated to recognizing and honoring rising talent in the publishing and bookselling businesses. This year’s group is as strong as ever, showcasing the bright minds who’ll be the driving force of the books biz for many years to come.

Papa is coming to audio in a major way. Simon & Schuster Audio has just published the Ernest Hemingway Audiobook Library, a complete collection of the author’s novels, nonfiction, and short stories. Weighing in at 133 hours on 15 MP3 CDs, the collection is narrated by an all-star cast that includes Donald Sutherland (reading The Old Man and the Sea); William Hurt (reading The Sun Also Rises); and John Slattery (reading A Farewell to Arms).