Mitzi Angel, former publisher of Faber Inc. titles in the U.S., is to return to London in the autumn to take up the new role of Faber adult publisher, joining the board and reporting to CEO Stephen Page.
Angel is v-p and executive editor at Farrar Straus & Giroux, where she has worked for seven years. She was in charge of the Faber Inc. list that FSG and Faber copublished until the 17-year partnership came to an end earlier in 2015. Her titles have included Ben Lerner's 10:04, Paul Murray's Skippy Dies, Rachel Cusk's Outline, David Means' The Spot, Donald Antrim's The Emerald Light in the Air, and, in nonfiction, David Bellos' Is That a Fish in Your Ear? and Nick Davies' Hack Attack.
Before moving to the U.S., Angel was editorial director at Fourth Estate. She was joint winner (along with Lydia Davis) of the 2011 French-American Foundation prize for translating 03 by Jean-Christophe Valtat, and is a judge for the PEN/Heim Translation Fund 2015.
She said: "I'm deeply honored to be joining Faber & Faber in this new role. Faber's place in English letters is unique, and its distinguished books are among the best and most daring in the world. I look forward to working with my new colleagues in ushering in Faber's exciting future."
Page, CEO said: "[Angel's] editorial and publishing flair and literary intelligence across fiction, nonfiction and poetry have made her a star of her generation and a perfect fit for this new role. ... Faber's publishing past and present has always represented a commitment to originality and literary excellence, and I am sure Mitzi's leadership of our strong editorial team will recast this for a new generation of writers and readers."
NOTE: A version of this article appeared earlier on the U.K. publication, BookBrunch.
