The New York Occasions on Thursday named Gilbert Cruz as its Books editor, handing him the duty of remodeling the newspaper’s guide evaluate “for the digital age.”
Mr. Cruz has been the Tradition editor at The Occasions since January 2018, accountable for arts and tradition protection, together with the Arts & Leisure print part within the Sunday paper.
Mr. Cruz replaces Pamela Paul, who was the editor of The New York Occasions Guide Evaluate for 9 years earlier than changing into an Opinion columnist in April.
“A pure chief, he’ll push for provocative protection and difficult concepts, and produce recent views to our books report,” learn a note to the newsroom on Thursday signed by the Occasions editors Sam Sifton, Joe Kahn and Carolyn Ryan.
The Occasions publishes the nation’s final stand-alone newspaper guide evaluate part, which has been in print since 1896.
The editors mentioned Mr. Cruz would reimagine The New York Occasions Guide Evaluate, the weekly print part, for a digital viewers. They mentioned he would additionally “improve and embolden our reporting on and criticism of concepts and mental life, the publishing world and all that lives inside it,” in addition to assist readers select books to learn.
Mr. Cruz began at The Occasions seven years in the past as the tv editor. Earlier than that, he was the editorial director at Vulture, New York journal’s tradition website.
