New York Times Names Pamela Paul Book Review Editor

Pamela Paul has been named the New York Times’ book review editor. She will take over the role previously occupied by Sam Tanenhaus, who has been named writer-at-large. Tanenhaus was the book review editor for the past nine years.

Paul was most recently the Times book review features editor. She joined the Times in 2011 as its children’s book editor.

The memo announcing the changes — from Jill Abramson and Dean Baquet — is below.

Sam Tanenhaus wrote a brilliant and now famous memo that catapulted him into the job of editor of The New York Times Book Review back in 2004.