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People: Former Twelve Publisher Goldstein Rejoins Karp at S&S

by on May 17, 2013 in Agency News, Free, Obits, Personnel

Former publisher at Twelve Cary Goldstein will join Simon & Schuster's trade imprint as vp, executive director of publicity and senior editor on June 3. In his new role, Goldstein will supervise the S&S publicity department and acquire a select number of fiction and nonfiction titles. "Cary Goldstein brings great…

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by on May 2, 2013 in Free, Obits, Personnel

As part of an expansion of HarperCollins' global publishing program, Karen Davies has been appointed affiliate publisher of HarperCollins 360, working with the sales teams on both sides of the Atlantic to ensure the distribution, marketing, publicity and sales of Harper US books into the UK marketplace. "We are committed…

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by on April 29, 2013 in Bookstores, Free, Obits, Personnel

David Fickling will leave Random House Children's UK after more than 12 years in order to launch his existing children's imprint, David Fickling Books, as an independent venture in July. Fickling will be chairman of the new company, and author and editor Simon Mason will take on the role of…

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by on April 17, 2013 in Authors, Awards, Free, Obits, Personnel

A.S.A. Harrison, 65, died April 14 in Toronto. Her debut psychological suspense novel THE SILENT WIFE will be published by Penguin Books, who said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened over the loss of a great woman and a very gifted writer." A memorial service for longtime Knopf vp,…

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by on April 5, 2013 in Agency News, Authors, Free, New Imprints, Obits, Personnel

Christian Trimmer will join Simon & Schuster Children's as senior editor on April 15. Previously he was senior editor at Disney-Hyperion. Wah-Ming Chang has joined Melville House as managing editor. Previously she was a production manager at FSG. In addition, Alex Shephard has been named director of digital marketing, as…

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by on April 4, 2013 in Authors, Awards, Free, Obits, Personnel

Lisa Vanterpool has joined Inkwell Literary Management as public relations & social media strategist. Previously she was at Blake Friedmann, where she focused on strategic social media development and publicity. At the Simon & Schuster imprint, Emily Graff has been named associate editor.  Ann Hulbert will join the Atlantic as books…

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by on March 20, 2013 in Agency News, Awards, Free, Obits, Personnel

Anthony Mattero has joined Foundry Literary + Media as an agent. Previously he worked with with Vigliano Associates and west-coast based literary and talent agency, Renaissance. Benjamin Alire Saenz has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for his short story collection EVERYTHING BEGINS AND ENDS AT THE KENTUCKY CLUB (Cinco Puntes Press).…

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by on March 18, 2013 in Awards, Distribution, Free, Obits, Personnel

Andrew Duncan will join Grand Central on March 25 as associate director, online marketing, reporting to Emi Battaglia. Duncan was most recently senior marketing manager at Viking. Megan Perritt joins Crown as senior publicist. She was previously a publicist at F&W Media. In addition, Rebecca Marsh has been named publicist,…

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by on February 25, 2013 in Authors, Book Fairs, Free, Obits, Personnel

At the Random House Publishing Group, Melissa Milsten has been named director, partnerships and business development, reporting to Allison Dobson. In her new role Milsten will focus on developing long-term relationships with consumer brands and products to expand the audience for RHPG authors, increase marketing, publicity, and digital reach, and…

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by on February 20, 2013 in Authors, Free, Obits, Personnel

Grand Central's romance imprint Forever and their companion digital imprint Forever Yours will expand to publish 120 titles in 2013 and more than 190 titles in 2013 -- up from 64 titles in 2012 -- as part of a "major initiative" celebrating the imprint's 10th anniversary. Forever will also add…

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