At Penguin Random House Audio, Louise Quayle returns to the company, as senior acquisitions editor. She was previously director of domestic rights in the Doubleday group, before moving to The Robbins Office. Catherine Bucaria was promoted to assistant acquisitions editor, and Emily Parliman was hired as assistant acquisitions editor a few weeks ago, reporting to Rebecca Waugh. Also, Stephanie Grossman joins the unit today as a marketing associate in BOT library marketing.
At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Emma Ledbetter has been promoted to associate editor, Atheneum Books, while Dani Young moves up to associate editor, S&S Books for Young Readers/Atheneum/McElderry Books.
Former publishing director at Walker Children’s Emily Easton is joining Crown Children’s as executive editor on May 19, reporting to Phoebe Yeh.
Sari Feldman, executive director for the Cuyahoga County Public Library, has been named ALA President.
Prospect Park Books associate Jennifer Bastien is leaving to take a job at DK as associate publicist.
There will be a public memorial celebration honoring Charlotte Zolotow on Tuesday, May 27 from 12:00 to 1:30 at the Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, in New York. Please RSVP to Candida Gazoli at didaink@yahoo.com.