Marion Garner has been promoted to deputy publisher, vp of Penguin Random House Canada, continuing to report to president and publisher Kristin Cochrane. (Garner has been deputy publisher for the Random House Canada imprints). In the new, broader role, Garner “will have input into acquisitions, oversee the inventory of all our imprints, work closely with the imprint directors and publishers, and will have a hand in the behind-the-scenes elements of our publishing efforts as they involve marketing, publicity and sales meetings.” She will also manage all of the paperback publishing. Lindley Boegehold has joined Clarkson Potter as editorial director overseeing the Potter gift line of products. Previously she was […]
Archives for November 2015
People, Etc.
becker&mayer! co-founder Jim Becker will retire from the company on November 4. President Mike Oprins will continue to oversee the 30-year-old company Becker founded with Andy Mayer. “Jim may be headed off for new adventures, but the team here continues to honor and uphold the values and creative spirit instilled by its founding members,” Oprins said in the announcement. “In true becker&mayer! fashion, we will continue to produce one-of-a-kind books that delight children and adults, SmartLab Toys will deliver on our mission of helping children explore and learn through play, and our Publishing Services Group will continue to provide outstanding […]
Corporate: Luebbe’s Streaming Service, Oolipo; and More
Germany’s Basti Luebbe is launching its streaming platform, now named oolipo, in the US, UK, and Germany. Oolipo will focus on short-form multimedia content and will soft-launch in April 2016, with a full launch scheduled for next July. “The portal will focus on short-form content in portions ideally suited to mobile reading, especially on smartphones and tablets. This is how oolipo is to reach its target group worldwide.” (While it was a different era, Kobo launched as Shortcovers in 2009, focused on short-from content for mobile reading.) Luebbe ceo Thomas Schirack said in the announcement that the platform’s original name, Beam, […]
November Picks
It looks like celebrity month at Amazon, as the company makes Mary-Louise Parker’s Dear Mr. You their spotlight pick for November, while also choosing as its featured debut Jason Gay’s Little Victories an excerpt of which you can start reading right now in Buzz Books 2015: Fall/Winter. Filling out their top books for the month are: The Witches, Stacy Schiff Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Carrie Brownstein Lights Out, Ted Koppel The Grownup, Gillian Flynn Custer’s Trials, T. J. Stiles My Life on the Road, Gloria Steinem Avenue of Mysteries, John Irving St. Marks Is Dead, Ada Calhoun Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes Schiff’s book is also the November Pennie’s […]