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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]