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Archives for July 2018

Abrams Acquires Overlook Press

July 31, 2018
By Sarah Weinman

Abrams announced the acquisition of The Overlook Press, two and a half months after the death of founder and publisher Peter Mayer. As of August 1, Abrams will handle all aspects of the publishing, marketing, and business operations for The Overlook Press’ books, including its forthcoming titles, while sales and distribution will be handled by […]

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People, Etc.

July 31, 2018
By Erin Somers

Priyanka Krishnan, formerly at Harper Voyager, has joined Orbit as editor. Bradley Englert has been promoted to editor. At Penguin Random House Canada, Beth Lockley is promoted to the new position of vp, marketing and communications, overseeing a combined marketing and publicity team and reporting to chief operating officer Robert Wheaton. Longtime executive Tracey Turriff, […]

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Bob Woodward’s FEAR: Trump In the White House Publishes 9/11; Howard Stern Memoir Looks to Follow Later In September

July 30, 2018
By Michael Cader

Simon & Schuster will publish Bob Woodward’s FEAR: Trump in the White House on September 11, 2018. The announcement says, “Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside Donald Trump’s White House and how the president makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Drawing from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, contemporaneous meeting […]

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Reidy Supports Moonves: “He has always been supportive, straightforward, and helpful to me and S&S”

July 30, 2018
By Sarah Weinman

Simon & Schuster president and ceo Carolyn Reidy issued a statement Monday in response to Ronan Farrow’s New Yorker story detailing multiple allegations of sexual harassment against CBS head Les Moonves. “I have directly reported to Leslie Moonves for nearly 12 years, and during all that time I have been heartened and deeply impressed by […]

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People, Etc.

July 30, 2018
By Erin Somers

Sarah Stein has joined Harper as senior editor. Previously she was senior editor at Penguin Books. Lori Dunbar has been named vice president, application services for Ingram Content Group. Previously she was the chief technology officer at GE Healthcare. Mary Kate Skehan has joined Portfolio/Sentinel as assistant marketing manager. She was most recently at Sanford J. […]

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People, Etc.

July 27, 2018
By Erin Somers

Barnes & Noble chief digital officer Fred Argir will retire from the company on August 3. Chief information officer Bill Wood will move up to chief digital officer, working “side by side” with chief merchandising officer Tim Mantel “to market and merchandise the website.” (Before joining BN in 2015, Argir was at Toys R Us […]

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