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 Abrams as soon as existing contractual obligations expire. (Overlook has been distributed by Norton. And Abrams using Hachette Book Group for distribution services.) Longtime Overlook associate publisher Tracy Carns and several other employees will join Abrams, continuing in their current roles. “Acquiring The Overlook Press’ […]
Archives for July 2018
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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, who has been vp, publicity and svp, corporate communications, is leaving as a result, after 22 years with the company. (Both Lockley and Turriff had once reported to now-retired ceo Brad Martin.) Josh Glover has been promoted to director, publicity. The August pick for the PBS […]
Bob Woodward’s FEAR: Trump In the White House Publishes 9/11; Howard Stern Memoir Looks to Follow Later In September
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 notes, files, documents and personal diaries, FEAR brings to light the explosive debates that drive decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence.” His longtime editor Alice Mayhew acquired world rights, from his longtime representative, Robert Barnett […]
Reidy Supports Moonves: “He has always been supportive, straightforward, and helpful to me and S&S”
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 the way in which women have been promoted and championed under his leadership at CBS, treated as equals and rewarded for their accomplishments and talent.” Reidy said. She added, “He has always been supportive, straightforward, and helpful to me and Simon & Schuster.” Reidy continued: […]
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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. Greenburger Associates as a senior literary scout. Harassment Files On Friday, CBS ceo Les Moonves was accused of sexual aggression by multiple women in a New Yorker article by Ronan Farrow. Some of the allegations, such as those of actor Illeana Douglas, date back to […]
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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 and Sports Authority.) Cristopher Garrido has joined Harper Christian as vice president and publisher for its Spanish publishing program. Previously he developed and directed a Spanish publishing program at Lifeway Christian Resources. Melinda Merino has been promoted to editorial director and associate publisher of Harvard Business […]