Paul Bogaards, Knopf’s longtime evp, publicity & marketing, and deputy publisher, will step down on January 1. He has been with the company for 32 years. Bogaards wrote in a press release, “My tenure there has been rewarding beyond measure. Sonny [Mehta], as most of you know, died in 2019, shortly before identifying Reagan [Arthur] as his successor. When we spoke of her appointment, he said to me, ‘Reagan is going to need your support and guidance, because this place can be tough.’ Sonny was always a master of understatement. When he was gone, I knew the mandate: keep the […]
