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July 19, 2022By Michael Cader

Canedy to Step Down As Simon & Schuster Publisher to Write A New Book, Karp to Lead Imprint

July 19, 2022By Michael Cader

Exactly two years after joining Simon & Schuster as publisher of the adult imprint, Dana Canedy will relinquish her position. She will write a sequel to her memoir A Journal for Jordan that S&S plans to publish in 2024. While the company awaits word on whether the sale to Penguin Random House will go through, CEO Jonathan Karp will “resume my previous role of publisher for the foreseeable future.” Karp says in a memo Canedy “has improved and bolstered the Simon & Schuster imprint in innumerable ways: by attracting incredibly talented authors and editors; by offering us fresh eyes on […]

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