Tina Pohlman left her position as publisher of Open Road in late July, the latest veteran executive to leave the company, which she joined in early 2012. Philip Rappaport is acting publisher, and Libby Jordan will join the company in the new role of executive director, marketing operations. Most recently she was vp, marketing at Bookshout, and has been an advisor to Open Road for many years. The company’s marketing department has been organized into three teams: marketing operations, audience development, and analytics, with Jordan and the other group heads reporting to Mary McAveney. Recent hires on the title marketing […]
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Jason Wells has joined Rodale Children’s as associate publisher, director of marketing and publicity. Most recently he was vp, marketing and publicity at Simon & Schuster Children’s, after 14 years at Abrams Children’s. Frank Radell has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as sales representative for the trade division’s office and school supply channel. He was previously at Norwood House Press. Author Brian Aldiss, called the “Grand Old Man of British science fiction” by the Guardian, died on Saturday, one day after marking his 92nd birthday. (19th August) after celebrating his 92nd birthday the previous day. Bookselling Toad Hall bookstore in Rockport, MA, […]
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Pauline Riccius has joined HarperCollins Nordic in the newly created position of sales director starting October 2. She is currently sales and marketing director and deputy ceo for Verbum. Laura Leichum has been hired as the University of Chicago Press’s first director of intellectual property. Most recently she was digital publishing & rights manager and intellectual property manager at Georgetown University Press. Former publishing director at HarperCollins in Australia and New Zealand, and recently book scout for Lingo Pictures, Shona Martyn has returned to Fairfax Media as editor of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Spectrum magazine. Sixteen of the 17 members of the President’s […]
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Kathryn Little has been promoted to director of marketing for Macmillan Children’s. Madeleine Vasaly is leaving Quarto after five years with the company, most recently as associate acquisitions editor, to pursue freelance editing. Liza Darnton has joined Amazon Crossing, as senior editor. Previously was a freelance editor specializing in memoir and biography and editor at The Penguin Press. Director of the University of Washington Press Nicole Mitchell began her one-year term as president of the Association of American University Presses in June, just announced. Paul Harrington has joined academic publisher Berghahn Books as US sales manager.
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Vice president and publisher of WaterBrook and Multnomah Alex Field is leaving the company in September to start an author-consulting business. Crown has begun searching for his successor. Publisher for Christian Publishing Tina Constable writes, “He has been a true partner in helping me position WaterBrook and Multnomah for the future…. Alex is a man of deep faith, and his in-depth knowledge of the Christian landscape combined with his joyful spirit and exuberant smile will be missed by all.” Poet Dionne Brand has been named to the newly-created position of poetry editor at McClelland & Stewart. If you haven’t read it yet, […]
Quarto Ends Talks With Potential Buyer
Quarto has quickly terminated the negotiations with a potential acquirer that were initiated five weeks ago, and announced on August 8 when they reported results for the first half of the year. The issue was not price — the company continues to say that was “attractive and reflective of the inherent value of the business” — but rather timing, which does not entirely make sense. Their statement asserts that “discussions were not progressing to the satisfaction of the board,” citing how “it became clear that the regulatory approvals required by the bidder to complete the proposed acquisition were increasingly less likely to […]