George Coe is being promoted to coo for Follett Corporation and Baker & Taylor, effective March 31. He has been Follett Group President, Baker & Taylor and Follett School Solutions since the acquisition of Baker & Taylor in April 2016 — prior to which was president and ceo of Baker & Taylor. Follett ceo Ray Griffith said in the announcement, “George brings an outstanding track record of business leadership to Follett at a time of incredible growth potential for the company.” Random House Children’s Books has promoted Allison Judd to senior publicist. At Crown, Will Wolfsau has been promoted to associate editor. In the UK, […]
People, Etc.
Rose Hilliard has joined Audible as executive editor in their Original Publishing division, bolstering their acquisitions of original audiobooks and audio-first projects. She was senior editor at St. Martin’s. Jessica Renheim has been promoted to senior editor at Dutton. Publisher Christine Ball said in the announcement, “As you all know she is one of the hardest workers around and she is part of the Dutton fabric.” At Viking Children’s, Kendra Levin was recently promoted to executive editor while Maggie Rosenthal was promoted to assistant editor. At University of North Carolina Press, Brandon Proia has been promoted to senior editor. Chris Wellbelove will move to […]
Bookselling: Management Team Quits Kramerbooks; Read With Me to Open in Raleigh; and More
Six members of the management team at Washington, DC’s Kramerbooks & Afterwords Café have quit after disagreements with the new owner. The departures took place over the past three weeks and include the events director, the general manager, and the head buyer. Three anonymous sources “familiar with the situation” tell the Washington Post that the employees quit “in a coordinated effort after clashing with the new owner” Steve Salis over “concerns about the work environment. But Salis, who bought the forty-year old Dupont Circle store last November, told the Washington Post, “We don’t know why they left — no notice and no explanation. […]