In a letter on Monday, Hachette Book Group ceo Michael Pietsch welcomed staff back to work after the holidays and reviewed the company’s notable moments from 2021, including the acquisition of Workman, the hiring of Carrie Bloxson as vp of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the delay of returning to the office. Pietsch also mentioned the year’s “unprecedented disruptions to the global supply chain, to our domestic printing program, and to our own warehouse operations supply chain.” He notes, “These issues have eased up somewhat, but they were not fully resolved by the end of the peak holiday season. We […]
Clark Resigns from AALA Board
William Clark has resigned from the board of directors of the Association of American Literary Agents, in a disagreement over board election procedures. He served on the board since 2018, co-founding the DEI Committee and the charitable arm Literary Agents of Change (LAOC). In a letter to the board, he stated, “I cannot continue to serve in good conscience and fulfill my legal responsibilities as a board member when the board is unwilling to acknowledge and hold others to account for disregarding the same responsibilities.” Clark told PL, “The responsibilities I refer to are the three core legal responsibilities of […]
Representation
Linda Kaplan at Kaplan/Defiore Agency will represent Disney Publishing Group for translation licensing.
Politics and Prose Workers Successfully Unionize
The Politics and Prose employees’ union has been officially recognized, the store and UFCW Local 400 announced in a joint statement. Store owners Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine and the union will now negotiate a contract. According to DCist, Graham and Muscatine voluntarily recognized the union, which has 54 members in three store locations, on December 31 after previously deciding they would wait until a formal vote. In a release, Graham and Muscatine said: “As stewards of a local, independent business with a 37-year legacy of progressive management and mission, we’ve valued collaborating with employees to solve problems and address […]
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At Putnam, Ashley Hewlett has been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Brennin Cummings has been promoted to senior marketing manager.
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At Macmillan, Tracy Eisele joins as senior administrator, procurement. Morgan Mitchell joins as associate production editor. Frances Sayers joins as senior production editor. Ahmed Scott joins as receptionist. Ethan Tolpin joins as manager, environmental sustainability. Rebecca Schmidt has been promoted to associate director sales strategy & analysis and Amazon.