Sean Shoemaker will take over as president of Publishers Group West, effective April 1, after Susan Reich retires. Shoemaker has been with PGW for the past 20 years. Perseus Client Services president Mark Suchomel writes: “In addition to a strong operations and finance perspective, Sean brings to the role a keen awareness of the needs of PGW’s clients and customers, and the value PGW brings to both. He has a stellar reputation as a straight shooter and is held in the highest regard by clients and his colleagues at PGW and Perseus. Importantly, Sean has the historical perspective and deep understanding of what […]
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Well-known sales rep and founder of Heinecken and Associates in 1978 Ted Heinecken will retire on February 28 from Fujii Associates (which acquired his firm in 2008). Heinecken began his bookselling career over 50 years ago, selling Oxford University Press titles in the Midwest in 1963. Workman Publishing president Carolan Workman comments, “Ted Heineken and Peter Workman grew up in publishing together and enjoyed a relationship filled with enormous respect and affection…. We will miss Ted’s wisdom and professional savvy; his astute – and rarely withheld – opinions; his extraordinary sales ability; and his dedication, loyalty and friendship, but, not his cigar.” Heinecken adds, “I have always held the […]
Apple Set to Challenge Special Monitor’s Role to Appeals Court Next Month
While we’re waiting for the Second Circuit of Appeals’ ruling on Apple’s appeal of the verdict finding them guilty of antitrust violations in launching their ebookstore — not expected for months — a related appeal will go before the court next month. Apple is continuing to challenge the appointment of special monitor Michael Bromwich, who oversees Apple’s compliance with the antitrust verdict, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. The WSJ remains squarely in favor of Apple’s efforts, with an extensive report identifying “new reasons for the Second Circuit to sack Mr. Bromwich and end what is a major abuse even by the standards of […]
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William Smith will join MIT Press as director of intellectual property licensing on March 9. Previously he was at Perseus, holding the dual roles of director of subsidiary rights for Perseus Books & director of digital business development for Constellation. At Bookshout, Tim Murray has been named vp, sales. Previously he was director, premium and custom publishing at Simon & Schuster. In addition, Timothy Cheng recently joined as director, sales. Previously he was special sales manager at Perseus. Catherine Farin has been appointed the Paris-based scout for Germany’s S. Fischer Publishing, as they expand their acquisition of French titles. BEA announced […]
Rachel Joyce Tops March Library Reads List
Rachel Joyce’s THE LOVE SONG OF MISS QUEENIE HENNESSY is the No. 1 pick for the March Library Reads list. The list also includes Ian Caldwell’s THE FIFTH GOSPEL, an excerpt of which you can start reading right now in our Buzz Books 2015: Spring/Summer ebook. The rest of the Library Reads list recommends: Dead Wake, by Erik Larson Prudence, by Gail Carriger The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by MJ Rose Cat Out of Hell, by Lynne Truss Vanishing Girls, by Lauren Oliver Delicious Foods, by James Hannaham The Pocket Wife, by Susan Crawford Where All Light Tends to Go, […]
People: Golomb to Join Writers House, Belden to Scribner, and More
At a party Thursday night to celebrate her agency’s 25th anniversary, Susan Golomb announced that she had decided it was time to join forces with a larger company, so she and her staff at the Susan Golomb Agency and clients (including Jonathan Franzen, on hand at the party, along with Rachel Kushner, William T. Vollmann, Tom Rachman and others) will become part of Writers House. The leaders of Writers House Amy Berkower and Simon Lipskar were on hand at the event to welcome Golomb and their partnership with her. “After celebrating 25 years of having my own agency, I wanted to spend the next […]