Sourcebooks has acquired the publishing rights to the list of nonfiction children’s publisher Little Pickle Press from parent company March 4, expanding the nonfiction program of Sourcebooks’ Jabberwocky imprint. Little Pickle Press will live as an imprint under Jabberwocky, which will make the approximately 25 frontlist and backlist titles available as of February 1, and publish new titles as of 2018. Founder of Little Pickle Rana DiOrio will stay at parent company March 4th, working with Sourcebooks to generate new book projects while also creating and acquiring content and developing video, film, and merchandise strategies “in support of Sourcebooks and […]
People: Pallante to Head AAP, and More
Former Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante will join the Association of American Publishers on January 17 as the new president and ceo of the organization, taking over following the planned retirement of Tom Allen. She says in the announcement: “I am deeply inspired by the values of the American publishing industry. Publishers promote literature, literacy, education, and research around the world, while advocating for free speech, creating jobs, and making considerable contributions to the global marketplace. It will be a privilege to represent these interests in matters of policy, trade and business.” AAP board chair YS Chi comments, “Maria is […]
Bookselling: Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum Opens Storefront; Newport, VT’s Wider Than the Sky to Close
Pittsburgh nonprofit City of Asylum, which is devoted to writers in exile, will open its new bookstore on Saturday, January 14. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the store will offer a “carefully curated selection of 8,000 volumes by authors from all over the world” in a renovated Masonic hall now called Alphabet City. “It was a lot of fun to put this collection together,” noted store manager Lesley Rains, who previously owned East End Book Exchange in Bloomfield, PA. (Rains sold the Bloomfield, PA store last June after four years in operation.) Wider Than The Sky in Newport, VT will close […]
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At Henry Holt, Serena Jones has been promoted to executive editor. In addition, Caroline Zancan moves up to senior editor, and Eleanor Embry has been promoted to assistant editor. At Counterpoint and Soft Skull, Megan Fishmann has been promoted to associate publisher, while continuing as director of publicity. Open Road Integrated Media announced a number of recent promotions. Mary McAveney has been promoted to evp, marketing, while Matt Shatz moves up to evp, revenue. Daniel Shemesh is promoted to svp, finance, and Brian Haley moves up to vp, technology. Finally, Julie Blattberg has been promoted to vp,stragetic operations and chief of […]
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Sylvie Rosokoff has been promoted to director of foreign rights at Trident Media Group and Meredith Miller moves up to associate director. Claire Roberts, who has headed the department since 2006, is adding to her responsibilities as vice president by building her own domestic client list with a focus on upmarket and literary fiction, while continuing to handle international rights. Marketing technology and services start-up Optiq.ly formally confirmed two recent additions to their executive team: Didier Jean Charles joined the company in October as director of engineering (he was most recently the director of application and online technology at Lincoln Center), and Susan Ruszala is vp of sales (she was president […]
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Tom Thompson has joined SMP as vp, creative services and advertising. Thompson most recently was svp, digital strategy/group director of Verso Advertising, where he worked for 10 years. At William Morrow, Emily Krump has been promoted to senior editor. Bookselling Barnes & Noble will close their downtown Minneapolis store at Nicollet Mall in May when the lease expires. The company admitted that the two-floor, 25,000-square-foot store is too big and unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with the landlord for a 14,000 to 16,000-square foot space on one floor. It’s yet another sign that the bookseller is looking to reshape its store […]