At HarperCollins Children’s Books, Olivia Russo has been promoted to publicity manager. Founder of art books publisher Unpiano Books, Jesse Pollock has joined Anthology Editions as senior project manager. In addition, Casey Whalen has joined as sales director. Whalen was previously a sales manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Rizzoli International Publications. Awards The UK’s Folio Prize, which originally distinguished itself by considering English-language books from all over, including the US, plans to return in 2017 after a suspension and will make works of nonfiction eligible as well. The Bookseller cites an email from prize director Minna Fry saying it […]
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Jeanne Mosure is leaving Disney Publishing Worldwide, where she has been svp and group publisher, Publishing Trends reports. Mosure has worked for Disney since 1998. For now that leaves Disney Book Group publisher Mary Ann Naples as the top book publishing executive at the company. Libby Burton will join Holt as senior editor on November 7. Previously she was editor at Twelve and Grand Central. At Crown Archetype, Jenni Zellner has been promoted to assistant editor. Emily Bamford has joined Random House Children’s Books as associate publicist. She was previously an associate publicist at Atria. Patricia Flynn has been appointed senior director, […]
People: Young Named Canongate Chairman, and More
Former ceo of Orion (and before that ceo of Hachette Book Group USA) David Young will become chairman of Canongate Books in January. He takes over from Christopher Bland, who is retiring after 22 years in the position. CEO Jamie Byng says in the announcement, “David Young is someone who I have admired and respected for almost as long as I have been in publishing. To have David succeeding Christopher makes me and the rest of the Canongate board both reassured and excited.” At Dystel & Goderich, Michael Bourret has been made a partner and the agency is changing its […]
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Jamison Stoltz has joined Abrams as executive editor for a soon-to-be launched text-driven imprint with a focus on narrative nonfiction, set to publish 12-15 titles annually. Stoltz was previously senior editor at Grove Atlantic. Abrams president and ceo Michael Jacobs said in the announcement: “As we continue to expand and evolve, as well as plan for the next phase of our growth we see a real opportunity for our already successful adult publishing lists to add a text-driven imprint to our portfolio. We want to publish more writers in our special way. This is our moment to do so.” Publisher of […]
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Former longtime USA Today books reporter and critic Bob Minzesheimer, 66, died October 15 at his home in Ossining, NY of brain cancer. Minzesheimer joined Gannett in 1982, eventually becoming politics editor for USA Today before moving over to books and features from 1997 through 2014. He is survived by his wife, the documentary filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy, and their two children. A memorial service is planned in Ossining at a later date. Murphy told the local paper, “Nobody in his family went to college. Bob got his master’s at Columbia. His life was more than what he thought it would be, and […]
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Sweden’s Grand Agency has acquired competitor Stockholm Noir Agency (founded late last year) and SNA’s ceo Jenni Brunn will now work as an agent at Grand Agency. Brittany Boughter has joined Chronicle Books as marketing manager, entertainment and art. Most recently, she was digital marketing manager at Penguin Random House UK. Carolyn Cox has joined Open Road as editor of The Portalist, a new online community for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and genre-related pop culture news. Cox was previously an editor at the pop culture website The Mary Sue, and reports to Betsy Mitchell. Distribution & Sales Effective January 2, 2017, Baker & Taylor’s recently-formed Global […]