Michelle Howry will join Hachette Books as executive editor on July 11. Previously she was executive editor at Touchstone. Laurie Chittenden has moved over to St. Martin’s Press as executive editor from Thomas Dunne Books, where she held the same position. Rhea Lyons will join Rodale as subsidiary rights director on July 11. She spent the past five years as a scout for Franklin & Siegal. Jordan Kost has been promoted to creative director at Albert Whitman. Joe Jackson has joined Princeton University Press as senior editor, economics. Previously he was economics editor at the University of Chicago Press. Simon […]
People
Adrienne Szpyrka will join Running Press Kids as associate editor on July 11. Previously, she was editor at Sky Pony Press. At Macmillan, Jonathan Hollingsworth has been promoted to ebook channel associate director. Mark Irwin has joined Insight Editions as senior editor. Previously he was a trading card brand manager at Upper Deck and founded his own startup, Creative Militia. Aditya Otiv has joined Open Road as social media manager. Prior to joining Open Road, Aditya was junior connections associate at Starcom MediaVest Group. Editorial director at Johns Hopkins University Press Greg Britton was presented with the Association of American University Presses’ […]
People, Etc.
Julie Stevenson will join Lippincott Massie & McQuilkin as an agent to expand her list of literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, YA and children’s books. Previously she was an agent at Waxman Leavell and Sobel Weber Associates. She will divide her time between New York and her hometown of Missoula, Montana. Alexandra Poreda has joined Other Press as associate editor. She was previously a development editor at Cambridge University Press. Kat Brzozowski has moved from Thomas Dunne Books over to Macmillan’s Swoon Reads and Feiwel and Friends as an editor. Former NBN vp of sales Michael Sullivan, 69, died on Sunday following an extended illness. CEO […]
Briefs: Empresa’s New Books Division; Amazon Updates Kindle; and More
Czech media conglomerate Empresa has launched a books division, Publishing Perspectives reports. The company released its first three titles this month and expects to publish 15 titles by the end of 2016. Empresa already owns an online bookstore which sells more than 170,000 titles by over 4,000 publishers. Amazon released its newest version of the 6″ Kindle, retailing for $99.99 (or $79.99 with ads) and weighing 5.7 ounces. The new Kindle features 4 GB of memory, built-in Bluetooth for audio support, and up to four weeks of battery life on a single charge. Separately, Amazon announced its latest fulfillment center […]
People
With the move of Thomas Dunne Books to a boutique imprint, TD Books vp, associate publisher Pete Wolverton becomes vp, executive editor at St. Martin’s, reporting to Jennifer Enderlin. Laura Lee Mattingly has joined Present Perfect Dep’t as a literary agent and partner to founder Kate Woodrow. Mattingly, previously senior editor at Chronicle Books, will represent books in a range of lifestyle categories including personal growth/self-help, home, gardening, beauty, and mindfulness while Woodrow continues to sell illustrated/art and how-to nonfiction. At Chronicle Books, Julia Patrick moves into the new role of assistant editor, entertainment. Previously, she was the associate manager, […]
Nordstedts Sold to Storytel
Subscription audiobook and ebook streaming service Storytel has acquired Norstedts, Sweden’s oldest publisher, for SEK 152 million (or 16.3 million euros.) Nordstedts has been owned by co-operative union and retail group KF since 1997; the 11-year-old Storytel adds Nordstedts to its expanding roster, having acquired Swedish publishers Massolit and B Wahlströms in 2015 and Danish ebook and audio streaming service Mofibo last month. Storytel, as part of the deal, also acquires Rabén & Sjögren, which has been owned by KF since 1947, as well as Norstedts’ wholly owned subsidiaries Böckernas Klubb, Norstedts Kartor, Kartcentrum i Stockholm, and Gammafon Barnmedia. Storytel also […]