At National Geographic Books, Hilary Black has been promoted to deputy editor, taking on a larger strategic and managerial role in acquisitions and positioning. In addition, Bridget English has been promoted to senior editor and Anne Smyth has been appointed as a full-time project manager. Karen Fink has joined Putnam as associate director of publicity. Previously she was deputy director of publicity at Grand Central. At Dutton, Liza Cassity has been promoted to publicity manager. Terry Vaughn, who held editorial positions at MIT, Oxford, and Princeton University Presses, died August 6 at the University Medical Center of Princeton from complications […]
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at Penguin Random House, Randi Rosenkranz has been appointed to the newly created position of vp, sales development. She most recently was Team Manager, Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple, and before that, Penguin Random House’s vp, digital development. At Bloomsbury USA, Lea Beresford has been promoted to senior editor. Book digital marketing firm FSB Associates is opening a second office in Carlsbad, CA. Founders Fauzia Burke and John Burke will now split their time between the new office and Basking Ridge, NJ. Opening Sales Random House Children’s says that they sold 200,000 copies of Dr. Seuss‘s What Pet Should I Get? […]
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Karin Schulze has joined Abrams as senior subsidiary rights manager. Previously she was associate foreign rights director at Crown. Calvin Crosby has been named executive director of NCIBA, effective in October, after training with outgoing executive director Hut Landon starting next month. Crosby was most recently sales and marketing director of McSweeney’s, and previously served as board president of the booksellers’ group. In addition, Ann Seaton has been hired as administrator. Previously she was manager of Hicklebee’s children’s bookstore in San Jose and will also leave her position on the NCIBA board, to work four days a week for the […]
Hamilton Parts Ways With Minotaur Weeks Before Publication Date
Edgar Award-winning author Steve Hamilton is parting ways with Minotaur Books, his publisher for more than seventeen years, less than two months before the scheduled September 29 release date of his next thriller, THE SECOND LIFE OF NICK MASON. After issuing a terse announcement to various trade publications and accounts saying “publication had been cancelled”, Minotaur spokesperson Tracey Guest added in an updated statement: “After many years of publishing Steve Hamilton, unfortunately SMP has had a parting of the ways and will not be moving forward with the publication of THE SECOND LIFE OF NICK MASON. We wish Steve all […]
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Former Barnes & Noble vp, digital content Theresa Horner has joined Scribd in the new position of vp of strategy and new content verticals. Ian Singer is leaving Media Source, where he was vp, group publisher of Library Journal, School Library Journal, and The Horn Book, on August 28 after five years with the company. Media Source ceo Randy Asmo will serve as interim ceo while the company searches for Singer’s replacement. At Kensington, Martin Biro has been promoted to editor. In the Random House publicity department, Michelle Jasmine has been promoted to senior publicity manager and Abbey Corey has been promoted […]
International: PRH Australia Sells Bookworld to Booktopia; Harper Brasil, With Ediouro; Harlequin UK Layoffs From Harper Consolidation
Penguin Random House Australia has sold Bookworld, the online bookseller that operates two sites based on the former Borders Australia and Angus & Robertson assets, to their larger rival Booktopia. The sale is expected to increase Booktopia’s sales from $54 million (AU) in 2014 to an estimated $90 million by the end of 2015. Amazon is thought to sell $250 million to $300 million of books to Australia annually. Terms were not disclosed but PRH Australia had “paid less than $5 million for the assets of Borders and A&R after the collapse of their parent, REDgroup Retail,” rebranding as Bookworld the following year. […]