Simon & Schuster UK ceo and managing director since 2000 Ian Chapman has been promoted to chief executive and publisher for both Simon & Schuster UK and International. (Chapman had already previously taken on oversight for S&S Australia and S&S India.) CEO Carolyn Reidy writes that “going forward, Ian will continue to apply his considerable publishing and leadership skills across all aspects of our UK and international companies as we seek an even greater level of coordination and growth across all our international publishing. He has assembled a terrific team to help him accomplish those and I know that wonderful […]
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Former Free Press editor-in-chief Dominick Anfuso will join Crown Archetype on July 29 as vp, executive Editor, reporting to Mauro DiPreta. Anfuso will acquire and edit titles for Archetype, Harmony, Crown Business, and Crown Forum. Former Hyperion editor Matt Inman also joins the company, this week, as editor for Crown Archetype and Three Rivers Press. Additionally, consulting editor-at-large Heather Jackson has been named vp, executive editor for Harmony, newly reporting to DiPreta. Frances Foster, who has worked in children’s book publishing for 55 years and run Frances Foster Books, an imprint of FSG Children’s, since 1994, is retiring after a […]
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Ken Brooks, who recently left his position at Cengage as svp, global production and manufacturing services to focus on his consulting company, has now joined McGraw Hill Education as their svp, global supply chain management. UK agent Sarah Molloy will retire from A.M. Heath at the end of July. Julia Churchill, who joined the agency in April, will take over primary representation of the agency’s children’s list, including estates. Also in the UK, Hodder & Stoughton has created specialist sales, publicity and marketing teams for its divisions. At John Murray Press, Ben Gutcher is now sales director across the division’s imprints; […]
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Former vp, director of publicity at Simon & Schuster’s adult trade imprint Tracey Guest has joined Penguin as advising director of corporate communications. In her new role she will work closely with Stuart Applebaum, head of Global Communications for Penguin Random House, and Claire Von Schilling on integration and related matters. Christine Ball, who previously held the advising director position on an interim basis, will be returning to her full-time position as vp, associate publisher of Dutton. Erica Glass remains senior manager, corporate communications at Penguin. Emma Parry has joined Janklow & Nesbit as a literary agent, five years after […]
July Bookseller Picks
Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s “best books of July” lists both feature Ivy Pochoda’s Visitation Street, the second selection for the Dennis Lehane Books imprint. The other picks from each retailer include: Amazon The English Girl, Daniel Silva The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells, Andrew Sean Greer I Wear the Black Hat, Chuck Klosterman The Universe Versus Alex Woods, Gavin Extence Five Star Billionaire, Tash Aw Coming Clean, Kimberly Rae Miller Lost Girls, Robert Kolker Sisterland, Curtis Sittenfeld My Education, Susan Choi Fiend, Peter Stenson Barnes & Noble Topsy, Michael Daly The Night Gwen Stacy Died, Sarah Bruni Fin & […]
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Julie Trelstad has joined Writers House as director, digital rights. Previously she was an independent consultant and founder of Plain White Press. At Harlequin, Emer Flounders has been named publicity manager, fiction. Previously he was a senior publicist at Simon & Schuster’s adult trade imprint. In addition, Lauren Jackson recently joined as associate publicist. Previously she was a publicity assistant at Tarcher. At eBound Canada, Krystyna Ross has been appointed Interim chief executive officer, replacing Robert Hayashi who left the organization earlier in the year. Most recently an independent publishing consultant, Ross has held executive positions with McClelland & Stewart […]