At Workman Children’s, Pam Bobowicz joins as senior editor; previously she was with Abrams. Maria Elias joins as associate art director; previously she was with Disney Publishing Worldwide. Katie Saunoris will join Penguin Random House Canada in the newly created position of director, communications, reporting to report to Beth Lockley, vp, marketing and communications. She was most recently manager, communications…
Bookstores
Barnes & Noble’s Second Time Explaining, Any More Charming?
Barnes & Noble chairman Len Riggio spoke with the NYT as well as the WSJ (which we covered on Friday). We know what you think about how these reports sound, worried that the bookseller is “mired in a leadership crisis” and that the turnaround now rests on Riggio’s “‘5,000’ ideas for how to lure customers…
Riggio and Mantel Try to Mollify Publishers; CEO Search Could Go to Year-End
Barnes & Noble’s executive chairman and largest shareholder Len Riggio had some private meetings with top publishing executives in the wake of the abrupt dismissal of ceo Demos Parneros, the WSJ reports. Chief merchandising officer Timothy Mantel joined Riggio at the meetings, and he is seen as “on the rise at the company, the people said.”…
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MacGregor Literary, run by Chip MacGregor, now operates as MacGregor & Luedeke. Amanda Luedeke, who has worked with MacGregor for ten years, becomes a partner in the agency. Barnes & Noble filed a general release and waiver with the SEC outlining the termination terms for retiring chief digital officer Fred Argir. (who receives cash severance of…
Bookselling Round-Up, and More
On Indigo’s investor call, cfo Hugues Simard clarified that they had a total of 16 superstores under renovation in the just-reported quarter. Two renovations were completed in that period, and another 12 will be finished “between now and November.” Additionally, the timeline on their first US store in Short Hills, NJ has slid just a little….
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Jenn Gonzalez has been promoted to executive vice president, director of sales at Macmillan, taking over as longtime president of sales Alison Lazarus moves to Hachette Book Group. Gonzalez joined Macmillan in 2012 as vp of children’s sales and most recently served as svp, trade sales. Macmillan president Don Weisberg writes: “Jenn has a great passion for books,…