Harper Children’s UK publisher Rachel Denwood will move to Simon & Schuster UK, where she will be managing director for the children’s publishing division, reporting to ceo Ian Chapman. Denwood will also join the publisher’s UK board. Chapman says, “Rachel is highly talented with a wealth of experience and great energy and passion for children’s books. She is the perfect publisher to take the helm of this vital and growing area of our business.” Denwood adds, “After ten happy and successful years at HarperCollins it is hard to say goodbye, but the opportunity to lead and build the gem-filled Simon […]
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People, Etc.: Mavjee to Macmillan
Former Crown Publishing Group president and publisher Maya Mavjee will join Macmillan on March 1 in the new role of president, publishing strategy, reporting to ceo John Sargent. Mavjee will work closely with Sargent, coo Andrew Weber (formerly of Random House), and president of Macmillan US Don Weisberg (formerly of Random House and Penguin Children’s) on “all aspects of publishing across the company, with a focus on publishing strategy and the overall growth and development of its programs.” Sargent says in the announcement, “Maya brings a wealth of experience to this new role and will have a broad mandate. She […]
France Loisirs Book Club (and Shops) Emerges from Bankruptcy
France’s largest book club, France Loisirs, with retail shops as well, announced earlier this week that its year in bankruptcy reorganization is over. In late December, the Paris Commercial Court approved a two-part recovery plan, sources told Agence France-Presse. The first phase, implemented in 2018, preserved 437 jobs (out of a workforce of about 1800 people), closed 35 stores, and moved the corporate headquarters from Paris to Gentilly. The second part of the plan will reportedly refocus the business on books. (In 2013, the company had expanded into cosmetics sales.) The club says it still has over 1 million members. […]
Briefs: BN Book Club Expands, Costa Awards, and More
Picks Barnes & Noble has named Marie Benedict’s The Only Woman in the Room as the January selection for the chain’s Book Club. Quarterly-ish until now (the last selection was Hank Green’s An Absolutely Remarkable Thing in September), the company said the club will now convene monthly “at all store nationwide,” which they say is “due to its overwhelming popularity with customers.” Awards The Costa Award category winners were announced, going to: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Stuart Turton (First Novel); Normal People, Sally Rooney (Novel); The Cut Out Girl, Bart van Es (Biography); Assurances, J.O. Morgan (Poetry); The Skylarks’ War, Hilary McKay (Children’s). […]
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Claire Eddy has been promoted to executive editor at Tor/Forge Books. Carina Guiterman joined Simon & Schuster editor as editor. She was previously at Little, Brown. Jackson Howard was promoted to assistant editor at Farrar, Straus. Alexis Gilbert has joined Grand Central Publishing’s marketing team as assistant director of advertising. Caroline Eisenmann has been promoted to agent at Frances Goldin Literary Agency. At Hachette Book Group, Dylan Hoke has been promoted to the newly created role of senior vice president, publishing operations and strategy. Ruiko Tokunaga becomes executive director, print production. In the UK, former Ebury executive Jake Lingwood will join Octopus […]
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Cara Bedick joins Chronicle Books as executive editor of Mark Tauber’s new imprint. She was most recently a senior editor at Touchstone. Iris Hsieh has been appointed associate director, China sales & product management, Penguin Random House International sales & marketing. She will oversee the company’s export strategies across all channels within China, reporting to Cyrus Kheradi. Samantha Simon has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as associate marketing manager for Lifestyle. She was previously digital content manager at Coaction Public Relations. Andrea Concaildi has joined Sourcebooks as marketing associate, ecommerce. At Princeton University Press, Caroline Priday becomes global promotions director and Julia Hall is promoted […]