Trisha de Guzman has joined Farrar, Straus Children’s as associate editor. Previously she worked at Rodale. At Scholastic Trade, Emily Clement has been promoted to executive editor, Harry Potter, Wizarding World and special projects. Amanda Shih has joined as associate editor, nonfiction; she was previously at Tarcher Perigee. Rachel Weinert has moved over as rights and co-edition manager; she was with Scholastic International. Crystal McCoy has joined as publicity manager; she was previously at Little Bee/Sizzle Press. Stacey Kondla joined The Rights Factory as an associate agent for children’s books, based in Calgary. Previously she worked at Scholastic Canada Book Fairs and Indigo Kids. At Princeton University Press, Laurie Schlesinger […]
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At Crown Publishing Group, Diana Baroni has been promoted to vice president, associate publisher, editorial director, Harmony and Rodale Books, reporting to Aaron Wehner. Crown has also hired a number of former Rodale employees, following its January acquisition of Rodale Books: Gail Gonzales has been appointed vice president, director, publishing strategy, Harmony, Rodale Books, and Clarkson Potter; Dervla Kelly has joined as senior editor, Rodale Books and Ten Speed Press; Brianne Sperber has been named senior marketing manager, Harmony and Rodale Books; and Holly Smith has joined as senior digital marketer. European publisher World Editions, dedicated to publishing English-language translations of literary fiction from around the world, […]
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Tracy Behar‘s new nonfiction imprint will be named Little, Brown Spark. She says in the announcement that the name was chosen “to reflect our mission to publish books that spark ideas, feelings, and change.” As previously announced, launching in fall 2018, the line is focused on health, lifestyle, psychology, and science. Alongside senior editor Marisa Vigilante, Behar is joined by associate editor Ian Straus, and associate director of marketing Jessica Chun. Steven Wallace has joined the University of Georgia Press as director of marketing and sales. Previously he was business development manager at New Leaf Distributing. Awards Shortlists were announced for the UK’s Carnegie and […]
Barnes & Noble Preserves Their Dividend, Investors Respond
After warning on their quarterly earnings investor call that the company board would “review the upcoming dividend payment,” Barnes & Noble announced Wednesday after the close of the market that the board had in fact approved another standard dividend of 15 cents a share. After approving a budget for fiscal 2019, which begins in the middle of this calendar year, the company also declared guidance of EBITDA “in a range of $175 million to $200 million” for the coming year. They said that EBITDA would “grow through improved sales trends and expense reductions.” In January, the company had reduced earnings guidance […]
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Stephanie Smirnov has joined Scholastic as evp, head of global corporate communications, reporting jointly to chairman, president, and ceo Richard Robinson and chief strategy officer Iole Lucchese. Smirnov was previously managing director, brand practice at Edelman New York and ceo for the US region of DeVries Global. The Authors Guild elected Monique Truong, author of The Book of Salt and Bitter in the Mouth, as vice president. D.T. Max, author of Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story, has joined the governing council as a member. Chelsea Handler and Daniel Novack have each been named senior counsel for Penguin Random House. Publisher […]
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Tina Jordan has left her position as vice president of AAP after 12 years, to “temporarily explore her lifelong passion of becoming a professional surfer.” BookEnds Literary has launched a children’s division, BookEnds, Jr. Miles Franklin Award-winning crime writer (and Gold Dagger honoree) Peter Temple, 71, died on Thursday of cancer. Forthcoming Candlewick will publish two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo‘s eighth middle-grade novel, LOUISIANA’S WAY, returning to the world of Raymie Nightingale, globally on October 2, 2018. Awards The Booker International Prize announced its 13-book longlist, with the shortlist to be announced on April 12 and the winner to […]