Ken Wright has been promoted to the newly created position of president and publisher, Viking Children’s and Philomel. Each imprint will retain its autonomous identity and editorial direction. Of Wright’s promotion, Penguin Young Readers president Jen Loja said in the announcement: “Viking and Philomel are home to some of our most beloved classics and dynamic new voices. Viking has flourished under Ken’s direction.” In addition, Jill Santopolo has been promoted to associate publisher, Philomel. Loja commented: “Jill’s editorial vision and commi tment to finding anddeveloping new talent, coupled with Ken’s seasoned leadership, will ensure Philomel continues to evolve and thrive as […]
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Michael Green is leaving his position as president and publisher of Philomel on March 16 to focus on his own writing. He has been with Penguin for 27 years. Green says, “I’m excited. Twenty-seven years is a long time to spend focusing on other people’s writing. I’m giving myself permission to focus on myself. I’ve loved my time at Philomel and still feel immense pride to be have been part of Penguin Random House. I’ll always be a Penguin at heart.” Amanda Pelletier will join Scribner as a senior publicist on March 12. Previously she was a publicist at Harper Collins. In promotions […]
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Carolyn Bresh will join Quarto as chief financial officer starting April 9, and also join the board as executive director. Previously, she was a partner at consultancy Everymind. CEO Marcus Leaver said, “She brings considerable sector and international experience, an increased commercial focus as well as strategic planning and analysis–all of which we need as an ambitious pure-play publishing business.” Also at Quarto, Nanette Gibb has joined as group director of people. She has worked in human resources roles for 25 years, including at Hearst Magazines UK and for CBRE UK. Anne-Lise Spitzer has joined the Philip Spitzer Literary Agency as executive vice president and […]
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Michelle R. Ferguson joined Abrams on December 18 in the new role of senior vice president and chief operating officer. Most recently she was svp of workplace strategies for McGraw-Hill. Abrams president and ceo Michael Jacobs said, “Michelle is both a consummate professional and a personable, down-to-earth problem-solver with lots of energy and the desire to both teach and learn. The drive and the passion she’ll bring to Abrams will be a real asset to the company as we continue to evolve.” Distribution Ampersand will distribute Canadian northwest coast regional publisher Hancock House Publishers. Simon & Schuster will distribute Pike and Powder Publishing Group, […]
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Sean Concannon has joined No Starch Press as sales director. Most recently he handled national accounts, special markets, and institutional library sales at Taylor & Francis. Abigail Novak will join Touchstone as a publicist starting December 11. Previously she was assistant publicist at Harper Collins. December features an unusual Pennie’s Pick at Costco: Liane Moriarty “is so good at what she does that I can’t just pick one of her titles; I am suggesting you read everything you can by her.” The chain is featuring The Husband’s Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot. Distribution Quarto will start distributing Russian […]
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Black Dog & Leventhal founder and publisher J.P. Leventhal will leave the company on December 31. The imprint becomes part of Running Press, reporting to vp and publisher Kristin Kiser, effective immediately. Hachette Book Group ceo Michael Pietsch says, “J.P. Leventhal has been a force in publishing, an original, and a splendid collaborator. His genius for bringing visual content into books in new ways has brought joy to millions of readers. It has been a pleasure having him and his team become part of HBG, and we look forward to his DNA living on in the imprint he created.” At […]