Rachel Meier has been named to the newly created position of publishing manager for Crown, Crown Archetype, Hogarth, Broadway, Three Rivers Press, and Tim Duggan Books. Ami Webster McConnell has joined Howard Books as vp, editor in chief. Most recently she was senior acquisitions editor for fiction at Harper Christian and helped launch the fiction program at Thomas Nelson. Michael Eisenberg has joined the book publishing group at Highlights in the newly created role of director, book marketing, reporting to Jack Perry, after consulting with the company for the past five years. Previously he was svp, co-publisher of Farrar, Straus & Giroux […]
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Stephen Barbara will move to Inkwell Management on January 5 after six years at Foundry Literary + Media, and he will be followed by all 50 of his clients. He says in the announcement, “It’s an agency I’ve long admired, and I couldn’t miss the chance to work with such a world-class group of authors’ representatives.” New York Magazine book critic Kathryn Schulz is leaving to join the New Yorker, where she will “write book reviews, as well as web pieces and the occasional feature” according to Capital New York. Her first day is January 19. At National Geographic Books, Lisa Thomas has been promoted […]
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At Simon & Schuster, Brit Hvide has been promoted to associate editor. Sarah Bloxham has left Bonnier Publishing UK, where she was publisher of Weldon Owen, and is “available for work on a permanent, contract or consultancy basis.” She can be reached at bloxham.sarah@googlemail.com. Barbara Casey has joined Strategic Media Books as partner, and will be involved in acquisitions and company operations, and oversee book production. She also continues as president of the Barbara Casey Agency. Jesse Aylen has been promoted to assistant editor, Crown Archetype and Three Rivers Press. Cindy Whittemore has rejoined Alive Literary Agency as contracts director, working out of her home […]
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Suzanne Donahue will leave Simon & Schuster, where she is vp, associate publisher, on December 27. She had held that position for the past two years, and before then was associate publisher at Free Press from 1997 through 2012. S&S publisher Jonathan Karp said in a statement: “In the past two years, I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of working with Suzanne. She has been an excellent colleague and an enthusiastic champion of our books, as well as a source of wisdom on Free Press and Simon & Schuster backlist. Please join me in thanking Suzanne for her many contributions to Simon […]
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At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Nick Elliot has been promoted to assistant marketing manager. Chronicle Books will handle sales and distribution for UK-based illustrated books publisher Quadrille Publishing in North America, starting with the fall 2015 season. Quadrille plans to hire a US-based marketing and publicity executive and expects to publish approximately 20 titles a season for this market. Quadrille was acquired in 2013 by Australia’s Hardie Grant. Legato Publishers Group started selling and distributing Forest Avenue Press in the US as of December 1, and will distribute and sell Microcosm Publishing and Destination Press as of January 1. Quarto has entered into a distribution partnership agreement […]
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The Crown marketing department announced a number of promotions. At Clarkson Potter, Kate Tyler has been promoted to vp, director of marketing and publicity, while Carly Gorga moves up to assistant director of marketing. In addition, Julie Cepler, director of marketing for Crown Archetype and Three Rivers Press, will be taking the same role for Harmony Books. Norton will take over distribution of Tin House Books as of July 1, 2015. Tin House is currently distributed by PGW, an agreement which will end in June 2015. Trafalgar Square Publishing will distribute Penguin Australia, Penguin UK, Penguin New Zealand, Penguin Books […]