Former Free Press editor-in-chief Dominick Anfuso will join Crown Archetype on July 29 as vp, executive Editor, reporting to Mauro DiPreta. Anfuso will acquire and edit titles for Archetype, Harmony, Crown Business, and Crown Forum. Former Hyperion editor Matt Inman also joins the company, this week, as editor for Crown Archetype and Three Rivers Press. Additionally, consulting editor-at-large Heather Jackson has been named vp, executive editor for Harmony, newly reporting to DiPreta. Frances Foster, who has worked in children’s book publishing for 55 years and run Frances Foster Books, an imprint of FSG Children’s, since 1994, is retiring after a […]
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Ken Brooks, who recently left his position at Cengage as svp, global production and manufacturing services to focus on his consulting company, has now joined McGraw Hill Education as their svp, global supply chain management. UK agent Sarah Molloy will retire from A.M. Heath at the end of July. Julia Churchill, who joined the agency in April, will take over primary representation of the agency’s children’s list, including estates. Also in the UK, Hodder & Stoughton has created specialist sales, publicity and marketing teams for its divisions. At John Murray Press, Ben Gutcher is now sales director across the division’s imprints; […]
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At HarperCollins, Joe Macavage has been promoted to the newly created position of director of fulfillment operations, including HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Macavage will be based in the RR Donnelley facility in Plainfield, IN and will be responsible for oversight of the company’s distribution, including closely monitoring the RRD New Release Distribution Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. At Ten Speed Press, Michele Crim has been promoted to senior director of marketing, while Toni Tajima has been promoted to senior art director and Katy Brown moves up to associate art director. Ray Wolf starts today as director, sales and business development at Fox […]
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Sydny Miner has left her position as executive editor at Crown, and is “looking for new opportunities.” She can be reached at sydny.miner@gmail.com. At Macmillan, Erin Coffey has been promoted to the newly created role of vp, internal communications, event and community services. Colin Bettam has joined Kobo as chief marketing officer, reporting to Michael Serbinis. He was formerly vp, marketing at LG. Bettam will “be responsible for building and expanding the Kobo brand internationally,” with stores “expected to launch this year…[in] countries like India, Russia and Philippines.” Separately, Kobo announced the release of their app for the disappointing new […]
People, Etc.: Legato Announces 20 Clients
The new distribution “affiliate” of Publishers Group West run by Mark Suchomel, Legato Publishers Group, announced 20 publishers that have signed on as clients. All will start with Legato on January 1, 2014, except for Buffalo Media Works, which will use Legao to sell and distribute their books immediately. All 20 also have been clients of IPG, where Suchomel worked for 27 years until he was dismissed in March. Legato has said they aim to take on 30 to 40 publisher clients over the next two to three years. Robin Desser is the latest recipient of The Center for Fiction’s […]
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Sandi Kirshner has been named chief marketing officer at Cengage, working out of the company’s Boston office. Previously she was evp, higher education policy at Pearson. Quarto has entered into a number of distribution agreements with Hachette UK and US for several of its imprints. Quayside Publishing Group will be distributed by Hachette US effective January 1, 2014, and Hachette UK subsidiary Littlehampton Book Services as of July 1. Littlehampton will also distribute Aurum Publishing Group titles as of September.