Ken Holland, vp, director, field sales, will be retire from Macmillan on May 14, after 22 years at the company. Holland joined Macmillan in 1997 as national sales manager. Jenn Gonzalez, evp, trade sales, said, “Beloved by booksellers and the field alike, Ken is well known for being a fierce champion of the independent channel….
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Carol Carson, longtime vice president and art director at Knopf will retire at the end of March. Carson joined Knopf in 1987, the same year that Knopf chairman and editor-in-chief Sonny Mehta did. He writes, “Carol has been a design visionary for our flagship imprint, and an inspiring leader to her team. But first and…
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At St. Martin’s, Joe Goldschein has been promoted to senior director, marketing & sales operations; Kim Ludlam to director, creative services; Martin Quinn to associate director, marketing; Marissa Sangiacomo to senior marketing manager; Erik Platt to senior manager, digital advertising operations; Danielle Prielipp to senior marketing manager; Joe Brosnan to senior marketing manager; DJ DeSmyter…
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American Booksellers Association ceo since 2009 Oren Teicher announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the year. The ABA board has retained the search firm of Isaacson, Miller and has appointed a search committee, intending to complete the search process by September 30. Teicher said, “To say the least, this was not a…
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Walter Isaacson has joined Arcadia Publishing in the part-time role of editor-at-large and senior advisor, and he will be an investor in the company as well. Isaacson will acquire, edit and promote books for Arcadia, as well assisting the company in developing new strategies and partnerships. Former president and chief executive of Book-of-the-Month Club and…
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Ben Ball will join Simon & Schuster Australia in the newly created role of publishing director, Scribner. He will report to managing director Dan Ruffino, leading the recently launched Australian arm of the imprint. He was previously with Penguin Group Australia for 12 years, most recently as publishing director, literary. Keith Riegert will rejoin Ulysses…