At Workman Children’s, Pam Bobowicz joins as senior editor; previously she was with Abrams. Maria Elias joins as associate art director; previously she was with Disney Publishing Worldwide. Katie Saunoris will join Penguin Random House Canada in the newly created position of director, communications, reporting to report to Beth Lockley, vp, marketing and communications. She was most recently manager, communications and media relations for Soulpepper Theatre Company in NYC. Rachel Diebel has been promoted to assistant editor at St. Martin’s. Karen Auerbach, director of publicity at Kensington, will be leaving on August 16 after 11 years with the company to pursue “new adventures.” In the […]
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Cheryl A. Young is retiring from her position as executive director of the MacDowell Colony, which she has held since 1997. Young will remain in her position until her successor is in place in early 2019. She said, “Not only has MacDowell been a home to me, it has been a great joy to be around such passionate people … the staff, board, volunteers, and donors. Everyone is devoted to helping artists make new work. MacDowell has been an exceptional organization since its pioneering beginning, and each generation has a role to play in safeguarding it.” Maris Kreizman has started contributing […]
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At Hachette Book Group, Todd McGarity has been promoted to the new, expanded role of vp, business development. He will now “lead HBG’s growth through acquisition efforts,” while continuing to run the client services (distribution) business. Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul, 85, died on August 11 at his home in London. Born in Trinidad to emigrants from India, he authored numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including A House for Mr. Biswas and In A Free State, which won the Booker in 1971. When he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001, the Swedish Academy described him as “a […]
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MacGregor Literary, run by Chip MacGregor, now operates as MacGregor & Luedeke. Amanda Luedeke, who has worked with MacGregor for ten years, becomes a partner in the agency. Barnes & Noble filed a general release and waiver with the SEC outlining the termination terms for retiring chief digital officer Fred Argir. (who receives cash severance of $500,000 over the next year, along with other benefits). Bookselling Hudson Group has won the contract for the expanded and “reimagined” Terminal B at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, which will open in stages beginning this fall. That contract includes partnering with New York bookstore McNally Jackson, […]
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On Indigo’s investor call, cfo Hugues Simard clarified that they had a total of 16 superstores under renovation in the just-reported quarter. Two renovations were completed in that period, and another 12 will be finished “between now and November.” Additionally, the timeline on their first US store in Short Hills, NJ has slid just a little. Previously pointed towards opening in “late August, early September,” now, “It’ll be most probably a late-September opening.” As Ann Arbor bookseller Aunt Agatha’s, prepares to close on August 31 after 26 years of operation, owners Robin and Jamie Agnew “weren’t expecting [the] outpouring of support […]
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Tom Miller has joined Liza Dawson Associates as senior agent. He spent the last three years at Carol Mann Agency. Maggie Haas has joined Chronicle Books as website and ecommerce coordinator. Previously she helped manage the SFMOMA online store. Tyrus Books founder and former publisher Ben LeRoy will serve as executive director of the Independent Publishers Caucus (IPC) on a part-time basis. IPC aims to “foster a true and mutually beneficial sense of community among independent publishers, between publishers and booksellers, and with readers.” They note that steering committee (comprising Ibrahim Ahmad at Akashic, Terrie Akers at Other Press, Jon […]