The University of New Mexico Press will become a part of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences starting March 1, as part of a university reorganization. The $7 million debt owed by UNM Press to the university will be disposed of, though the university has not yet determined how. Interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, Richard Wood said, “UNM Press was at risk of closure,” adding of the debt, “we’ll have to absorb it into the budget somehow.” The press doesn’t plan any editorial changes, but distribution will be outsourced to a third party and the south campus […]
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At Scholastic Trade, Julia Romero has been promoted to director of sales for Klutz and Courtney DeVerges has been promoted to sales representative for Klutz. Erika Turner has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s new children’s imprint Versify as editorial project manager. Previously she was managing editor of the Vera Institute of Justice. Emily Bamford has been promoted to publicist at Random House Children’s.
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Allison Cohen will join Running Press Kids as editor starting February 20. Previously, she was literary agent at The Gersh Agency. At Random House Children’s, Andrea Posner-Sanchez has been promoted to senior executive editor and Meika Hashimoto has been promoted to editor. Quarto has eliminated five positions from the foreign rights team in their Brighton, England office, part of a “strategic evolution” in line with their focus “on territories and languages rather than imprint portfolios.” Four people left the company, and one toke another position in their London office, the Bookseller reports.
People: Mantel Named Barnes & Noble CMO
Timothy Mantel has joined Barnes & Noble as chief merchandising officer, reporting to ceo Demos Parneros. He was cmo for GNC, and prior to he was svp, food, household essentials and food service. Mantel fills the position vacated when Mary Amicucci was dismissed in September. Parnernos said of Mantel in the announcement: “His deep knowledge of retail and proven track record are exactly what we need to invigorate our merchandising strategy and grow our business. He will be a great addition to our management team.” Naomi Davis and Amanda Jain have both joined Bookends Literary Agency as agents. Previously both […]
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Courtney Littler has been promoted to editor at Castle Point Books. Cengage has hired Gary Fortier as chief people officer. Most recently he was CEO for Vision Government Solutions. Denise George has joined Thomas Nelson as vice president of marketing for the W Publishing Group. She was previously vice president of content and customer development at Creative Trust. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates is now scouting fiction for C. H. Beck in Germany. Memorials There will be a memorial service for Toby Eady on Monday, April 9 at 4 pm the Royal Over-Seas League in St. James’s, London. Visitors are asked to confirm their attendance by […]
Harper Is Steady In Holiday Quarter, Boosted By Foreign Exchange
News Corp. reported fiscal second quarter results through December 31, with revenues at HarperCollins nudging up by $3 million to 469 million — with all of the gain and then some coming from foreign exchange, which added $8 million in the quarter. EBITDA of $80 million was up $5 million from a year ago, with foreign exchange adding $1 million. Along with the currency boost, the company cited “higher backlist sales at the children’s books” as a contributing factor, calling out Ree Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman Cooks and David Walliams’ Bad Dad as their top frontlist titles. The performance is […]