Lagardere Publishing reported fourth quarter and full-year sales results on Thursday (and, in the European tradition, will not report earnings and complete 2017 details until March). Acquisitions lifted the group just above previous results, rebounding from a soft third quarter, with fourth quarter sales of €624 million (up €5 million), and full year sales of €2.289 billion (up €25 million). Acquisitions added €7 million in the fourth quarter, and €33 million in the full year, meaning performance was down slightly without those additions. The company blames that on the weak British pound — and in the year to come the weaker US dollar will […]
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Joy de Menil joins Harvard University Press in the newly created position of executive editor and director of Belknap Publishing, where she “will oversee the rebranding of the prestigious imprint, with an eye to widening awareness of its titles,” working from Washington, DC. She was most recently an executive editor at Viking. At Hachette Books, Paul Whitlatch has been promoted to executive editor. Mary Gaule has been promoted to assistant editor for Harper and Harper Perennial. At Del Rey, Sarah Peed has been promoted to editor. Michele Bidelspach is joining Harlequin as executive editor for Graydon House and HQN, starting February 26. Previously she […]
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Eric Henney will join Basic Books as editor, starting February 20. Most recently he was commissioning editor at Princeton University Press. Pronoy Sarkar has been promoted to associate editor at Picador. Among the St. Martin’s promotions announced yesterday, we overlooked that Anne Marie Tallberg moved up to vp, publishing director of St. Martin’s Paperbacks and Griffin, reporting to Jen Enderlin. At Bonnier’s Igloo Books, Bonnie Hunter has been hired as joint vp for the US business, running that unit along with Jeremy Nurnberg, who is promoted to joint vp. Hunter was director of sales at Parragon Books in the US. Additionally, Darren Witherall […]
People, Etc.: Enderlin Is Sole SMP Publisher As Richardson Becomes Chair
Building on the transition from mid-2016, Jen Enderlin becomes the sole publisher at St. Martin’s Press and will have all of the division’s publishing units reporting to her. Enderlin will report to Don Weisberg, as SMP president Sally Richardson takes the new role of chairman, also reporting to Weisberg. He writes: “Sally Richardson has been at SMP for 48 years, and has come to represent all that is good about the company. In her new job, Sally will help chart the future for St. Martin’s Press. She will continue to read and buy books and will bring her vast experience […]
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At Ballantine Bantam Dell, Emily Hartley and Elana Seplow-Jolley have both been promoted to associate editor. Leonicka Valcius has joined the Transatlantic Agency as assistant agent. Valcius was most recently a title analyst at Penguin Random House Canada. Suzanne Rafer, executive editor and director of cookbook publishing at Workman Publishing, retired on February 2 after almost 44 years with the company. Executive chair and president of Workman Publishing Carolan Workman said, “Workman without Suzanne is unimaginable…. It’s impossible to overstate how much she’s contributed to this company. Always with good nature and humor and love.” Obituary Former longtime Barnes & Noble director of merchandising Bob Wietrak, 69, […]
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Penny Makras has been promoted to associate director of marketing for Harper Wave and Harper Business. Harper Christian announced a number of promotions across several imprints. John Kramp has been promoted to svp, group publisher Bibles, while Doug Lockhart takes on the role of svp, Bible marketing and new initiatives. At Zondervan, Melinda Bouma has been promoted to publisher. Finally, Daniel Marrs moves up to publisher, Thomas Nelson Bibles. Lathea Williams has joined Workman as publicity manager. Most recently, she was assistant publicity manager at Sourcebooks. Nicole Counts has been promoted to associate editor at One World. At Scholastic Trade, Keith Fretz has […]