Ralf Markmeier will join Harper Germany as managing director and publisher starting January 15. He succeeds Thomas Beckmann, who will retire in February, after 18 years with Harlequin and Harper. Markmeier was previously with Random House Germany, which he joined in 2003. Harper Collins cdo and evp of international publishing Chantal Restivo-Alessi said, “Ralf’s extensive trade publishing knowledge and management skills, gained at the biggest publishing conglomerate in Germany, will help us continue our growth trajectory.” Restivo-Alessi also commended Beckmann’s “outstanding service over the last two decades” and added: “During his career, Thomas consistently demonstrated his deep understanding of book […]
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John Kulka has been hired as editorial director for Library of America, taking over from Geoffrey O’Brien, who will retire at the end of 2017. Currently executive editor at Basic, he has worked for Barnes & Noble, Yale University Press, and Harvard University Press, and has served on the boards of the Dalkey Archive Press and the David Charles Horn Foundation, which supports the Yale Drama Series. Publisher Max Rudin said in the announcement, “John’s broad and deep knowledge of American writing, his experience on both the publishing and bookselling sides, and his career-long dedication to quality, make him the […]
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Jenica Nasworthy has been promoted to managing editor and Katrina Groover moves up to senior production editor for Simon & Schuster Children’s and Paula Wiseman Books. In addition, Clare McGlade has been promoted to senior production editor for Atheneum and Margaret K. McElderry Books, while Rebecca Vitkus is now associate production editor for Aladdin and Simon Pulse. At Soho Press, Mark Doten has been promoted to vp, executive editor. Faye Bi joins Holiday House as publicity manager. Most recently, she was senior publicist at Simon & Schuster. Katie Cooper has joined Sourcebooks as digital content specialist. She was previously social media manager at Wyzant. […]
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Kate Napolitano will join Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as senior editor starting November 13. Previously, she was senior editor for Plume/Blue Rider. At Casemate Group, Curtis Key has been promoted to vice president digital services and publishing operations; Sam Caggiula becomes US group marketing and publicity director, but will continue to acquire titles and look for publishing partnerships; and Michaela Goff has been promoted to the new position of vice president, sales, marketing and client relations. Baker Literary Scouting has been appointed nonfiction scout for Natur och Kultur in Sweden. Nancy Friday, 84, “the author whose books about gender politics helped redefine American women’s sexuality and social identity […]
Briefs: Kirkus Prize Winners, and More
KF Literary Scouting has been appointed scout for Tchelet in Israel and Eksmo in Russia. Awards The winners of the Kirkus Prize were announced Thursday night at a ceremony in Austin, TX. Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (Riverhead) won for fiction, and Jack E. Davis’s The Gulf (Liveright) took the nonfiction category. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (DCB) won in Young Readers’ Literature. Best Of The renamed New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Awards announced its ten best books of the year: Muddy, written by Michael Mahin, illustrated by Evan Turk Frida […]
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Today we introduce a new feature that people have been requesting for a long time: A community bulletin board/classified ad section for sharing news, offers and opportunities that don’t fit in the day-to-day editorial coverage in Publishers Lunch. Our new Classifieds work just like our very effective, industry-leading Publishers Lunch Job Board. Your posts run for seven days on a dedicated page at PublishersMarketplace.com, and every Friday we’ll collect the week’s listings in a special section of Publishers Lunch, which you can see below today. Use PL classifieds to offer galleys or office space; announce awards, new clients, press releases, […]