Mondadori has appointed Maria B. Campbell Associates UK as their UK scout, starting August 1. Tina Brown and Harold Evans hosted a memorial party honoring the late Ed Victor, in accordance with his wishes, covered by the NYT. Pulitzer winner for “Buried Child” and author of forty-four plays, plus many books of short stories, essays, and memoirs Sam Shepard, 73, has died. PBS announced a new eight-part TV series, The Great American Read, to launch in Spring 2018. The series will featured 100 of America’s best-loved books, selected by the public and an advisory panel of literary professionals. Six episodes of the series will […]
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At Sourcebooks, Stephanie Lewis has been promoted to business data manager; Drew French has been promoted to sales data associate. Nick Lindsay has been promoted to director of journals and open access for MIT Press. Sarah Baline will join Catapult, Counterpoint Press, and Soft Skull Press as events coordinator starting August 14. Most recently, she was events coordinator for East City Books in Washington, D.C. At Random House Children’s, Shay Brown has been promoted to production coordinator and Alice Rahaeuser has been promoted to production supervisor. At Ingram Content Group: Tricia Racke Bengel has joined as library sales and services manager for Ingram Library Services (she was […]
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At Scholastic Trade, Megan Peace has been promoted to associate editor. Mara Lander has joined as senior marketing director for licensed publishing and brand management. She was previously executive director for licensing and brand management for Little, Brown Children’s. Sarah Jacobson has joined Scholastic as assistant production editor. Most recently, she was freelancing at Scholastic and has held previous positions at Melville House and Kennebec Publishing. Carolyn Bull has joined as designer for licensed publishing. She was previously junior designer at Little, Brown Children’s. Marian Brown will join Henry Holt as a publicist at large. Previously, she was executive publicist for Blue Rider Press. At Little, Brown Children’s, Anna […]
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Cristobal Pera has joined Vintage Espanol as publishing director, succeeding Jaime de Pablos, who has resigned. Previously, Pera was founding director of The Wylie Agency Espana since 2015. He will acquire and publish books in original Spanish, as well as Spanish translations. Additionally, Ingrid Paredes has been promoted to publishing manager for Vintage Espanol. Neal Porter will join Holiday House as vice president and publisher for Neal Porter Books on September 18, moving his imprint over from Roaring Brook Press. Jennifer Kurdyla will join The Experiment as editor starting July 25. Previously, she was assistant editor for Knopf. Tyler Freidenrich has been promoted to […]
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LeeEric Fesko has been promoted to associate publisher for Harper Christian’s specialty division, which includes Thomas Nelson gift books, Zondervan gift books, Tommy Nelson children’s books, children’s Bibles, and new media. Emma House was promoted to deputy chief executive at the Publishers Association in the UK. Imprints Atria is adding a Skybound Books imprint, co-publishing sci-fi, fantasy and horror with Skybound Entertainment (The Walking Dead). The line will publish four to six titles a year, with Michael Braff as senior editor in LA, reporting to newly-promoted Skybound Entertainment svp, editor-in-chief Sean Mackiewicz. (Braff was at Del Rey.) Peter Borland and Jhanteigh Kupihea […]
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Library of America president Cheryl Hurley will retire at the end of 2017, and publisher Max Rudin will succeed her. Current cfo Daniel Baker will become chief operating officer, and lon-time editor-in-chief Geoffrey O’Brien will also retire at the end of 2017. He will continue as consulting editor, and the LOA will conduct a search for a new editorial director. At Norton, vp and senior editor Maria Guarnaschelli has retired after almost 17 years at the company. Barnes & Noble Education ceo Max J. Roberts will retire, effective September 19, after 21 years with the company. Current BNED executive chairman and former ceo […]