Ruth Homberg has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s as senior marketing manager. Previously she was digital marketing manager at Egmont UK. In addition, Hayley Gonnason has been named senior publicist, starting September 22. She is currently a publicist at S&S Children’s. Both will work in HMH’s New York office. At HarperCollins, Austin Tripp has been named national account manager, Amazon, succeeding Diane Jackson, who will retire on October 1 after 24 years with the company. In addition, Christy Johnson joins as national account manager, Amazon. Previously she was sales/marketing/inventory manager at the New Press. Forbes has released their annual list of […]
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Rounding Out A Powerhouse of Keynoters
Two more additions have been announced to the best-ever line-up of keynote speakers to headline the sixth-annual Digital Book World. Data scientist in residence at tech venture capital firm Accel Partners Hilary Mason will speak on “Smart Data: A Look at Data—Big and Small—For Publishing,” bringing an expert’s perspective on using data to drive key publishing decisions and investments. And additional diversity will be provided by keynoter Joe Pulizzi, author and organizer of the biggest content marketing event in the world, Content Marketing World, explaining the extent to which book publishers can capitalize on — and learn from — the hot “content marketing” trend. Mason […]
People, Etc.
Longtime editor Tom Miller will join Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as a literary agent on September 15. He will represent primarily nonfiction projects in the areas of diet and wellness, psychology and self-help, business, popular culture, spirituality, cooking, and narrative nonfiction. Most recently, he was an executive editor at McGraw-Hill. Annie Nybo has been promoted to assistant editor at Margaret K. McElderry Books. In the UK, Bonnier Publishing has hired Justine Smith as publisher of Templar, starting October 20. She was previously a publisher at DK. Also in the UK, the shortlist was announced for Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize to an author 39 or […]
Jodi Picoult Tops October Indie Next List
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult is the top selection of ABA booksellers for October. Their list also includes A Deadly Wandering by Matt Richtel, included in our Publishers Lunch Fall/Winter Buzz Books. You can download our free sampler from any ebookstore (or from the Buzz home page) to read substantial excerpts from Richtel’s book and all other included authors right now. The full Indie Next list is: #1: Leaving Time: A Novel, by Jodi Picoult The Paying Guests, by Sarah Waters Nora Webster: A Novel, by Colm Tóibín On Immunity: An Inoculation, by Eula Biss Good Grief: Life in a […]
People: Layoffs At USA Today Claim Longtime Book Reporter/Reviewer
Layoffs at USA Today on Wednesday eliminated approximately 25 editorial jobs, including that of longtime Books section reporter and reviewer Bob Minzesheimer. He can be reached at bookbobminz@yahoo.com. He has written about books and authors since 1997. In other news, Natasha Alexis and Lana Popovic have joined Chalberg & Sussman as agents. Both were previously at Zachary Shuster Harmsworth, where Alexis supported business affairs and Popovic managed international rights. Former vp, publisher of Oxford University Press’s trade division Ellen Chodosh has been named publisher of NYU Press, effective September 15. She succeeds Steve Maikowski, who retired in May after 13 […]
Sony Hires Doherty As Literary Development Executive
Sony Pictures has hired Ballantine Bantam Dell senior editor Ryan Doherty for the newly-created position of vp, literary development, based in Sony’s New York headquarters. Doherty will pursue “book-to-film-and-television opportunities for all content divisions across Sony Entertainment” and the hire is designed to “deepen and expand the studio’s efforts in these areas.” President of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Doug Belgrad says in the announcement, “By bringing Ryan in to this new executive position in New York, we are strengthening our commitment to finding the highest quality and most commercial source material for each of our divisions. Ryan is a […]