Co-founder of Arcade Publishing Jeannette Seaver will join Skyhorse as a consulting editor to continue working on the Arcade list, which Skyhorse acquired in late 2010. Andrews McMeel book division vp Christine Schillig will take on the role of executive editor “to fulfill her wish to devote additional time to editing and managing her list of authors, while continuing to supervise the editorial team.” The company is creating the new position of vp, executive producer, reporting to book division president Kirsty Melville. The new hire “will assume many of the administrative and management duties formerly held by Schillig,” lead their […]
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Associate Publisher of Knopf Canada Michael Schellenberg has decided to leave the company to consider new paths for his future career. ” I am proud to have had the opportunity to work with him and see his creative talent and commitment to authors, as well as his passion for books, both literary and commercial,” said Random House Canada EVP Louise Dennys in a statement. Schellenberg joined Knopf Canada as a senior editor in 2003. Randy Ladenheim-Gil has left Alpha Books, where she was executive editor, in the wake of the company’s consolidation of the imprint’s editorial staff in its Indiana […]
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Adam Rothberg has been promoted to Senior VP, Corporate Communications at Simon & Schuster. He joined the company in 1985 and has been VP, Corporate Communications since 1999. Penguin and BlogHer have partnered for an online book club and writer’s conference. Starting today BlogHer’s new book club section will feature two Penguin titles a month, beginning with Geraldine Brooks’ novel People of the Book. The writer’s conference will take place in New York this fall and will target women writers and bloggers. Open Road Integrated Media has appointed Biagi Rights Management as their subsidiary rights licensing agent. Rights inquiries can […]
Former White House Press Secretary Named Crown Forum Editorial Director; Other Press Bumps Up Author E-Royalties; and More
Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino has been named editorial director of Crown Forum, where she will acquire and edit six to eight titles annually for the conservative imprint. Perino, who currently works as a communications strategist and Fox News contributor and helped devise the promotional strategy for George W. Bush’s Decision Points, will work out of Washington, DC. Crown has also promoted Sean Desmond to executive editor. Starting Friday, April 1, Other Press will increase its ebook royalty rates to 50 percent of net proceeds once an author’s advance has earned out, and to 30 percent before an […]
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David Saracco has joined codeMantra as director of strategic accounts and business Development. Previously he was VP ePublishing and business development for Impelsys. Shaun Tan has won the Astrid Lindgren Prize, the largest children’s literature award. The Australian Crime novelist and critic HRF Keating, best known for his Inspector Ghote novels, died Sunday at the age of 84. Telegraph Obit Book Expo America announced the convention will have an increased digital presence on the show floor thanks to the IDPF-sponsored Digital Zone, which will feature 17 booths and 16 kioks over approximately 5000 square feet. The IDPF’s two day conference […]
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Derry Wilkins has joined Sourcebooks as publicity manager, children’s & YA. Previously she managed children’s publicity for Sterling. Nancy Fish has joined Cleis Press/Viva Editions as marketing and publicity manager. Previously she was a marketing manager for the Harvard Bookstore and assistant executive director of NEIBA. The Romance Writers of America announced their RITA Award finalists, with the winners to be named on July in New York at their annual convention. Full list Douglas & MacIntyre Publishers will relocate its Toronto office on March 28 to 130 Spadina Avenue, Suite 405, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2L4. Phone numbers and email […]