Former vp, director of marketing innovation at Random House Peter McCarthy has launched McCarthy Digital, a marketing strategy and consultancy designed to help trade book publishers define and realize their business and marketing strategies. Kristin Ostby has joined Simon & Schuster for Young Readers as editor. She was most recently a senior editor for Albert Whitman. Simon Thorogood will join Headline on August 28 as publisher, non-fiction, reporting to Jonathan Taylor. He was most recently editorial director at Transworld imprint Bantam Press.
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People: Obits for Stephen R. Covey, Donald J. Sobol
Stephen R. Covey, author of the 1989 self-help bestseller 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, died early Monday at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from the residual effects of a bicycle accident in April, his family said. He was 79 years old. 7 HABITS and additional follow-up titles have sold more than 20 million copies in over 38 languages. Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy said in a statement the publisher was “deeply saddened by Covey’s passing” and the company “is honored to have had a long lasting, company-wide and close association with Dr. Covey and […]
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Barnes & Noble has hired Thomas Donohue as vp, treasurer and Kanuj Malhotra as vp, corporate development. Donohue was most recently vp, assistant treasurer, International of the The Interpublic Group of Companies, while Malhotra was previously vp, finance head for the graduate programs business unit of Kaplan Test Prep. In addition, Andy Milevoj has been promoted to vp, investor relations. All three executives report to cfo Michael Huseby. At Bloomsbury, Kathleen Farrar is being promoted from her position setting up Bloomsbury Australia and will take over as group sales and marketing director as of January 1, 2013. She will be […]
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John Mark Boling has joined Grove/Atlantic as a senior publicist. He was previously a trade and academic marketing manager at Continuum. Peter Blackstock has been promoted to assistant editor. At Random House, four executives “who are leading important corporate business areas” have been promoted to senior vice president: Milena Alberti, Director, Corporate Development and Strategy; Amanda Close, Director, Digital Marketplace Development; Nihar Malaviya, Director, Strategy, Analytics, and Program Development; and Nina von Moltke, Director, Digital Publishing Development. Kate Brown will join Yale University Press as coo. She was most recently managing director of Bank of America’s Technology, Media, and Telecom […]
People, Etc.: Marion Cunningham Dies
Marion Cunningham, 90, author of cookbooks such as LEARNING TO COOK and THE FANNIE FARMER COOKBOOK, died Wednesday in an assisted-care home in Walnut Creek, CA from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Her longtime editor at Knopf Judith Jones said in a statement that Cunningham “epitomized good American food…She was someone who had an ability to take a dish, savor it in her mouth, and give it new life. At a time when Americans were embracing all kinds of foreign cuisine, Marion Cunningham’s love and respect for American food helped The Fannie Farmer Cookbook once again earn a place in kitchens […]
Harper Closes Thomas Nelson Purchase
HarperCollins has finally closed their acquisition of Thomas Nelson, first announced at the end of October 2011, following a lengthy examination period by the Department of Justice. Harper says “Thomas Nelson will continue to operate as an independent company with its unique editorial focus on inspirational and Christian content. Details, such as how Thomas Nelson will benefit from HarperCollins global print and digital platform, will be forthcoming.”