At Scholastic Trade, Klutz publisher and creative director Netta Rabin will take over as leader of te line, reporting to Ellie Berger. She succeeds Stacy Lellos, president of Klutz, who is stepping down on May 31 to seek new opportunities. Vanessa Han has been promoted to art director, Klutz; Emily Heddleson to director, library & educational marketing; Vicki Kopidakis to marketing associate, advertising; Taylan Salvati to senior publicist; Sydney Tillman to senior publicist; Jordana Kulak to associate publicist; Susan Lee to associate production director; Melissa Schirmer to senior production editor; Maya Marlette to editor, Scholastic Press; Tiffany Colón to associate editor, Scholastic Press; […]
New Imprints
Zando Announces First Title; Spiegel & Grau Celebrates Launch
New independent publisher Zando, launched last fall by former Crown publisher Molly Stern, has announced its first acquisition: YOU ARE NOT ALONE: The NAMI Guide To Mental Illness And Recovery, by Dr. Ken Duckworth. The book will be published in fall 2022 partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Zando senior editor Quynh Do acquired the book, at auction, sold by Will Lippincott at Aevitas Creative Management. Stern and Do talked to PL about the inaugural title, acquired in “a competitive auction” and Zando’s strategy of platform-driven publishing. Do told PL that once the world is through the initial […]
Briefs
Imprints Macmillan Children’s is launching Neon Squid, a new imprint “dedicated to publishing gift nonfiction books that make complex topics – from medicine to archaeology – accessible and exciting for children.” Joanne Clark, Fiona Macdonald, and Sam Priddy will serve as co-publishers, based in London and reporting to Sally Poulson, global operations director at Priddy Books. The first list will launch in winter 2021. Audio Serial Box has been renamed Realm and is expanding to release original audio shows for free as ad-supported podcasts, as well as adding a subscription option. Previously, its audio stories were available to purchase a […]
People, Etc.
Aliya King Neil will join Gallery Books as a senior editor on April 5. She was previously editor-at-large at Medium. At Hachette Book Group, Megan Fitzpatrick has been promoted to executive director of marketing & publicity for Hachette Audio; Barbara Slavin to senior director of digital sales and business development; and Mary Urban to associate director of digital sales. Terri Lancaster has been promoted to senior production coordinator, reprints at Chronicle Books. Rick Garcia has joined Harper Collins as director of digital advertising for the general books group. He was previously head of programmatic advertising at Penguin Random House. Connor […]
People, Etc.
Jen Long has been promoted to vice president, deputy publisher of the Gallery Books Group, reporting to Jen Bergstrom. Sareena Kamath will join Zando as associate editor on March 29, reporting to Emily Bell. She was most recently assistant editor at Mulholland Books. Caolinn Douglas will join as executive coordinator and assistant editor on March 29, reporting to Molly Stern and Emily Bell. She was most recently at Bookouture in the UK. Sarah Lyn Rogers has been promoted to associate editor at Soft Skull Press. At Simon & Schuster, Kaiya Muniz has been promoted to national account manager for Barnes […]
People, Etc.
At Quirk Books, Brett Cohen has resigned from his position as president and publisher after 20 years with the company. Quirk Books founder and owner David Borgenicht will return to his role as president. Jhanteigh Kupihea has been promoted to publisher and will lead the creative group. Nicole De Jackmo has been promoted to the new role of svp, sales, marketing, and publicity. Additionally at Quirk, Megan DiPasquale has been promoted to vice president of finance; Andie Reid to art director; Jane Morley to managing editor; Mandy Sampson to senior production and sales manager; and Kelsey Hoffman to senior publicity […]