Cheryl Eissing has been promoted to associate editor at Philomel Books. Mary Moates has joined St. Martin’s/Wednesday Books as publicity manager. She was previously publicist at Random House. Ginny Dominguez has joined Macmillan Children’s as studio manager for the Roaring Brook Press, FSG, Feiwel and Friends, and Holt Children’s design team. She was previously a managing editor at Abrams. Bridget Kinsella has joined Stanford University Press as publicist. Most recently, she was publicity manager at Harper One. Distribution Status Hachette Book Group reports that their new operating model in the Lebanon, IN warehouse “incorporates social distancing while enabling us to […]
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Laura Mazer has joined Wendy Sherman Associates as a literary agent representing adult nonfiction. Previously, she was executive editor at Seal Press. Bookselling Powell’s Books announced that they have rehired some of the employees they fired earlier in the month due to strong online orders. It was widely misreported that the store has rehired over 100 people — whereas what ceo and owner Emily Powell wrote on Facebook was that “over 100” people are working at the store again. The union representing many Powell’s workers clarified to the Oregonian “that the bookstore has only recalled 49 union workers, and said […]
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Shannon Marchese will join the Tommy Nelson children’s imprint as vp, publisher, starting April 13 and reporting to Laura Minchew. She was most recently executive editor at WaterBrook & Multnomah and Convergent. Kathy Wielgosz has joined Macmillan Children’s as production editor. She was most recently an assistant production editor at Little, Brown. The Book Industry Study Group has a brief survey posted on current and expected supply-chain issues in the wake of the pandemic, in advance of an April 9 online conversation moderated by members of the BISG board that will discuss challenges and opportunities across the book industry supply […]
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Director, Canada sales, Macmillan Hank Cochrane is moving to Picador as vp and associate publisher as of April 6. He will oversee the Picador list, and report to publisher of FSG and Picador Mitzi Angel, with a dotted line to Holt president and publisher Amy Einhorn. Angel says in the announcement, “Many of us at FSG, Holt, and St. Martin’s Press know Hank for his good humor, his intelligence, and his commitment to our books. With his deep publishing expertise and excellent understanding of the marketplace, he is the ideal leader to guide and grow our best-in-class paperback list.” Newly […]
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At Simon & Schuster, Melissa Hurt has been promoted to telemarketing account manager. Tricia Orlando joins as telesales account manager. She was previously with Norton in the trade sales department. Sharismar Rodriguez has joined Macmillan Children’s as senior art director for Feiwel and Friends, Holt, Roaring Brook Press, and FSG Children’s lists. Previously, she was art director at HMH. At HarperCollins Children’s, Jane Lee has been promoted to associate director, social media; Tyler Breitfeller to senior marketing associate; and Michael D’Angelo to marketing associate. Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally, 81, died Tuesday due to complications from the coronavirus. Wine writer Michael […]
People, Etc.: Harper Also Withdraws from Rescheduled Book Expo
In line with Penguin Random House’s position to skip this year’s planned Book Expo and Book Con — even after Reed Exhibitions rescheduled the events for July — HarperCollins has also withdrawn. “In light of the current situation and the unpredictability of the coronavirus in the coming months, we’ve made the difficult decision to withdraw our participation in Book Expo and Book Con 2020. We understand the importance of connecting with booksellers, educators, and readers, and look forward to engaging with them at other opportunities.” At Flatiron Books, Kelly Gatesman has been promoted to designer; Jordan Forney to marketing associate; […]