Vedika Khanna has been promoted to associate editor at William Morrow. Penelope Belnap has joined Vintage and Anchor as associate publicist. She previously worked in publicity at Random House. At Penguin Random House Canada, Susan Burns will become senior managing editor of Knopf Canada, while continuing her roles as senior managing editor of Appetite by Random House, and as director, managing editorial. Cristina DaPonte has been promoted to the role of associate publicist. Matthew McGhee has joined Harper Christian as associate publisher for the Spanish division, which includes Vida and Grupo Nelson. He was previously worked for Ligonier Ministries, the […]
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At Bloomsbury, Angela Craft has joined as brand director. Previously she was marketing director for Avon and Voyager. Lauren Ollerhead has joined as publicist in the adult trade division. Previously, she was associate publicist for Tiller Press. Alyssa diPierro has joined the Simon & Schuster imprint as a marketing coordinator. At Harper Children’s, Emily Mannon has joined as marketing manager (she was at Holiday House), and Kendall Klapp has joined as designer (she was at the University of West Georgia). At Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull, Sarah Jean Grimm and Lena Moses-Schmitt have been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Publisher at Jacana Media […]
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At Sourcebooks, Cristina Arreola has been promoted to marketing manager for Sourcebooks Landmark; Stefani Sloma to associate marketing manager for Sourcebooks Casablanca; and Tiffany Schultz has been promoted to assistant marketing manager, retail marketing & creative services. Pearson board chair Sidney Taurel intends to step down from his positions, no later than the 2022 annual meeting. Separately, former Macmillan executive and current ceo of Guardian Media Group Annette Thomas will join the board October 1. Former longtime book publishing publicity executive Susan Richman died at home in New York City on April 19. Richman worked at houses including Scribner, Warner […]
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Jamie Lockard will take over as vice president and publisher at Harper Leadership on May 17, succeeding Jeff James, who is leaving “to explore startup business opportunities and finish his Ph.D. in organizational leadership.” Lockard has been vice president of marketing at Nelson Books. Maya Millett will join Dial Press as senior editor, reporting to Whitney Frick, vp editorial director. She previously founded MDash Productions, an independent book editing, collaborative writing, and audio storytelling consultancy. Michael Hoak has joined Random House as senior marketing manager, reporting to Barbara Fillon, vp director of marketing. He previously lead the online marketing department […]
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Kimberly Ayers Shariff has joined Penguin Random House in the newly created role of evp, director of strategy for diversity, equity & inclusion, starting on May 10 and reporting to ceo Madeline McIntosh. Shariff will also be joining the US Board. She was previously chief administrative officer at the American Ballet Theatre. At Little, Brown Children’s, Lisa Yoskowitz has been promoted to executive editorial director; Hallie Tibbetts to associate editor; and Sasha Illingworth to associate creative director. Megan Abbate has joined Bloomsbury Children’s as nonfiction editor. She was previously assistant editor at Roaring Brook Press. Hannah Robinson has joined GCP […]
People: Pillai to Run TDA As Foy Retires
Fritz Foy has retired as president and publisher of Tom Doherty Associates, after 25 years at Macmillan in a “career path is unlike any I have ever encountered,” ceo Don Weisberg wrote. Devi Pillai takes over as president and publisher of Tom Doherty Associates, effective immediately. Newly reporting to her are Irene Gallo, publisher, Tor.com; Linda Quinton, publisher, Forge Books; Lucille Rettino, associate publisher, director of marketing & publicity; Patrick Nielsen Hayden, editor in chief; Peter Lutjen, director, art TDA; and Molly McGhee assistant, editorial. Maritza Lumpris will join the Hachette sales team as vp sales, international, canada and special markets, […]