Flatiron Books editorial director Noah Eaker will join Harper on December 2 as vp, executive editor, reporting to Doug Jones. Tim O’Connell has been named senior editor at Knopf, after 14 years at Vintage/Anchor. Jim Hanas has been promoted to senior director of digital sales and marketing at Harper Collins, taking on oversight of the digital sales department and audiobook marketing, while continuing to lead audience engagement efforts. David Briggs will join Macmillan Children’s as vp, managing and production editorial on November 18. He was most recently vice president/executive managing editor at Penguin Children’s. Alexis Minieri has been promoted to […]
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Sheila O’Shea will join Farrar, Straus as svp and director of marketing and publicity, starting November 18. Most recently, she was senior executive director, marketing communications at Hearst, which she joined in 2014 after 17 years at Penguin Random House. Director of publicity Sarita Varma will report to O’Shea. Publisher Mitzi Angel says in the announcement, “Sheila’s love of books, her enthusiasm, and her wide-ranging experience in both publicity and marketing will be invaluable. She will make a vital contribution to FSG as it looks to the future.” Joanna Pinsker joined Atria Publishing Group this week as deputy director of […]
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Daisy Blackwell Hutton will join Hachette Nashville as vice president and publisher starting November 11, taking over as Rolf Zettersten retires. She has been vp and publisher at Harper Christian. HBG ceo Michael Pietsch said, “Daisy brings to Hachette Nashville a deep understanding of the faith-based, inspirational, and conservative political book markets, combined with a passion for partnering with authors, and proven ability to grow business lines. I’m confident that she will build in exciting ways upon the successful program created by Rolf Zettersten and his talented editorial, marketing, publicity and design teams.” At the Simon & Schuster imprint, Sean […]
Briefs: Highsmith’s Diaries, and More
Canadian literary agent and chief operating officer of Macmillan Canada from 1982 through 1989 Arnold Gosewich, 85, died on October 20 in Toronto. He was 85. A book presenting excerpts from the late Patricia Highsmith‘s extensive diaries will be published by Liveright in 2021, providing “a glimpse into the life of a literary figure” who “was a secretive, often prickly woman who remained a cipher even to her friends and lovers, and a trailblazer who wrote one of the first mainstream novels depicting two women in love.” The pages are drawn from 56 spiral-bound notebooks, comprising 8,000 pages, found by […]
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Em Lysaght has joined Ladderbird Literary as agent. Lysaght was previously at Scholastic selling foreign rights. At Simon & Schuster Children’s Reka Simonsen has been promoted to editorial director for Atheneum Books; Alex Borbolla to associate editor for Atheneum and Caitlyn Dlouhy Books; Elizabeth Mims to assistant production editor for Aladdin and Simon Pulse; Jenica Nasworthy to senior managing editor for S&S Children’s and Paula Wiseman Books; Chloe Foglia to art director for S&S Children’s and Paula Wiseman Books; Nick Sciacca to art director, design and technology at Simon & Schuster Children’s; and Greg Stadnyk to associate art director at S&S Children’s, […]
People: Court to Leave Penguin, Tart to Run Penguin and Viking
President and publisher of Penguin Books Kathryn Court “has decided to retire” at the end of December after 42 years of leading the line. Penguin Publishing Group president Allison Dobson calls it “one of the most accomplished and admired careers in book publishing. Throughout her decades of leadership, Kathryn has been a Penguin standard bearer ensuring literary excellence, commitment to supporting new voices, and passion for delighting readers around the world.” Brian Tart will expand his role in January to serve as president and publisher of both Viking and Penguin. At Penguin, Patrick Nolan is promoted to vp, deputy publisher […]