Dylan Julian has joined Workman as associate production editor. Previously, he was managing editorial assistant at Penguin Random House. Samantha Wekstein will join Thompson Literary Agency as agent for children’s books, young adult, and adult commercial fiction on October 7. She is currently an agent at Writers House. At Orion, Vicky Eribo will join Seven Dials as publishing director and Jamie Coleman will join Trapeze as publishing director, starting October 14. Eribo is currently editorial director for Harper Non-Fiction, while Coleman, is editorial director at PRH UK. Tabitha Pelly will join Transworld in the new role of senior publicity manger at […]
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Longtime Barnes & Noble svp, corporate communications Mary Ellen Keating is leaving the company after 21 years “now that the company has found a new owner.” She writes in a farewell letter to booksellers, “I want to wish our new owners, Elliott Advisors, the best of success in continuing our quest, and enhancing our prospects for future growth.” Keating is “rooting for James Daunt, our new leader. He brings much experience and considerable success to his new position, and he is committed to the future of this great company.” Looking back, she observes, “Being able to participate in a culture […]
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Allison Carroll has joined Audible Originals as executive editor for romance. She was previously editor at Harlequin. Molly Fletcher has been promoted to digital marketing specialist at Sourcebooks. Ruth Reichl remembers her editor Susan Kamil in the NYT, and Michelle Willens remembers her friend James Atlas in the LAT. Bookselling San Francisco’s Green Apple Books is buying Browser Books on Fillmore Street as of October 1. The store will keep its name and its staff.
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Cindy Uh has joined CAA as agent. Previously, she worked at Thompson Literary Agency. CEO of BookPeople in Austin, TX Elizabeth Jordan will step down from that position, to serve as general manager of author Jenny Lawson’s forthcoming store in San Antonio, Nowhere Bookshop. Associate publisher, Penguin Children’s Jocelyn Schmidt has been promoted to executive vice president. Follett has a formal press release on the expanded responsibilities for evp and overall global general manager Amandeep (Aman) Kochar, who they said in June would take over the Baker & Taylor public library business when David Cully retired at the end of […]
People: NBF to Honor Teicher, and More
American Booksellers Association ceo Oren Teicher, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be honored with the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Author and bookseller Ann Patchett will present the award at the National Book Awards ceremony on November 20. Marleen Reimer has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as subsidiary rights manager for general interest books. She was formerly senior scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates. Laura Zats and Erik Hane have launched Headwater Literary Management, a new agency based in Minneapolis. Both were previously at Red Sofa Literary. At […]
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Judith Haut has been promoted to evp, deputy publisher at Random House Children’s Books. Newly reporting to her is Tom Russell, vp and publisher, The Princeton Review and Sylvan. RHCB president and publisher Barbara Marcus said, “Throughout her 25-year career with RHCB, Judith has played a critical role in building and growing the division. Her passion for placing diverse and quality content into the hands of young readers and her strategic focus and understanding of the children’s industry have been key to her and our success. Judith will continue to work with me and our senior team to set long-term […]