American Booksellers Association president Jamie Fiocco announced Friday that Allison K. Hill will take over as ceo of the organization on March 1. She has been president and CEO of Vroman’s Bookstore, in Pasadena, CA. She will succeed Oren Teicher, who is retiring after 10 years of the leading the ABA. The association’s senior program officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger will be promoted to COO, as of November 1, when Teicher will officially relinquish his duties as ceo. Hill says in the announcement, “I can’t think of a better opportunity to exercise my passion for books, bookstores, and changing the world through […]
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Becca Putman has joined Harper as senior marketing manager. She was previously with Random House Publishing Group. Jane Kinney-Denning has joined Mango Publishing as acquisitions editor. She was previously executive director of internships and corporate outreach for the master’s in publishing program at Pace University. At Hachette Book Group, Louise Robertson has been promoted to senior director, enterprise transformation. Elizabeth Blue Guess becomes sales director, author brands. Harvard University Press will be sold and distributed in the Indian subcontinent by Harper India. Audio Sourcebooks, one of the larger independent publishers without its own audiobooks line, has paired with Dreamscape Media […]
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Roger Scholl, vp executive editor at Crown/Currency, will leave the company at the end of the year after 40 years in the industry. He will relocate to Newport, RI where he will continue working as a consultant, writer and freelance editor. As of January 2, he can be reached at rscholl260@gmail.com. Matthew Daddona has been promoted to senior editor at Dey Street Books. Hachette UK announced a new trade publishing structure. As a result, Lucy Hale‘s role as deputy ceo of Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, Quercus and John Murray Press is being eliminated and she “has decided to leave.” The […]
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At ICM, Sloan Harris has been promoted to co-president of the agency, along with Kevin Crotty. They will oversee all agent-related and client service operations, reporting to managing director Chris Silbermann. Board member Jennifer Joel takes over Harris’s role as co-head of the publishing department alongside Esther Newberg. The company said, “Joel is one of the top agents in the publishing world, a consummate pro who has demonstrated her undeniable leadership skills as a board member. This is a natural move, as Jennifer has evolved into one of the agency’s leading voices. We couldn’t be luckier to be able to […]
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Kristin Gilson joins Aladdin as editorial director. She was most recently editorial director at Puffin. Lisa Moraleda has been promoted to senior director of publicity at Simon & Schuster Children’s, Margaret K. McElderry, Atheneum, and Beach Lane. Caitlin Sweeny moves up to director of marketing at Simon Pulse, Aladdin, Little Simon, and Simon Spotlight. Anna Jarzab has been promoted to director of digital at Simon & Schuster Children’s, and Kate Bouchard to digital and social marketing coordinator. At the Simon & Schuster imprint, Emily Simonson has been promoted to assistant editor. Matthew Sciarappa has been promoted to marketing coordinator for Little Bee Books. […]
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Lexy Bloom has been named senior editor at Knopf, after many years as senior editor for Vintage/Anchor. Stephanie Hitchcock is joining Atria as senior editor. She was most recently editor at Harper and Harper Business. Alexandra Hightower has joined Little, Brown Children’s as associate editor. Previously, she was assistant editor at Delacorte. Chelcee Johns has been promoted to assistant editor at 37 Ink. At Adams Media, Julia Jacques has been promoted to editor; Mary Kate Schulte to publicist; Erin Alexander to senior designer; and Jo-Anne Duhamel to production editor. Skip Dye has been promoted to senior vice president, library sales […]