Andrew Welham, deputy ceo of Octopus Publishing Group, will retire at the end of the year after 12 years with Hachette UK. Forthcoming Macmillan will publish Edward Snowden‘s memoir PERMANENT RECORD globally on September 17, with Metropolitan as the US imprint. “Edward Snowden decided at the age of 29 to give up his entire future for the good of his country,” Macmillan CEO John Sargent said in a statement. “He displayed enormous courage in doing so, and like him or not, his is an incredible American story. There is no doubt that the world is a better and more private […]
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Gary Jansen will join Loyola Press on August 1 as executive editor, acquisitions. Most recently, he was executive editor and director of Image Books. At Berkley, Jin Yu has been promoted to deputy director, marketing. Allison Hellegers will join Stimola Literary Studio on August 12 as literary agent and subrights director, representing middle-grade, young adult, and select adult fiction and nonfiction. Previously, she was foreign rights director and US co-agent for Rights People for 10 years. Vintage Anchor publisher Anne Messitte wrote a longer remembrance of vice president, executive director of publicity and social media Russell Perreault, who died on […]
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At Orbit, Nivia Evans has been promoted to editor and Hillary Sames to assistant editor. Eva Zimmerman has joined Chronicle Children’s as publicist. Previously she freelanced, as Eva Zimmerman PR, and worked at the Perseus Book Group. KJ Grow has been promoted to publisher of Shambhala. Lauren Rosenthal has joined Pegasus Books as publicist. She was previously publicity and book marketing assistant at Hay House. Hachette UK coo Chris Emerson has resigned for “personal reasons” after 11 years with the company. Obituaries Russell Perreault, vp/executive director of publicity and social media at Vintage Anchor, died at his home in Connecticut […]
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Pamela Barricklow has joined the William Morrow Group as executive managing editor, reporting to Liate Stehlik. At Penguin Random House Audio, Taraneh Djangi has been promoted to associate director, strategic marketing; Nicole Morano to senior publicity manager; Linda Schmidt to director, project management and art/design; and Heresa Capan to director, art/design. Juliette Koronkiewicz joins as senior social media manager. Andrew LaVallee is promoted to deputy, news and features for the books desk at the New York Times. Daniel Marrs will join Ave Maria Press as vice president and editorial director on August 19. He was previously publisher of the Thomas Nelson […]
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MJ Johnston has been promoted to associate editor of Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark. Shina Patel has been promoted to marketing coordinator at Penguin Press. Rafael Chaiken has been promoted to acquisitions editor at SUNY Press, acquiring in film studies, Jewish studies, and philosophy. Carolyn Bodkin has been promoted to director, foreign rights at HarperCollins. She will expand her role to oversee foreign rights for fiction titles on the William Morrow hardcover list, in addition to all titles from Avon, Avon Impulse, William Morrow Paperbacks, Dey Street and fiction titles on the Harper trade list. Picks Ask Again, Yes by Mary […]
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Margaret Stead has been promoted to publisher of Zaffre and new literary imprint Manilla, coming at the end of the year from Bonnier Books UK. Matt Phillips becomes publisher of non-fiction imprints Blink and John Blake. Awards Romance bookstore The Ripped Bodice is launching an award for excellence in romantic fiction sponsored by Sony Pictures Television, with winners to be named on Valentine’s Day 2020. Up to 12 winners will receive a cash prize of $1,000, as well as a $100 donation in their name to the charity of their choice. Penguin Random House has offered a second round of […]