Carol Carson, longtime vice president and art director at Knopf will retire at the end of March. Carson joined Knopf in 1987, the same year that Knopf chairman and editor-in-chief Sonny Mehta did. He writes, “Carol has been a design visionary for our flagship imprint, and an inspiring leader to her team. But first and foremost, Carol is a remarkable designer. She has always understood how to best represent the work of an author to a reading public.” She will be succeeded by John Gall, returning as vice president and creative director. He has creative director at Abrams since 2012, […]
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At St. Martin’s, Joe Goldschein has been promoted to senior director, marketing & sales operations; Kim Ludlam to director, creative services; Martin Quinn to associate director, marketing; Marissa Sangiacomo to senior marketing manager; Erik Platt to senior manager, digital advertising operations; Danielle Prielipp to senior marketing manager; Joe Brosnan to senior marketing manager; DJ DeSmyter to marketing manager; and Dylan Helstien to assistant manager, advertising operations. Paddy Laidley, executive vice president and head of Raincoast Books, will retire on May 31. Current vice president of sales Peter MacDougall will succeed her. Laidley joined Raincoast in 1994 as sales manager and […]
People, Etc.: Teicher to Retire From ABA
American Booksellers Association ceo since 2009 Oren Teicher announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the year. The ABA board has retained the search firm of Isaacson, Miller and has appointed a search committee, intending to complete the search process by September 30. Teicher said, “To say the least, this was not a decision I reached lightly, as I have cherished every single day over the last 30 years that I have worked at ABA. But the time has come, and I firmly believe it’s the right decision for me, and for ABA. There are also a number […]
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Walter Isaacson has joined Arcadia Publishing in the part-time role of editor-at-large and senior advisor, and he will be an investor in the company as well. Isaacson will acquire, edit and promote books for Arcadia, as well assisting the company in developing new strategies and partnerships. Former president and chief executive of Book-of-the-Month Club and then editor at Viking Books Al Silverman, 92, died at home on March 10. He was the author The Time of Their Lives: The Golden Age of Great American Book Publishers, Their Editors and Authors, as well as the collaborator with football great Gale Sayers on […]
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Ben Ball will join Simon & Schuster Australia in the newly created role of publishing director, Scribner. He will report to managing director Dan Ruffino, leading the recently launched Australian arm of the imprint. He was previously with Penguin Group Australia for 12 years, most recently as publishing director, literary. Keith Riegert will rejoin Ulysses Press, as evp and publisher on April 1. He worked in marketing analytics at Hachette Book Group for the past two years. Bryce Willett is stepping down as evp, but will continue to serve as a consultant for the press. Casie Vogel has been promoted to […]
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Hannah Rahill has been promoted to senior vice president, director of publishing development and strategy at Crown Publishing. In this newly created position, she will develop publishing programs and product across the illustrated area of Crown, including Ten Speed, Clarkson Potter, and Harmony/Rodale. At Chronicle Books, Natalie Butterfield has been promoted to assistant editor, art. Lee Brackstone will leave Faber & Faber after nearly 25 years there to join Orion, where he will run a new music-focused imprint. Also in the UK, executive publisher at Templar Lisa Edwards will leave the company to explore new opportunities. Forthcoming Flatiron Books will publish […]