HarperCollins general books group president & publisher Michael Morrison will leave the company at the end of January, as he “has decided not to renew his contract.” Morrison, who spent nearly 19 years at HarperCollins, said in the announcement: “After 35 years of going to a Manhattan skyscraper every day, I thought it was about time I experienced a different life.” As a result, Jonathan Burnham will be promoted to president and publisher for Harper, overseeing Harper, Harper Paperbacks, Harper Perennial, Harper Business, Harper Design, Harper Wave, Broadside Books, Amistad, and Ecco. Liate Stehlik moves up to president and publisher […]
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Anke Steinecke has been promoted to chief legal officer of Penguin Random House worldwide, and will continue as executive vice president, general counsel, Penguin Random House US reporting to ceo Markus Dohle in both capacities. Anna Dobben has joined the National Book Foundation as awards and relationships manager. She was previously publicist at Knopf. John Sellers will join Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on January 29 as publicity director for children’s books. He has been children’s reviews editor at Publishers Weekly since 2009. Sarah Brohman has joined LifeTree Media as editorial director. Previously she worked at Random House Canada and ran a freelance editing, content […]
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Carolyn Bresh will join Quarto as chief financial officer starting April 9, and also join the board as executive director. Previously, she was a partner at consultancy Everymind. CEO Marcus Leaver said, “She brings considerable sector and international experience, an increased commercial focus as well as strategic planning and analysis–all of which we need as an ambitious pure-play publishing business.” Also at Quarto, Nanette Gibb has joined as group director of people. She has worked in human resources roles for 25 years, including at Hearst Magazines UK and for CBRE UK. Anne-Lise Spitzer has joined the Philip Spitzer Literary Agency as executive vice president and […]
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Alex W. Meriwether will be promoted to general manager of the Harvard Book Store as of March 1. He has worked there since 2004, most recently as marketing manager, and takes over from Carole Horne, who has been with the store for 43 years. Horne will continue working on a part-time basis, serving in the buying group and as a senior advisor to management. Co-owner Jeff Mayersohn says in the announcement, “We are thrilled about Alex’s taking the General Manager position at a time when there is a resurgence in independent brick-and-mortar bookselling. He has done an extraordinary job in […]
Createspace to Exit Services Business, Will Lay Off 58
South Carolina’s Post and Courier reports on state records showing that Amazon’s Createspace is eliminating 58 jobs in North Charleston, starting in March. An Amazon spokesperson confirms, “After a thorough review of our service offerings, we’ve made the decision to discontinue Createspace’s paid professional editing, design and marketing services. We will work closely with impacted employees through this transition to help them find new roles within the company or assist them with pursuing opportunities outside the company.” The service division will close in July. The newspaper says the layoffs are mostly customer service positions. The change has no effect on Createspace’s […]
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Rachel Chou will join Celadon Books as associate publisher, leading the publicity and marketing team, starting January 17. Most recently she had been general manager/chief content officer for Open Road Integrated Media, where she as part of the founding executive team. Beth Ineson will take over as executive director of the New England Independent Booksellers Association, as Steve Fischer retires. Most recently she was executive director, retail book sales, marketing and operations at America’s Test Kitchen. Jennifer Myers joined Crooked Lane as a production editor. She was previously an associate production editor at Berkley. At the Transatlantic Agency, Stephanie Sinclair has been […]