At NBC News, Ariella Prince has been promoted to booking producer, handling author bookings across all NBC News programs and platforms (including Today, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, Megyn Kelly, and their digital properties). For the past seven years, she has worked under Jackie Levin, booking authors for all hours of the Today Show. Brookings Institution Press editorial director Bill Finan has been promoted to director, and Yelba Quinn has been promoted to assistant director. Quressa Robinson has joined Nelson Literary Agency as an agent, based in New York. Previously she was editor at Thomas Dunne Books and agent […]
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Harper announced the creation of Harper Collins Hungary. Harlequin Hungary and junior joint venture partner Vinton, which have operated for 25 years, will rebrand under the Harper Collins name, continuing to publish romance and expanding the trade line with titles from HarperCollins and Harlequin, as well as local authors. Beatrix Vasko, editor-in-chief of HarperCollins Hungary, says: “HarperCollins, with its 200-year history, provides a solid framework for us to grow our publishing program and expand into new genres.” Amazon is searching for a location for a second US headquarters that they’re calling HQ2, a “full equal to our Seattle headquarters.” Bloomberg reports that the company is […]
Amicucci to Leave Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble chief merchandising officer Mary Amicucci, considered by many on the publishing side as one of the few star staffers at the struggling chain, is leaving the company on September 29. The SEC filing says the company and Amicucci “mutually agreed” on the departure, adding that she “has made the decision to look for the next opportunities in her career.”
People: Dickerman Moves to FSG
Flatiron Books editorial director Colin Dickerman will move over within Macmillan to Farrar, Straus as vp and executive editor as of September 18. Dickerman had already acquired and edited some fiction for FSG, including Paul Beatty’s Booker-winning The Sellout, since when he first joined Flatiron it was a nonfiction line. Flatiron founder Bob Miller said, “I’m so grateful to Colin for being such an important part of the first four years of Flatiron Books. We’ll miss him here, but we’re glad he’ll still be part of the Macmillan family, and we wish him the best of luck at FSG.” Literary publicist […]
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Jacqui Small will step down as group publisher for her eponymous imprint at Quarto at the end of 2017, after which she will work part-time as publisher at large. The imprint has been part of Quarto since 2004, following their acquisition of Aurum Press. Chief executive of Quarto Marcus Leaver, chief executive of Quarto says: “Jacqui’s career is an extraordinary achievement. She has created a unique style through her ability to spot emerging lifestyle trends and her passion for publishing excellence. All of us at Quarto feel incredibly lucky to have had her as a colleague, mentor and friend. Her legacy […]
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At Workman, Rebecca Carlisle has been promoted to director of publicity for the Workman imprint, with Moira Kerrigan moving up to director of marketing there. Danny Cooper, Evan Griffith, and Rachael Mt. Pleasant each move up to associate editor. Amy Kattan joins as marketing manager for Artisan Books. Previously she was digital marketing manager for Simon & Schuster. Forthcoming Another excerpt from Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming What Happened was posted by Bustle. This excerpt focuses on the creation of Clinton’s political action organization Onward Together and recommends ways to get involved. Bookselling Nashville’s Parnassus Books, owned by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes, opened […]