Steven Pace will join Norton on January 2 as director, trade sales, succeeding William Rusin, who is retiring after 45 years with the company at 36 years as director of trade sales. Pace was previously sales director at Workman. Norton vp trade sales & marketing Brendan Curry said in the announcement: “There are few people who could step smoothly into the shoes of the exceptional Bill Rusin, but Steven Pace is superbly qualified to do so. With his background in all aspects of book sales at firms both large and small, his outstanding reputation for management and leadership, and his sterling […]
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People: Another Departure At Barnes & Noble, As Carey Resigns
Things keep churning in the top ranks of Barnes & Noble, as Jamie Carey exercised the “good reason” clause in his contract to resign (and receive generous severance pay). Appointed to the exalted role of president, development and restaurant group in June, Carey was told on December 7 that the company “determined [he] will no longer have [those] duties and responsibilities.” The company does not say what was behind that decision, or whether it reflects on Carey, the initial rollout of the first three concept stores featuring Barnes & Noble Kitchens, or something else entirely. That decision came just two weeks […]
People: Reidhead Named New Norton President; Raab, Futter Leave Grand Central
Julia Reidhead has been promoted to president at W.W. Norton, succeeding Drake McFeely, who will remain at the company as chairman. Reidhead, who first joined Norton in 1983 and is currently vp, publishing director of the College department, is Norton’s sixth and first female president in the company’s 93-year history. She will also become president and director of the National Book Company, Norton’s distribution center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and of Liveright Publishing. McFeely said in the announcement: “Julia Reidhead, who has made her entire publishing career here at Norton, embodies all the values we hold dear: an abiding love of […]
People: New President for Chronicle, and More
Chronicle Books vp of sales & marketing Tyrrell Mahoney is being promoted to president of the publisher as of January 1, as Jack Jensen takes the “more comprehensive role” of president of McEvoy Group, Chronicle’s owner. Jensen will oversee all of McEvoy’s companies — Chronicle Books, along with Galison/Mudpuppy, Princeton Architectural Press, and ISeeMe. Mahoney joined Chronicle in 1996 and will report to Jensen. McEvoy Group ceo Nion McEvoy says in the announcement: “It has been an honor and a privilege to work with Jack personally for over thirty years. His contributions to Chronicle Books as well as to the business of […]
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Derek Stordahl joins Holiday House in the newly created position of evp, general manager, reporting to Stephen Kent. Stordahl was most recently executive vice president at Bloomsbury USA, where he was responsible for business growth across their entire portfolio. At Clarkson Potter, Ashley Meyer and Amanda Englander have both been promoted to senior editor. Caitlin Kleinschmidt has joined Workman as associate manager of national accounts, reporting to James Wehrle. Previously she was associate marketing manager at Viking and Riverhead. Lia Ottaviano has joined Diversion Books as editor. Previously she was an associate editor at Wiley. At Random House Children’s, Lauren […]
People, Etc.
Danielle Smith has left Red Fox Literary after three years to launch her own literary agency, Lupine Grove Creative, with most of her clients set to follow her to the new agency. Playwright Kia Corthron has won the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for her debut novel The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter (Seven Stories Press). Green Apple Books music buyer and DJ Johnny Igaz, 34, who had been missing in the Oakland warehouse fire, was confirmed by the Coroner on Tuesday as among the identified victims. Forthcoming Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian will write a memoir of his […]