Deb Brody will join Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as editorial director for lifestyle & culinary on July 18. Previously she was executive editor at William Morrow. Michael Strother has joined Harlequin Teen as editor. Previously he was an editor at Simon Pulse. Jermey Matthews will join MIT Press as acquisitions editor, physical sciences, engineering and math. Previously he was books editor at Physics Today. Patricia Kelly has been appointed general manager of Lonely Planet’s Oakland, CA location, in addition to her current role as director of sales, Americas. Cliff Manko has joined Beacon Press as chief financial officer. He was svp finance […]
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At Scribner, Shannon Welch has been promoted to executive editor. At Hannigan Salky Getzler Agency, Danielle Burby has been promoted to agent and foreign rights manager. Paula Canal will join Indent Literary Agency as a literary agent and foreign rights director. She has spent the past 17 years as foreign rights manager at Anagrama and will continue to handle all foreign rights for the company from her post at Indent. At New World Library, Jason Gardner has been promoted to executive editor. At McGraw-Hill Professional, Cheryl Ringer has been promoted to editor, business group. At the UK’s Folio Prize, executive […]
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At William Morrow and Avon, Amanda Bergeron has been promoted to senior editor, while Nicole Fischer moves up to associate editor. At Viking and Penguin, Shannon Twomey has been promoted to associate director of publicity, and Kristin Matzen has been promoted to publicity manager. At Harlequin, Joanne Grant has been promoted to editorial director, Harlequin Mills & Boon; Bryony Green moves up to executive editor, UK acquisitions; and Flo Nicoll has been promoted to senior editor, Harlequin Presents. At Beacon Press, Caitlin Meyer has been promoted to publicity manager and Nicholas DiSabatino has been promoted to publicist. Alice Seiler joins Chronicle as designer, children’s on July […]
People: Harlequin Launches Park Row Books Imprint, and More
Harlequin will launch a new imprint, Park Row Books, in summer 2017, with a focus on “thought-provoking and voice-driven novels” that have “mainstream appeal.” Executive editor for the imprint Erika Imranyi told the AP: “We’ve been growing that part of our business for a very long time. It’s a small piece of what we do, but a really important piece.” Park Row Books is named for the street where Harlequin’s offices were once located. Separately, the rebranded HQ imprint in the UK (combining Harlequin UK and Mira UK, as an imprint of Harper UK), has announced the acquisition of their […]
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Dorling Kindersley cfo Stephen Twilliger will move to Rodale on August 8 as their evp and cfo, reporting to ceo Maria Rodale. In the announcement Rodale notes a planned expansion in children’s books: “His deep experience in book publishing and children’s publishing, a key launch area for us in 2017; strong leadership and communication skills, proven track record and passion for the work we do at Rodale make him an ideal candidate.” Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Brian Napack is joining an expanding board of directors at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, bringing the board up to eight members. Chairman Larry Fish says in the announcement, […]
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Jeff Kehoe has been promoted to executive editor at Harvard Business Review Press. Rachel Hecht is leaving Mary Anne Thompson Associates after seven years as children’s and YA scout, to launch Rachel Hecht Children’s Scouting on July 1. Rachel Crawford has returned to New York from Australia to join Wolf Literary Services as an agent and film rights manager. She has worked previously at Fletcher & Company and most recently at University of Queensland Press. Obituaries Former book publicist Rose Carrano died on Sunday. A founding editor of New York magazine and author of books including Little Gloria … Happy at Last, Barbara Goldsmith, […]