Following on the “wide-ranging” reorganization of much of the Penguin Publishing Group imprints in January, Berkley/NAL Publishing Group president Leslie Gelbman announced internally on Tuesday afternoon “significant organizational changes for Berkley and New American Library,” which are being fully merged into the new Berkley Publishing Group, with Gelbman continuing as president. “What have to this point been separate editorial, managing editorial, production and art departments” for Berkley and NAL will be brought together as of July 1. An unspecified number of people are having their positions eliminated as a result. A spokesperson declined to provide additional details. Gelbman writes: “A major […]
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Man Asian Literary Prize winner for the novel Please Look After Mom Shin Kyung-sook admitted that her short story “Legend,” published in a 1996 collection, copies from a work by the late Yukio Mishima. “As I compared the sentences I couldn’t believe it myself,” she told the Kyunghyang Shinmun newspaper. “I cannot trust my own memory” about reading Mishima, she said. “I sincerely apologize to the literary writer who raised the issue as well as all my acquaintances, and above all, many readers who read my novels…. Everything is my fault.” Changbi Publishers is removing the current edition of the story collection […]
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Kim Shannon has been promoted to vp, director, retail sales at Penguin Random House. Awards The Carnegie Medal was awarded to Tanya Landman for Buffalo Soldier, while the Greenaway Medal was given to William Grill for Shackleton’s Journey, which he wrote and illustrated. Grill is the youngest prize winner (at age 25) in more than 50 years. Obituary James Salter, 90, died June 19 in Sag Harbor, NY. He was the author of novels including A Sport and a Pastime (1967) and Light Years (1975) as well as two short story collections and a memoir. The NYT reports his wife […]
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Barnes & Noble has appointed two new independent directors to its board as the company prepares to spin off its College division as a separate publicly-traded entity. Joining the board are Ann-Marie Campbell, current president of Home Depot’s southern division; and Paul Guenther, former president of PaineWebber Group, Inc. The company also announced that “one or more current members of the board will resign and join the board of directors” of Barnes & Noble Education (which is expected to trade as BNED). At St. Martin’s, Jimmy Iacobelli has been promoted to art director. Safari has hired Michelle Norell as business development manager, […]
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At Hachette Livre, Pierre Danet has been promoted to group chief digital innovator, reporting to Arnaud Nourry, while continuing to supervise digital projects in France, reporting to Catherine Cussigh. In addition, Eva Dunoyer moves up to innovation project manager. At Sourcebooks, Susan Raasch is being promoted to senior accounts receivable specialist, and Sara Bonnar is being promoted to accounting manager. Due to a US sales restructuring at DK, svp, sales Therese Burke and director of special sales Vicki Korlishin have had their positions eliminated. Burke may be contacted at trez914@gmail.com and Korlishin may be reached at vkorlishin@gmail.com. Head of Bilheimer & Associates (and head of PR for […]
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Longtime executive director of the National Book Foundation Harold Augenbraum will leave his position at the end of March 2016. The Foundation’s board of directors has formed a search committee and selected executive search firm Spencer Stuart to look for a new executive director. “I have very much enjoyed my time here at the Foundation,” Augenbraum said in the announcement, “but it’s time for me to seek new challenges in my professional life and for new leadership at the Foundation as it looks toward the future.” Perseus Books ceo and National Book Foundation board chair David Steinberger added: “We owe […]