Current Little Brown UK ceo Ursula Mackenzie will relinquish that position on July 1 and take on the role of chairman, working on “special projects” for the unit as well as Hachette UK through the end of 2016, when she will retire from publishing. Little Brown UK publisher David Shelley has been named deputy ceo, and will take over as ceo on July 1. He has joined the Hachette UK board as well. Nathaniel Marunas has been appointed publisher of Quercus US, working locally under the supervision of Little, Brown publisher Reagan Arthur. The Quercus US unit reports in to Jason Bartholomew at […]
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At Putnam, Ashley Hewlett has been promoted to senior publicist while Sarah Grimm moves up to associate publicist. Following the sales of Santillana’s trade book business to Penguin Random House, Maria B. Campbell Associates is now the US literary scout for all of the company’s Spanish-language (and Portuguese-language) book divisions: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial in Spain and Portugal, Companhia das Letras and Objetiva in Brazil. With further hostage developments in Paris following Wednesday’s Charlie Hebdo attacks, Michel Houellebecq has stopped promotion of his novel SUBMISSION (with the exception of a pre-recorded interview that will air on Canal+ Friday night) and has left […]
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Hachette Book Group has completed its acquisition of Black Dog & Leventhal. Workman will continue to distribute the line through June of this year, and Black Dog staff will relocate to HBG’s offices in mid-April. Taylor Sperry has joined Melville House as editor. Previously she was assistant editor at FSG. At St. Martin’s, Hannah Braaten, Laura Chasen, Silissa Kenney, and Elizabeth Lacks have all been promoted to associate editor. At Tor/Forge, Kristin Sevick has been promoted to senior editor, while Sarah Romeo moves up to designer. Cassandra Ammerman has been promoted to senior marketing manager, and Alex Cameron moves up to […]
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Candlewick announced a number of recent promotions. Liz Bicknell has been promoted to evp, executive editorial director and associate publisher, while also taking on responsibility as group trade publishing director, Walker Books Australia. Mary Lee Donovan has added the title of director of editorial operations to her current title of editorial director, while Sarah Ketchersid moves up to senior executive editor. Finally, both Kate Fletcher and Andrea Tompa have been promoted to senior editor. At Europa Editions, co-publisher Kent Carroll is transitioning to the role of publisher-at-large, where he will continue to focus on editing and bringing new authors in […]
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Brant Rumble will join Blue Rider Press as senior editor on February 2. Previously he was senior editor at Scribner. Ingram Content Group chief operating officer Shawn Morin has been given the additional title and responsibilities of president. CEO John Ingram syas in the announcement: “Shawn Morin has provided great leadership for our team at Ingram, especially over the past two years. As much as we’re a distribution business, we’re also a technology business. Shawn is a businessman who is very knowledgeable and fluent in technology, which enables everything we do.” Lucas Hunt has joined Orchard Literary, a literary agency spinoff of PR […]
Briefs: Shandler to Run New Morrow Line, Zuckerberg’s Year In Books, and More
Former Little, Brown editorial director Geoff Shandler joins William Morrow tomorrow as vp, editorial director for the nonfiction portion of “a new line of eminent nonfiction and literary fiction” that the division is launching. Liate Stehlik says in a memo the new line “will seek to investigate, inform, entertain, and inspire conversation, highlighting both established bestselling authors as well as introducing talented new voices.” Facebook ceo Mark Zuckerberg made a very public resolution to read a new book every two weeks throughout 2015, “with an emphasis on learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.” Under the banner of A Year […]