Jeffrey Yamaguchi has joined Abrams in the newly created position of director of digital marketing. Previously he was director of digital marketing for the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. In addition, there have been several recent promotions in the marketing department. Veronica Wasserman has been promoted to associate director, marketing operations, licenses, and brands. Nancy Lambert moves up to senior marketing manager, while Ellie Levine has been promoted to marketing manager and social media specialist. Maya Bradford moves up to associate publicist, while Nico Cassanetti has been promoted to marketing coordinator. Finally, in the children’s marketing and publicity department, Laura Mihalick […]
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People, Awards, Etc.
Edward Necarsulmer IV and Eleanor Jackson have joined Dunow, Carlson & Lerner. Necarsulmer was previously an agent at MacIntosh & Otis, and will focus on representing middle grade, YA, and adult literary fiction. Jackson was most recently an agent at Markson Thoma, which last week saw partner Geri Thoma move to Writers House. The UK’s Carnegie Medal for children’s literature features a powerhouse shortlist that includes Costa winner Sally Gardner, Printz winner Nick Lake and medalist Elizabeth Wein: THE WEIGHT OF WATER, Sarah Crossan A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL, Roddy Doyle MAGGOT MOON, Sally Gardner IN DARKNESS, Nick Lake WONDER, […]
People, Distribution, Etc.
Little, Brown Children’s publisher Megan Tingley has been made executive vice president. At Grand Central, associate publisher Emi Battaglia has been named vp, marketing director in tandem with her current position, which she has held for the past eight years. President and publisher Jamie Raab writes, “it reflects Emi’s expanding role as chief strategist of our marketing efforts.” In addition, associate publisher at Twelve Brian McLendon will take on duties as associate publisher for Grand Central, “working hand in glove with Emi to orchestrate our marketing efforts and implement marketing plans perfectly tailored to the needs of our books, authors […]
New Contract Gives BN’s Lynch A $1.8 Million Bonus for Recent Nook Investments
Barnes & Noble ceo William Lynch executed a revised employment agreement on Thursday three years after becoming chief executive that awards him a $1.8 million bonus “in respect of your efforts related to the successful completion of the transactions related to” the Microsoft and Pearson investments in Nook Media. The revised contract also provides Lynch with 300,000 restricted stock units in May (which vest over time thereafter). Also, as some have inferred might be the case should BN spinoff Nook Media (or should Len Riggio’s efforts to buy the retail division be successful), the company has the right–and likely the intention–of […]
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Nancy Inteli has joined Harper Children’s early childhood as editorial director. Nancy She was the global editorial director at the Disney Book Group. The division has also hired both Kristen Pettit and Alexandra Cooper as executive editors. Petit was most recently with Razorbill and will acquire and develop teen and tween fiction; Cooper, who has been at Simon & Schuster Children’s for thirteen years, joins the company next week. At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Taryn Roeder has been promoted to associate director of publicity, while Brittany Edwards has been promoted to publicist of the new culinary group. In addition, at HMH Children’s, Karen Walsh has been promoted […]
People, Etc.
Mary Albi is returning to Phaidon as vice president, leading their US operation as of April 1, reporting to ceo David Davies. She had run Phaidon in the US previously until leaving in 2003. Albi has been sales and marketing director at Egmont USA since 2009. Amanda D’Acierno has been promoted to svp, publisher at Random House Audio, Fodor’s, and Living Language. At Crown/Hogarth, Zack Wagman has been promoted to senior editor, and Christine Kopprasch moves up to associate editor. Brandon Proia has joined the University of North Carolina Press as acquisitions editor. Previously he was an editor at Public Affairs. […]