On Friday, Library Journal abruptly announced the immediate departure of editor-in-chief Francine Fialkoff, after 15 years of running the magazine. Executive editor Michael Kelley has taken over as interim editor-in-chief. “Fialkoff plans to stay in the library world.” At Harlequin, Emily Rodmell has been promoted to editor at the Love Inspired imprint. Ellen Gerstein will join Grand Central as vp, director of marketing, starting September 10 and reporting directly to Jamie Raab. She was the director of marketing in the professional/trade division at Wiley for almost two decades. Alice Rahaeuser has joined Random House Children’s as production associate, reporting to Timothy Terhune. Most […]
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At Little, Brown, Miriam Parker has been promoted to newly created position of online marketing director for all of the company’s imprints, including Mulholland Books, Reagan Arthur Books, and Back Bay Books. Parker, who has been at L,B for the past 12 years, will be responsible for creating online promotion plans for all imprints, including Mulholland; developing content for imprint websites, including Mulhollandbooks.com; and overseeing online advertising strategy. Online marketing associate Anna Balasi will now report to Parker, and Little, Brown will be hiring a new Mulholland marketing manager/Michael Connelly brand manager to fill Parker’s previous position. In addition, Brittany […]
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Annie Stone has joined Harlequin Teen as associate editor. Previously she was an assistant editor at Harper. Kristina Aven has joined Little, Brown Children’s as a publicist. She was at Penguin Children’s. Ann Dye will join Little, the unit as associate director, brand marketing for James Patterson. She was most recently a marketing manager at Disney Publishing Worldwide. At Canada’s Kids Can Press, managing editor Semareh Al-Hillal has been promoted to the new position of associate publisher, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the editorial, editorial services and design departments, reporting to acting publisher Lisa Lyons. Jennifer Grimbleby has been promoted to production editor; DoEun Kwon is now production editor; Adrienne […]
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Jennifer Schuster has joined NAL as senior editor. She was previously an editor at It Books. At Ecco, Libby Edelson has been promoted to editor. At Penguin Books, Tara Singh has been promoted to associate editor. The Writer, which was due to go on hiatus with the October 2012 issue after more than 125 years of continuous publication, has been acquired by Madavor Media, a privately held niche and enthusiast media company, from Kalmbach Publishing (which also sold off Birdwatching Magazine in the same deal.) Various government agencies, including the Pentagon and the CIA, are now reviewing manuscript copies of […]
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Babette Ross has joined Hachette Book Group as associate director in the client services department. Previously she was director of marketing at Kaplan and a freelance consultant on the shaping and implementing of digital marketing strategies using analytics and social media. Kathryn Gordon has joined the William Morrow marketing department in the new position of director of brand develpment, reporting to Jennifer Hart. She is charged with “driving awareness for key William Morrow authors and helping to oversee and execute year-long marketing strategies, with special focus on brand messaging, fan and reader engagement, and social media strategies beyond the traditional […]
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James Spackman has been named managing director of Watkins Publishing, effective November. He was most recently sales and marketing director for Hodder & Stoughton and John Murray. Spackman will work alongside Duncan Baird to develop both the Watkins and Duncan Baird imprints in the UK and internationally. “I’m delighted to be joining Watkins at such an exciting moment,” Spackman said in the announcement. “It will be a real privilege to work with a list representing such rich heritage, and a company with such a strong reputation for quality. I’m looking forward to working with the Watkins team to develop an […]