As of Spring 2013, the Potter Style imprint at Clarkson Potter will expand its scope to encompass interior design, style, and wedding books in addition to the gift books already published by the imprint. As a result, Potter senior editor Aliza Fogelson and associate editor Angelin Borsics will also acquire books for Potter Style. Borsics will now report to Fogelson, who continues to report to Doris Cooper. “With this realignment, Potter is even better positioned to leverage our unparalleled editorial strength and directed publishing strategies to foster our authors’ audience growth and brand development and to extend our market reach […]
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At Crown, Julian Pavia moves from the Archetype imprint to the trade paperback editorial team as editor, reporting to Sheila O’Shea. Pavia will acquire trade paperback originals for the Broadway Books list, with an emphasis on those types of genre fiction that lend themselves to innovative publishing approaches. He will also work on conversions and occasionally acquire titles for the Crown hardcover list. Founding editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and author of SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL Helen Gurley Brown, 90, died Monday afternoon at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Simon & Schuster announced the title and subject of Bob Woodward‘s […]
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Kristin Meenagh has joined Ryland Peters and Small as publicity associate. She was previously with Raab Associates. Jean Merrill, author of more than 30 novels for children that dealt with themes of underdogs beating the odds, died August 2 at her home in Randolph, VT. She was 89 and the cause of death was cancer. Merrill’s work included THE PUSHCART WAR (1964), THE TOOTHPASTE MILLIONAIRE (1974), and THE GIRL WHO LOVED CATERPILLARS (1992). NYT Obit Sami Rohr, 86, the philanthropist honored by an annual prize for Jewish Literature that bears his name (endowed by his children), died last Sunday in […]
People: Random UK Creates Division for Licensing and More
Random House UK has created a division, Random House Enterprises, to pursue “multi-platform business opportunities across TV, licensing and merchandising, gaming and live events.” Former vp of international consumer products at Discovery Communications Jo Edwards has been hired as head of licensing. She will report to group commerical director Nigel Waters. Publicity director at Jonathan Cape and Bodley Head Chloe Johnson-Hill moves over to RHE as manager for events. Humorist/essayist David Rakoff, 47, died Thursday night in Manhattan after a three-year battle with cancer. A frequent contributor to This American Life, Rakoff authored the essay collections FRAUD (2001) DON’T GET […]
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Ryan Doherty will move over to Spiegel & Grau as senior editor. He is currently an editor for Ballantine and Random House Trade Paperbacks, and will continue to oversee film tie-in projects for all of Random House Publishing Group. At Berkley, Leis Pederson has been promoted to editor. Lisa Grubka will join Fletcher & Company as an agent on August 19. She has been an agent at Foundry Literary + Media for the past four years. At becker&mayer!, Michael del Rosario has been promoted to managing editor, for the book division. In another for the annals of outrageous self-promotion (a […]
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Melanie Cecka will join Knopf Children’s on August 20 as associate publishing director, reporting to Nancy Hinkel. Most recently she was publishing director at Bloomsbury Children’s, and she began her career at Random House, first as an editorial assistant at Villard Books before moving into children’s books. Random House svp, director, international sales and marketing Cyrus Kheradi will take on the additional duties of director for East Asia business development. He will focus on greater China and the English-speaking markets of Southeast Asia to “identify opportunities for corporate investment, print and digital publishing and licensing agreements, and brand extensions.” Sonya […]