Jennifer LaBracio has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as associate director of marketing. She was most recently senior marketing manager at HMH Children’s. At HarperCollins UK, Erin Roy has joined as marketing communications director and Rufus Weston has been named customer insight director. Roy was most recently associate publisher at IPC Media and Weston was previously head of digital insight at the BBC global news division. Bookmasters will distribute Pearson Mexico‘s educational titles into the US and Canada. Digital book manufacturer IBT Global has acquired Castleton, NY-based printer Hamilton Printing Company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, […]
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David Hillman has been named evp, general counsel at Simon & Schuster, effective April 23, reporting to Carolyn Reidy. Hillman replaces Elisa Rivlin, who is leaving the company. He will be responsible for all legal affairs for S&S and its worldwide companies, working in close counterparts with his colleagues at CBS. Hillman was most recently chief administrative officer, general counsel, and evp, business affairs at Dial Global. The Orange Prize shortlist was announced, featuring three American authors. The winner will be named May 30: Esi Edugyan, Half Blood Blues Anne Enright, The Forgotten Waltz Georgina Harding, Painter of Silence Madeline […]
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Granta has hired Max Porter as a commissioning editor for the Granta and Portobello imprints. He is currently manager of Daunt Books’ Chelsea, London branch. At Conville & Walsh, Jake Smith-Bosanquet has been made managing director. There will be public memorial service to celebrate the life and spirit of Norris Church Mailer on April 22, at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South in Manhattan, at 4:00. Among those scheduled to offer remarks at the service are Liz Smith, James Toback, Larry Schiller, Michael Mailer, John Buffalo Mailer, Sasha Lazard, Nancy Collins, Margo Howard, Dorris Goodwin, and Sondra Lee. The Pottermore web site […]
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Editor-in-chief and deputy director of Stanford University Press Alan Harvey has been promoted to director, effective July 1. He replaces Gordon Burn, who will work as the Press’s deputy editor for the next 12 months and also continue as acquisitions editor for the Stanford Security Studies series of publications, which he founded and plans to expand. At Free Press, Sharbari Kamat has been promoted to associate editor (continuing to work with Martha Levin); as has Donna Loffredo (continuing to work with Leslie Meredith) and Sydney Tanigawa (continuing to work with Dominick Anfuso). Peter Bohan has been promoted to associate director of marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s. Ron Hussey has been […]
People: Barba to Retire from HBG, and More
Hachette Book Group’s evp, sales Chris Barba “has decided to retire after 33 years of distinguished service to this company,” leaving April 20. CEO David Young writes, “She has had a remarkable career here, and under her leadership the HBG sales force has established a reputation as one of the absolute best teams in the business…. She is a great champion of so many books and authors, that it’s impossible to list them all. Her tenacity and expertise have enabled her to serve the company, her customers and her team brilliantly.” No replacement has been named yet. Executive editor at […]
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Patrick Nolan has been promoted to vp, editor-in-chief and associate publisher at Penguin Books, reporting to Kathryn Court. He fills the position being vacated by Stephen Morrison when he joins Picador. Nolan has spent the past 12 years as director of trade paperback sales, and in his new role Nolan will be responsible for overseeing the editorial direction and shape of the Penguin Books list. “Patrick has been a big part of Penguin’s success over the last decade, and I very much look forward to working with him in his new role,” Court said in a statement. Ryan Chapman will […]