Books-A-Million evp, chief administrative officer and secretary Douglas Markham has left the company and his contract was terminated, effective immediately, according to SEC fillings. Markham joined the company as cfo in 2006 and was promoted to his current position in August 2009. No other details on his departure were available. Richard Milbank will join Head of Zeus as publishing director, non-fiction, on September 24, where he will oversee publication of more than 30 titles annually, focusing on history, biography, science, philosophy and language. He was publishing director at Octopus, a position he held since January. Maria B. Campbell Associates has […]
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Kevin Doughten will join Crown as senior editor on September 24, focusing on non-fiction. He was most recently an editor at Viking. Olga Rogozina has joined the Van Lear Agency in Moscow as both a literary agent and contracts manager. Previously she was foreign rights manager at Astrel. Founder of Chicago’s 10-store Beck’s Bookstores, Bob Beck, 91, died last week at Northwestern Hospital. “Today, a marketing major would say he had a business plan. Back then, it was called an angle. He sold books at Beck’s for less than the college bookstores charged, and he paid more when the used […]
People: New Nonfiction Executives at Ballantine Bantam Dell; Burtenshaw Exits Reed
Ballantine Bantam Dell announced a realignment of its nonfiction publishing as well as new executive hires and promotions overseeing the department, similar to the division’s recent reorganization of its fiction publishing. Jennifer Tung will join BDD on September 17 in the new role of vp, editorial director, nonfiction, reporting to Libby McGuire. Tung was most recently deputy editor of RedBook, and she will work across all formats and acquire and edit narrative, prescriptive, and brand-focused nonfiction. Executive editors Pamela Cannon and Mamie Cochran will now report to Tung. In addition, Richard Callison will be promoted to associate publisher, nonfiction, also […]
Elliott Exiting As Monsoon CEO
CEO of Monsoon Commerce Brian Elliott is stepping down from his position immediately, with president Kanth Gopalpur taking over. Elliott will work with Gopalpur “to ensure a seamless leadership transition….over the upcoming months.” The combination of Alibris, Monsoon, and Stone Edge Technologies, Monsoon Commerce notes they raised another $8 million in financing earlier in the year, with Oak Hill Capital Partners remaining as majority owner. The company is rellocating resources from their commerce business to their software business, “affecting staff primarily at the company’s headquarters in Emeryville, CA.” They have “eliminated about 10 positions in the Alibris business” as a […]
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Ben Adams will join PublicAffairs as senior editor on September 24. Previously he was a senior editor at Bloomsbury. At Holt, Jason Liebman has been promoted to associate director of online marketing. Tal Goretsky will join Scribner as art director on September 17. He was most recently senior designer at Penguin Press. Mike Underwood has joined Angry Robot as sales and marketing manager. He was most recently at Wybel Marketing Group, representing publishers such as Dark Horse Comics, Night Shade Books, Felony & Mayhem Press, and more to trade and wholesale accounts across the Midwest. Tamra Tuller has joined Chronicle […]
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Executive director of publicity at Picador James Meader has also been named publicist-at-large at Henry Holt, effective immediately, formalizing an ongoing arrangement with the imprint on select hardcover campaigns. Meader will continue to report to Picador publisher Stephen Morrison and will also add “a dotted line” to Holt deputy publisher Maggie Richards. “James is creative and enthusiastic, a book lover with real insight into the fundamental dynamics of the marketplace. His experience and knowledge will be a great asset to Henry Holt,” publisher Stephen Rubin said in a statement. Also at Holt, Joanna Levine has been promoted to assistant editor. […]