Dorchester has promoted Leah Hultenschmidt to editorial director, filling the position vacated held by Alicia Condon. In her ten years with the company, Hultenschmidt has directed the publicity and promotions department, has built and overseen the company’s website and has edited the romance and western genres. Kensington has promoted Alex Nicolajsen to digital marketing manager. She was the executive assistant to Steven Zacharius. At William Morrow, Tavia Kowalchuk has been promoted to senior marketing director. Also at Harper, note that the recently-announced Digital support divsion (and digital technology services group) have no effect on Harper Media, their digital publishing group. […]
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More promotions from the Random House publishing group: Junessa Viloria is now an assistant editor at Ballantine; Angela Polidoro is an assistant editor at Bantam; Randall Klein moves up to associate editor at Bantam Dell; and Jessica Sebor is now an assistant editor at Bantam Dell. To clarify yesterday’s report on changes at Harper UK, Lynne Drew will oversee all of the programs within the Harper Fiction division–but not any of the Harper Press fiction lines.
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Today all from the UK: At Harper UK, publishing director Lynne Drew has been promoted to publisher, fiction and will now oversee the company’s entire adult fiction program. Publishing director Julia Wisdom moves up to publisher, crime and thrillers, and deputy publishing director Sarah Ritherdon is in charge of commercial women’s fiction, with both reporting to Drew. Senior commissioning editor Emma Coode has been promoted to editorial director of science fiction imprint Voyager, reporting to publishing director Jane Johnson. Former Harper UK Children’s publishing director Gillie Russell will join Aitken Alexander as an agent, focusing on YA and children’s books. […]
People: Robert B. Parker, 77, Dies, Plus MWA Nominees
Author Robert B. Parker, 77, died “just sitting at his desk” at home, according to his British publisher Quercus, cited by Sarah Weinman on her blog. Parker novels scheduled for publication in 2010 include SPLIT IMAGE, the newest Jesse Stone novel (out February 23) and BLUE-EYED DEVIL, an Appaloosa novel (May 4). Blog post The Mystery Writers of America announced their 2010 Edgar awards nominees.Release
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Gabrielle Moss has been promoted to associate editor at Penguin’s Tarcher imprint. In promotions at the Random House publishing group: Jillian Quint moves up to associate editor at Ballantine and Ryan Doherty is now editor for Ballantine, Villard, and Presidio Press; Mya Spalter is assistant editor at Spiegel & Grau; and Kaitlin Heller and David Pomerico are now assistant editors at Del Rey/Spectra. Donna Duverglas has been made assistant director of sub rights, as Rhea Lyons moves up to sub rights associate. Jenn Backe has moved up to production associate and Sarah Feightner is production supervisor. In the UK, Victoria […]
Memorial Service for Karen Hansgen
Associate publisher of Skira Rizzoli Publications Karen Hansgen died on Sunday, January 10. Her family has just announced a memorial service for her tomorrow, on Friday, January 15 at 2:00 PM at: Brooklyn Friends Meeting House110 Schermerhorn StreetBrooklyn, New York 11201(718) 788-5990