Becky Nesbitt will join Howard Books as vp, editor-in-chief on June 1 and Jennifer Willingham has already started as vp, publicity. Nesbitt was at Tyndale House for 16 years, most recently as associate publisher for nonfiction (though she led the fiction acquisitions team prior to that). Willingham worked for Guideposts Books most recently, and has also worked at Thomas Nelson and B&H. Recently appointed publisher Jonathan Merkh says that “moving the business to Nashville has enabled us to attract key talent to further fuel our growth. With the backing of Simon & Schuster and our new staff additions, we are […]
Personnel
People: Salvatore to Lead Broadway, and More
Broadway has hired Diane Salvatore as vp, publisher, effective immediately, reporting to Crown Publishing Group president Jenny Frost. Deputy editorial director Charlie Conrad and the rest of the Broadway editorial staff now report to Salvatore. A longtime magazine editor, she was editor in chief of of Ladies’ Home Journal for six years, through July 2008, where she relaunched it as “a modern magazine with lush photography and sophisticated design, while continuing and amplifying its tradition for high-quality journalism and social advocacy.” She published short fiction by authors including Lesley Dormen and Elizabeth Berg in the magazine, and is the author […]
People and Announcements
Doubleday executive editor Gerry Howard has been named the winner of the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction’s Maxwell E. Perkins Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Field of Fiction. Chairman Peter Ginna said, “Over the course of many years Gerald Howard has introduced and championed the work of a host of writers who have helped to push the boundaries of contemporary fiction.” Random House UK launched their social networking site for book clubs, ReadersPlace, a follow-on to last year’s AuthorsPlace site, which lets the publisher’s authors set up, personalize and update their own web pages and manage their own online […]
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Harper UK managing director Amanda Ridout is leaving the company at the end of next month after seven years to pursue “confidential” ventures, the Bookseller reports. “All will be revealed in the fullness of time,” Ridout adds. Frank McCourt‘s publishers and agent have confirmed that he has been undergoing chemotherapy for melanoma. The 78-year-old author is back home now and “doing pretty well” according to Molly Friedrich.AP Morty Mint and his Mint Publishers Group has taken on the sales operation for Joy Berry Enterprises. Acting as brand consultant, he will be the primary sales executive for the company, working with […]
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Anna Stein will join London-based Aitken Alexander and start a New York office for the agency as of June 1. Gillon Aitken is quoted in the Bookseller: “As our markets grow ever closer, we believe this is an auspicious moment to expand our presence in the US, and we are delighted that Anna is joining us.” Jacqueline Flynn has joined Joelle Delbourgo Associates as an agent. Formerly executive editor at Amacom Books, she will represent a wide range of nonfiction including business and career, technology, science, psychology, self-help, and parenting. Carrie Cantor is heading up the agency’s new editorial services […]
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Variety says that co-chief operating office of the William Morris Agency’s New York office Wayne Kabak is among approximately 100 staff members who are losing their jobs in advance of the pending merger with Endeavor. They note that the FTC and Justice Department have signed off on the merger, though the deal still needs approval from state labor commissioners in New York and California.Variety At Little Brown Children’s, Diane Cain has been hired for the new position of brand marketing director, James Patterson, reporting to deputy publisher Andrew Smith. Most recently she was executive director of marketing at Harper Children’s. […]