Not to be overlooked in the day of news from Macmillan, Truman Talley, 84, is retiring after 11 years at his eponymous SMP imprint, and 60 years in publishing. The announcement says he “looks forward to receiving book projects from both old and new authors, while this retirement will also allow time to go fly-fishing with his wife, Susannah.” In other personnel news, Grand Central has announced promotions in their publicity department: Elly Weisenberg and Tanisha Christie have been promoted to publicity manager; Melissa Bullock and Nick Small have been promoted to associate publicist.
Personnel
People: Dawson Back to Penguin
Kathy Dawson will join Penguin Children’s Dial Books in the new position of associate publisher, reporting to Lauri Hornik. She will work help to strategize and develop the list while acquiring and editing both novels and picture books. Dawson was formerly editorial director at Harcourt Children’s.
Judith Regan's Next Suit: Michael Wolff
Judith Regan says she will sue Michael Wolff over remarks about her in his book THE MAN WHO OWNS THE NEWS. Regan tells the NY Daily News: “Michael Wolff has been obsessed with me and my sex life for close to 30 years. I’m finally going to give him what he wants – he’s going to get [bleeped] by Judith Regan.” She addsL “Michael Wolff had an obligation to prominently set the record straight. He’s grossly irresponsible. I’m going to sue him personally, so he’ll have to spend his own money.”NYDN
People
Former Rodale Books editor-in-chief and then president Tami Booth Corwin has joined SparkPeople.com as evp of publishing and content, just as the company has struck their first book deal with Hay House. Agent Elise Proulx notes that her new job will be marketing and outreach coordinator for the eScholarship Publishing Group at the California Digital Library (CDL), University of California. Lori Burke will move over from DK to Penguin Children’s next week in the dual role of director of licensing for Grosset & Dunlap/Price Stern Sloan and US brand manager for Warne Books (Beatrix Potter, Spot and Flower Fairies), managing […]
People, Award News, and More
In the marketing and publicity departments at Tor and Forge; Phyllis Azar has bee promoted to executive director of marketing; Patty Garcia has been promoted to director of publicity; Brian Vaughan moves up to the new position of director of publishing operations; Joseph Bendel takes the new position of manager of publishing operations; and Jennifer Kaufler has been promoted to marketing manager. In the UK, Pan Macmillan non-fiction publisher Richard Milner will leave at the end of next week to explore “new opportunities.” In awards, the American Library Association has announced nominees for their new YA debut award for books […]
Judith Regan's Price, Revealed (and She Counterclaims Against Law Firm)
The settlement in January of Judith Regan’s lawsuit against News Corp. and HarperCollins was for $10.75 million, according to a court filing yesterday by Dreier LLP. The firm originally represented Regan in the case, and then sued her in a dispute over their fee after the settlement was reached.Bloomberg Following the revelation, Regan said she is seeking the dismissal of Dreier’s suit against her, arguing that they violated a nondisclosure agreement in revealing her settlement amount.