Laura Geringer, publisher of the eponymous Harper Children’s imprint for 17 years (and a Harper employee since 1980), “has announced her decision to leave her position” at the end of the month. Susan Katz says in her memo Geringer “looks forward to having more time to pursue her career as a writer, to devote her energies to the development of a new business with the capability of delivering story content on multiple platforms, and to channel more time into First Book.” The imprint is best known for picture books by William Joyce, and the IF YOU GIVE A … series […]
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David Morton, who has run Rizzoli’s architecture program since 1987, has been promoted to the new position of associate publisher, architecture. At St. Martin’s, Tom Stouras has been promoted and is adding supply chain management to his current responsibilities, taking the new title of vp, supply chain and sales operations. Steve Faber is being promoted to inventory director, supply chain and Debbie Derevjanik will become director of analysis and forecasting, supply chain, both reporting to Tom Stouras. Alison Indrisano has been appointed president and ceo of National Geographic School Publishing, including Hampton-Brown, which it acquired in 2006, starting in early […]
Jane Friedman Gets Her Party
Steve Rubin and Maria Campbell threw a party last night for former HarperCollins ceo Jane Friedman on the roof Rubin’s apartment building, attended by longtime publishing colleagues and, apparently, a few publishing reporters. The guests surprised Friedman by wearing printed Jane Friedman masks. She called it her “transition party” and noted: “What I’m going to say –and this is it– is I am not done, and I am not done by a long shot.” But there’s no report on what she is transitioning to yet.Observer
Bill Shinker, Reality Star
Gotham Books publisher William Shinker makes his television debut tonight at 10 PM on the MTV reality show Run’s House, starring Reverend Run and his family. Shinker goes to their house to show Run and his wife Justine Simmons the jacket for their book TAKE BACK YOUR FAMILY: A Challenge to America’s Parents (released yesterday), “in a flagrant attempt to get it on the air” as he tells us. But he gets more than he bargained for, arriving as the Simmons’s children are reading excerpts from the book about themselves for the first time, “which they weren’t entirely happy with.” […]
Personnel: Another B&T Executive
Baker & Taylor has hired John Lindsay as vp, book merchandising, reporting to Jean Srnecz. Most recently he was vp marketing/merchandising at Levy Home Entertainment with overall responsibilities for all areas of book buying, category management, marketing, logistics and publisher relations.Release
Personnel: New CFO for B&T
Following the announced departure of James Melton, Baker & Taylor has hired Jeff Leonard as their new cfo and evp, starting later this month. Most recently he was vp, finance and treasurer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, prior to which he spent seven years at Hughes Supply.Release