Personnel

Exactly two years after joining Simon & Schuster as publisher of the adult imprint, Dana Canedy will relinquish her position. She will write a sequel to her memoir A Journal for Jordan that S&S plans to publish in 2024. While the company awaits word on whether the sale to Penguin Random House will go through, CEO Jonathan Karp will “resume my previous role of publisher for the foreseeable future.” Karp says in a memo Canedy “has improved and bolstered the Simon & Schuster imprint in innumerable ways: by attracting incredibly talented authors and editors; by offering us fresh eyes on […]

Penguin Random House UK is in the mandated consultation period with employees as they work on a “restructure” for its audience, brand and communications departments, currently made up of around 80 employees. Specific layoffs have not yet been announced, and the company said that the current plan is provisional, The Bookseller reports, though “social media posts have suggested more than 20 roles are affected.” A spokesperson for the publisher said, “We are exploring making some changes to the structure of our audiences, brand and communications department at Penguin Random House UK, with the aim of driving online sales, investing in […]

Bloomsbury will add 100 new staff positions “across all areas of the company” to help alleviate workload for existing employees, The Bookseller reports. The move comes after a UK survey reported “industry-wide burnout.” The company has not announced which territories, departments, or positions will see the staffing increase. A spokesperson told the magazine, “These positions are targeted where our business is growing, where we want to increase support for our authors and grow the global presence of our most important brands, and where we know there are pinch points for our staff. As they join Bloomsbury, these new colleagues will […]