Becky Cole has joined Plume books as a senior editor. She was formerly at Broadway Books for over ten years. Former Golden Books editorial director Sharon Shavers Gayle, has joined Mary Jack Wald Associates as an agent, effective immediately. Among her first clients are Denise Lewis Patrick, Gregg Loomis, and John Peel. At Sterling, Anne Rogers has been promoted to director, special markets; Ron Davis has been promoted to vp, special & international sales, digital & gift; and Kate Rados is now director, digital markets. Alex Hippisley-Cox is to oversee all UK media relations and communications for the 2009 Frankfurt […]
Personnel
What Steve Rubin Is Doing
Steve Rubin’s new role at Random House, Inc. has been officially announced: his title is evp and publisher at large, reporting to ceo Markus Dohle. He will acquire books for (potentially) any and all imprints in Random House “worldwide in collaboration with our publishers in North America and overseas.” In particular, he will retain a role in acquiring future projects by such authors as John Grisham and Pat Conroy. Plus: “He will serve as a new-business advocate with the publishers. Steve will act as an international Random House publishing liaison to maximize the opportunities and collaboration among U.S. publishers and […]
Cheetham Quits Quercus
Non-executive chairman of Quercus Publishing Anthony Cheetham has stepped down, and director David Potter is taking over his post as interim chairman. Cheetham tells the Bookseller “Since assuming a non-executive position, I have felt less comfortable with my role in the company and with some of the key decisions adopted by management.” The company’s ability to continue its rapid expansion ran up squarely against the credit squeeze. “I felt standing still was not the wisest option,” Cheetham says. Co-founder Mark Smith says “We’re in the middle of a deep recession – we need to step back a little on our […]
People and Distribution
Hudson Street Press editor-in-chief Luke Dempsey will become editorial director, nonfiction for Ballantine Books on March 3. Former editorial director at Chronicle Books Jay Schaefer will be acquiring projects for Workman and Algonquin Books as an editor-at-large, still based in San Francisco. Unbridled Books is now using McArthur & Company for sales and distribution of its titles in Canada.
People
At the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Jennifer Rofe has been promoted to agent and Jennifer Mattson has joined the group as an associate agent. he was formerly a book review editor at Booklist and an editor at Dutton children’s books. Ginny Weissman is no longer with Martin Literary Management. In the UK, at Portobello Books, Laura Barber has been promoted to editorial director with immediate effect. She continues to report to Philip Gwyn Jones, publisher of Granta Books and Portobello Books. At Da Capo Press, Katie McHugh has been promoted to executive editor.
People: Carnicelli to Trident
Matthew Carnicelli, who founded Carnicelli Literary Management in 2004 after years as an editor, is joining Trident Media Group on February 17.