Macmillan global chief operating office Andrew Weber “will depart at the end of May to take a position with another company.” He has been at Macmillan since 2013. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group ceo Stefan von Holtzbrinck says in the announcement: “Andrew has been a loyal partner to Macmillan and Holtzbrinck, with great collegiality, human warmth and an eye for talent, all of which will ensure his legacy at Macmillan Publishers as well as at Macmillan Learning.” DK CFO and strategy director Paul Kelly takes on added responsibility as president of DK US, in addition to his current role. CEO Carsten Coesfeld […]
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Macmillan global chief operating office Andrew Weber “will depart at the end of May to take a position with another company.” He has been at Macmillan since 2013. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group ceo Stefan von Holtzbrinck says in the announcement: “Andrew has been a loyal partner to Macmillan and Holtzbrinck, with great collegiality, human warmth and an eye for talent, all of which will ensure his legacy at Macmillan Publishers as well as at Macmillan Learning.”
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At the Workman imprint, Wendy Williams has joined as senior editor, with a focus on calendars. She was most recently senior editor at Sterling Publishing. Alisha Zucker has joined the children’s editorial department as senior editor, with a focus on curriculum titles. She was most recently executive editor of early childhood mathematics at Scholastic. Roxanne Jones has joined Grand Central as a publicity manager. She was previously at Harlequin. At Harper Children’s, Sam Fox is joining as director of digital marketing. He was previously brand marketer and director at Condé Nast. At Princeton University Press, Ken Barton has joined in the […]
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At Azantian Literary Agency, T.S. Ferguson has joined as literary agent and will be open to queries beginning June 1. He was most recently an editor at Jimmy Patterson Books. Renae Moore has joined as associate agent, representing adult and YA speculative fiction and graphic novels. She was previously assistant agent at Tobias Literary Agency. At Arcadia, Lynda Zuber has joined the sales team in the newly created position of national sales manager, special markets. She most recently provided business development strategies to Minted, Tra Publishing, Vooks and Lunii. Chuck Deane has joined the sales team as business development manager, based […]
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Kendra Harpster has joined Kevin Anderson & Associates as executive editor, where she will specialize in fiction and memoir titles. She was an executive editor at Penguin Random House. Dana Grimaldi has been promoted to editor at Harlequin, acquiring for Harlequin Heartwarming and the Worldwide Mystery and Suspense program. Carly Kellerman has been promoted to associate publisher at Zondervan. Longtime Amazon executive Jeff Blackburn will return to the company on June 7 the new position of svp of global media & entertainment. All of the company’s entertainment business — including Audible, along with Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Music, Podcasts/Wondery, Games, […]
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Karen Ma has joined the Indigo sales team at Penguin Random House Canada as sales manager. Previously, she was in sales at Harper Canada. Jessica Reid has been promoted to online & digital sales representative, focusing on Amazon sales. Hatty Stiles has been named associate rights director at Amazon Publishing. Awards The Publishing Triangle Awards, honoring LGBTQ fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and trans literature, named winners. Fiebre Tropical, by Juliana Delgado Lopera (Feminist Press) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction, while 99 Erics, by Julia Serano (Switch Hitter Press) won the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction. A full list […]