Amanda Cook has been promoted to vice president and editorial director at Crown; and Madison Jacobs is now publishing manager. Vivian Lee will join Little, Brown on February 15, as senior editor acquiring fiction and non-fiction, reporting to Judy Clain. Lee most recently worked as an independent editor. Matteo Costa moves over to the consumer marketing team at Penguin Random House as vp, marketing development, reporting to Sanyu Dillon. He previously worked on the PRH author platforms team. At Princeton University Press, Alyssa Sanford and Matt Taylor have been promoted to publicist, and Tyler Hubbert has been promoted to promotions associate. Kuo-Yu Liang has […]
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Emily Feinberg has been promoted to senior editor at Roaring Brook Press. At Macmillan Children’s, Robert Brown has been promoted to associate director, marketing. Brian Geffen has been promoted to senior editor at Holt Children’s. Gail Brussel has been promoted to associate publicity director at Penguin Press. Distribution BenBella Books will be distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services worldwide starting July 1, moving from Two Rivers. Challenges Canada’s Insomniac Press is “in trouble,” the Globe and Mail, with its future now uncertain. Associate publisher Andy Verboom, who was going to over ownership from founding publisher Mike O’Connor has withdrawn from […]
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Bertelsmann’s supervisory board renewed chairman and ceo Thomas Rabe‘s contract for another five years, with his third term beginning January 1, 2022. Rabe has held the position since 2012. Chairman of the board Christoph Mohn says, “I am delighted about the renewal of Thomas Rabe’s contract. In a time of increasingly rapid change, this is a clear sign of continuity. Thomas Rabe is a strategist with outstanding analytical skills and an excellent manager who has proven his and his team’s merits once again during the Corona crisis. He has successfully led Bertelsmann in recent years and strengthened it for the […]
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Derek Gullino has been promoted to senior vice president, executive director of publishing operations for Clarkson Potter, Harmony & Rodale, and Ten Speed Press. Donna Loffredo has been promoted to Executive Editor, Harmony Books and Rodale Books, reporting to Diana Baroni. At Random House, Rachel Kind has been promoted to vice president and executive director of foreign rights; Rachel Berkowitz to director of foreign rights; Donna Duverglas to deputy director of foreign rights; Jessica Cashman to senior manager; and Claire Posner-Greco to manager of foreign rights. Jack Perry has joined Astra Publishing House in the new position of director of sales […]
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Tim Duggan will join Holt as vp, executive editor on February 1, reporting to Sarah Crichton. He was most recently the editor and publisher of an eponymous imprint at Crown. Crichton says in the announcement, “I admire Tim’s breadth of interests and versatility, and his sharp eye for talent.” At Random House Children’s Group, Bria Ragin will join as editor for Delacorte Press and the new Joy Revolution imprint on January 19. She was previously assistant editor at Quill Tree Books. Lois Evans has been promoted to assistant editor at the Random House Children’s imprint. Connie Hsu has been promoted […]
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Emily Meehan joins Sterling Books as chief creative officer & publisher, leading what Barnes & Noble calls a “relaunch” of their publishing division. She was most recently publisher at Disney Book Group. She takes over from Sterling president Theresa Thompson, who is apparently excused from duty. Meehan calls it an “exciting new chapter not only for me, but for Sterling and Barnes & Noble. There is a lot of opportunity to publishing in bigger, forward-thinking ways with a keen eye for the best quality in editorial, design, and production.” Avideh Bashirrad has been promoted to senior vice president, deputy publisher […]