David Drake has been promoted to president of Crown, and Gillian Blake moves up to publisher. Kara Welsh is promoted to president of a newly-renamed Ballantine Books, which comprises Ballantine, Bantam, Dell, and Delacorte imprints, and Jennifer Hershey moves up to publisher of Ballantine. Chris Jackson is promoted to executive vice president, publisher, One World and RocLit 101. Also within the Random House Publishing Group, Scott Shannon, executive vice president, publisher of Del Rey, will expand his role to also become director, strategy. Tricia Narwani is now editor-in-chief at Del Rey, and Keith Clayton moves up to vp and publishing director, licensed […]
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People: Richman to Co-Lead Media Rights at UTA, Trimmer to Head MTV Books Relaunch
UTA has promoted book-to-film agent Jason Richman to co-lead its Media Rights Group, alongside Keya Khayatian. Richman has been at UTA since 2010. The agency says that the department has closed over 250 deals in the past year, licensing literary properties for film and TV. Separately, Christian Trimmer will lead a relaunch of MTV Books. Trimmer will report to MTV Entertainment president of content and chief content officer Nina Diaz. The imprint will publish in partnership with Simon & Schuster, housed within the branded publishing group of Simon & Schuster Children’s, with director of branded publishing Kara Sargent as the […]
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Ian Hudson has joined Bloomsbury as managing director of the consumer publishing division and executive director on the Bloomsbury executive committee. He was most recently ceo of DK, and stepped down last March “to recharge his batteries before embarking on the next stage of his career.” Hudson fills the position vacated by longtime Bloomsbury executive Emma Hopkin, currently managing director of Bloomsbury Consumer Publishing, will left the company at the end of 2020 “following an assessment of the future business needs of the consumer division.” Jayme Boucher joins Hachette Book Group on January 20 as director of their speakers bureau. Established […]
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Jayme Boucher joins Hachette Book Group on January 20 as director of their speakers bureau. Established in 2009 in partnership with Greater Talent Network, Hachette Speakers Bureau relaunches this year as an in-house venture, under Boucher’s leadership. She was a founding member and senior leader of the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. Jessica Renheim has been promoted to senior acquisitions editor at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press, acquiring crime and book club fiction. Selihah White has joined Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull Press as publicist. Joy Fowlkes has joined The Gernert Company’s Los Angeles office as podcast agent, representing […]
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Madeline Jones will join Algonquin Books as editor in the New York office on January 25. She was most recently at Henry Holt. Carrie Bloxson will join Hachette Book Group on February 1 as vp, diversity and inclusion, and will also join the company’s executive management board. She was interim ceo and chief marketing officer at social impact organization DoSomething.org, and previously worked as a vp,marketing at HarperCollins. Bloxson is charged with helping the company to “achieve its objective to create a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable company with increased representation of people of color in HBG’s leadership, workplaces, and […]
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Kate Dresser has joined Putnam as senior editor. She was previously at Gallery Books. At Holt, James Melia has been promoted to executive editor; Ruby Rose Lee is associate editor; Catryn Silbersack moves up to publicist; Sarah Fitts is associate publicist; and Nicolette Seeback is now associate art director. Riva Hocherman becomes associate publisher of Metropolitan Books. Ashley Lau has joined the marketing department as senior designer. At Celadon Books, Rachel Chou has been promoted to senior vice president, associate publisher, marketing and publicity; Christine Mykityshyn to senior publicity director; Anna Belle Hindenlang to senior publicist; Jaime Noven to senior marketing […]