Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
Are Gen Z Shopper Against AI Recommendations?
Nielsen BookData Releases Book Sales on Multiple Markets
Taylor Swift to Publish First Book
Why Han Kang’s Nobel Prize Win is a Win for Small Presses
James Patterson Announces Launch of Substack
TikTok Takes to Publishing but What Does That Look Like?
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
South Korean Author Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Report Finds More Than Half of Diverse Characters are Written by White Authors
Rosalie Stewart Speaks on Her Role in Helping Publishers Fight Book Bans
Salman Rushdie Announces New Work Since Stabbing
AAP Statshot for July Reports Uptick in US
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
From Ancient Greece to Today Homer Hits Home but Why?
Beyond Vance- How is The Appalachians Written About?
Is TikTok Shedding Romance Stigmas?
What is “LibraryTok” and How is it Engaging Young Readers?
PEOPLE
At Penguin Random House, Stephanie Fryling will be join as SVP, adult retail sales on October 28. She will oversee the Barnes & Noble, BAM, field sales, and client sales teams. Most recently she has been vp, commercial strategy and category management at Barnes & Noble, where she has worked for the last 12 years. Ruth Liebmann, VP and director, account marketing, will report to Fryling, and work with me Jaci Updike on communication strategy for sales and marketing
Daniel Wikey has been named director of marketing and publicity, licensing with the Random House Worlds team, reporting to David Moench. Rosalie Stewart joined as senior manager, public policy and reports to the chair of the PRH Intellectual Freedom Taskforce, Skip Dye. She was previously manager of grassroots communications for the American Library Association’s public policy and advocacy office. Hilary Shrair has joined Young Readers as publishing assistant. Tatiana Guel has joined Random House Children’s Books as production design assistant. Jacky Bethea is promoted to manager of author development.
Marlene Reimer returns to HarperCollins as director of subsidiary rights representing rights for William Morrow, Harper Voyager, Dey Street, Mariner, and Harvest lists. She was previously associate director of subsidiary rights at Sourcebooks.
At Hachette Book Group, John Cassidy, previously national account manager for Amazon at Penguin Random House, is joining the online sales team as senior national account manager, selling client publishers to Amazon. Jules Kelly joined Workman Kids as associate publisher on September 30th. Previously they were assistant marketing director at Random House Children’s. Chloe Texier-Rose joined as assistant director of publicity on September 23rd, reporting to Sabrina Callahan. She was most recently director of publicity at Zando. George Tattersfield joined as VP of sales operations on September 30th, reporting to Lauren Monaco. He was most recently client director at W.W. Norton.
At Simon & Schuster, James Akinaka has joined as senior marketing manager, digital marketing, for Simon Kids and Simon Teen. He was most recently at Penguin Children’s. Robert Messenger has resigned from the imprint. In an “unrelated development,” Stephen Morrow, VP and executive editor, has also left the company.
Macmillan Publishers sees Preeti Chhibber join as digital marketing manager for Macmillan Children’s. Previously, she was a freelance writer and editor.
Scholastic’s executive editor Clarissa Wong has left the company and can be reached at cwong2422@gmail.com.
Princeton University Press sees Tony Lutkus, formerly president of Diamond Book Distributors, join as chief of North American sales.
Bradford Literature Festival, sees John Makinson join as chair of the board effective October 1st.
Grove Atlantic, will have Bridget Flannery-McCoy join as an executive editor on October 1st, working on nonfiction titles. She was previously at Princeton University Press.
The Associate of Writers and Writing Programs has named Michelle Aielli as interim executive director. She was previously vice president and publishing director of Hachette Books. The appointment follows the June retirement of Cynthia Sherman. The board of directors is currently conducting a national search for a permanent executive director.
Microcosm Publishing sees Lex Orgera join as editorial manager. She was previously the executive director of a regional literary organization and literary festival.
At Two Lines Press, Chad Felix will move into the newly formed position of creative director and Kelsey McFaul to assistant editor.
Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree sees Nicki Walker join as associate national accounts manager. She was previously at Quarto.
The New Press sees Mary Beth Jarrad join as publisher. Jarrad was previously marketing and sales director at NYU Press.
In Agency News…
KF Literary sees Regan Devlin join as senior scout. She was previously at Baker Literary Scouting.
Azantian Literary Agency sees Mark O’Brien join as associate agent. He was previously sales coordinator at NetGalley.
Aevitas Creative Management promoted Lauren Liebow to agent.
At East/West Literary Agency, Jim Averbeck has joined as literary agent. Ana Crespo has been promoted to agent.
Felicity Bryan Associates will have United Agents founding member James Gill join on October 16th.
Transatlantic Agency has promoted Eva Oakes to associate agent.
Gemma Cooper is starting her own agency, Gemma Cooper Literary, and will begin operating on October 1st. She was previously at The Bent Agency for 12 years.
Frances Goldin Literary Agency has promoted Alison Lewis.
PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Kristin Fassler will move over to Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on October 7th as SVP, director of marketing strategy and engagement, reporting to Sanyu Dillon.
Phillip Stamper-Halpin has been promoted to director of author development. Anika Bates has been promoted to senior marketing manager at Berkley. Aparna Rishi is promoted to director, consumer strategy and creative operations, reporting to Kristin Fassler. At Random House Children’s, Katy Miller has been promoted to senior managing editor, Madison Furr has been promoted to publicity manager, Cynthia Lliguichuzhca has been promoted to publicist, and Lena Reilly has been promoted to senior publicist. At Clarkson Potter, Jenn Sit has been promoted to editorial director of cooking. Susan Roxborough has been promoted to executive editor. Knopf Doubleday Group has promoted Chris Dufault to the new role of SVP, publishing, sales and operations strategy, reporting to Jaci Updike. Director, imprint sales, Annie Schatz will now report to Dufault. Alyssa Keyne has been promoted to manager, editorial and operations.
At Simon & Schuster, Nadia Almahdi has been promoted to director, digital marketing for Simon Kids. Alexandra Primiani is promoted to publicity director at Avid Reader.
Hachette Book Group, for Workman,Artisan, Workman Calendars, and Black Dog & Leventhal, Moira Kerrigan is promoted to executive director, marketing and publicity. Ilana Gold is promoted to director of publicity and marketing. Alana Bonfiglio has been promoted to senior marketing and publicity associate.
At Macmillan Publishers, St. Martin’s Publishing Group promoted Courtney Littler to executive editor, Hannah Phillips to senior editor, and Lily Cronig, Vanessa Aguirre, Christina Lopez to associate editor. Jamilah Lewis-Horton and Hannah Pierdolla have been promoted to assistant editor. Kayla Janas has been promoted to publicity manager. Farina Jaw has been promoted to senior graphic designer. Caroline Warshaw has been promoted to manager, art rights. Madeline Houpt has been promoted to editor at St.Martin’s Publishing Group/Minotaur Books. Emily Anderson has been promoted to assistant editor. Macmillan Children’s has promoted Chantel Gersch to publicity manager. Morgan Rath has been promoted to publicity manager. Helen Seachrist has been promoted to senior manager, production editorial. At Macmillan Audio has promoted Alexandra Quill to associate director, school & library marketing. Michelle Altman has been promoted to senior manager, editorial acquisitions and development. Ally Demeter has been promoted to producer.
Scholastic has promoted Jeffery Mathews to the new position of chief growth officer and executive vice president.
Tokyopop has promoted Lena Atanassova to editor in chief.
Two Lines Press has promoted CJ Evans to publisher in addition to serving as editor in chief.
Page One Media promoted Laura Di Giovine to associate director of publicity.
DULY NOTED
NYU Advance Publishing Institute announced that registration is now open, and there is an early bird discount through October 13. (Group discounts are also available.) An information session will be offered September 18
API 2025 program topics include:
For more information about the program, pricing, and to register, click here.”
Midas US, the UK based public relations agency is launching a US branch led by Katherine Myers as deputy managing director. She was senior director of publicity at Little, Brown.
EVENTS
Sept 25- Oct 5
Amman, JO
LIBER Feria Internacional del Libro
Oct 1st-3rd
Barcelona, ESP
New England Independent Booksellers Association Conference
Oct 3-5
Providence, RI
Oct 17-20th
New York, NY
Oct 16-20th
Frankfurt, DE
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
Verso Launches Kickstarter Following Bankruptcy Announcement
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ALA Releases Preliminary Reports During Banned Books Week
The Publishing Trends Literary Scouts contact sheet returns this year with many changes. It’s now possible to download for printing in two distinct formats: by scout and by language. Also note: we’ve created reports for scouts covering US publishing and, separately, for scouts covering UK publishing. These directories include information on the audience for titles covered by the scout (whether Children’s only, Adult only, or Adult, Children’s and YA), as well as publisher’s name and publishing language. We also include the handful of TV/film studios and other media businesses represented by the scouts in our roundup. If you have corrections or suggestions please send at any time to: info@publishingtrends.com
US Literary Scouts Sorted by Language and Audience
UK Scouts Sorted by Language and Audience
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
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President Carter to Receive Peace Prize for Literary Contributions
To Read or Not to Read- Why Are Schools Assigning Fewer Books?
Reduce, Reuse, and Read- How Publishers Are Trying New Printing Methods
PEOPLE
Following Hachette’s restructuring over the summer with Algonquin being moved into Little, Brown, publisher Betsy Gleick will leave the company October 4th, as will associate publisher Michael McKenzie. Also at Hachette, Tracy Bozentka joins as sales manager for children’s sales. She was previously district sales manager for field sales and special markets at Scholastic. Colleen Kurzbach is joining the sales team as director of title management, she was previously the senior director of title management at Penguin Random House, specifically Knopf and Penguin Publishing Groups.
Penguin Random House, emeritus EVP, corporate communications, Stuart Applebuam will step down from the company on September 30th after 52 years with associated companies. He is “Bertelsmann’s longest-tenured employee in North America”.
At Simon & Schuster,VP, director, sales operations Eileen Gentillo will retire from the company after 40 years. The remaining members of the sales operations team will be integrated into other operation groups around the company starting October 1st. Jisoo Leones and Andres Feliciano will join the sales department. Caroline Bonin and Lis Kingren-Hawkins will join information services & technology. Nikita Patil will join client services. Elizabeth Worthy and Billie Anna Runions and Jessica Tosi will join corporate marketing. Sean Duffy will join business operations. Kerri Kolen, previously VP and head of audiobooks at Pushkin Industries has joined Pave Publishing House as VP. Julie Neimat, previously EVP, people and culture at Warner Bros. Discover, has joined as chief human resources officer. Ella Laythem joins as art director at Saga Press. She was previously senior designer at Penguin Random House. At Harmony Rodale, Matthew Benjamin has been promoted to editorial director, Harmony. Donna Loffredo has been promoted to executive editor, director of author development, Harmony and Rodale Books. Dervla Kelly has been promoted to editorial director, Rodale Lifestyle. Michele Eniclerico has been promoted to senior, Harmony.
HarperCollins sees Bailey Thomas, formerly senior imprint manager at Penguin Random House join as director of divisional sales and retail development. Catherine Aramino has joined as academic marketing associate. She was previously at Kaufman Studios and Dover Publications. Amanda Maciel has joined Harper middle grade/teen group as VP, editorial director, reporting to VP, publisher Erica Sussman. She was previously at Scholastic.
Lily Philpott, formerly director of programs and partnerships at Asian American Writers’ Workshop has joined Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull as events manager and can be contacted at lily.philpott@catapult.com.
At Sourcebooks, Cara Nesi has joined as senior inside sales manager. Ashley Mallick has joined as key account fulfillment representative. Justin Krasner has joined as editorial director of Sourcebooks eXplore imprint.
At Chronicle Books, Barbara Bersche is joining as senior designer. Wynne- Au-Yueng has joined as designer.
Phaidon Press sees Kindall Gant join as senior publicist.
At Independent Publishers Group, Rachel McCumber has joined as subsidiary rights and royalties coordinator.
InterVarsity Press, sees Eva Pankratz join as publicity coordinator.
At Baker Publishing Group, Luverta Reames, formerly editorial assistant at Waterbook and Multnomah, has joined Chosen Books as acquisition editor.
Anne McGilvray & Company sees Lisa Bach join as director of sales and publisher relations, she was previously executive publisher relations.
Editor-in-chief of Minnesota Historical Society Press, Ann Regan has retired
At Llewellyn Worldwide, Anthony Dalessandro, formerly national account manager at Sounds True, joined as national account manager and can be contacted at anthonyd@llewellyn.com.
Chelsea Green Publishing sees Anna Bliss join as senior editor.
The University of North Carolina sees Sebastian Biot join as digital initiatives specialist.
Ethos Books sees Justin Chia taking over for Pei Ying as marketing manager. He previously oversaw their marketing and publicity.
In Agency News…
Maria B. Campbell Associates has promoted Madi Tower to junior scout. Nina Dahan-Relijich has been promoted to junior scout. Sara Vitale has been promoted to senior scout.
Transatlantic Agency has promoted Amanda Orozco to senior literary agent. Joni Di Placido has joined as international rights coordinator.
Jemma McDonagh has launched her own literary agency, Jemma McDonagh Agency, selling English language and translation rights for other agencies. She was previously joint managing director at The Marsh Agency.
Rachel Richardson, previously of Watson Little, has launched Rich Lit, which will specialize in children’s books, commercial and upmarket fiction for adults, select nonfiction, and international titles.
BOOM! Studios Michael Kelly will join as publisher. He was previously VP, global publishing at Hasbro.
AARP Books, Jodi Lipson is retiring as director on September 20th, after over 14 years. Leah Miller will succeed her as director.
Astra Publishing House sees Paul Reyes join as retail marketing manager for Astra Children’s. He previously worked at DK and Penguin Young Readers.
PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Nicole Biton has been promoted to senior publicist at Putnam. Heather Mill has been promoted to senior manager, backlist publicity. Erin Madison has been promoted to senior manager, backlist publicity. Gabriella Shery has been promoted to designer at Penguin Random House Audio. At Kokila, Sydnee Monday has been promoted to editor. Reid Walsh has been promoted to VP for sales analysis at Penguin Random House. Stacey Stein has been promoted to assistant director of publicity at Crown.
Simon & Schuster has promoted Tim O’Connell to VP, publisher at Saga Press. He was previously the editorial director of fiction and now will be reporting to Sean Manning. He will continue to acquire literary fiction and select nonfiction for the Simon & Schuster list. Joe Monti is promoted to VP, associate publisher and editorial director, reporting to O’Connell.
Scholastic has promoted Kara Pauley to rights assistant. Stacey Jaffe has been promoted to the new position of chief digital officer.
Bloomsbury Publishing has promoted Lauren Wilson to associate publicist. Harriet LeFavour has been promoted to editor. Briana Williams is being promoted to assistant marketing manager.
Sourcebooks has promoted Rebecca Atkinson to associate manager of international marketing and publicity. Elisabeth Clary has been promoted to assistant editor at Sourcebooks Wonderland. Zoya Boskovic has been promoted to digital marketing specialist. Alexandra Derdall has been promoted to digital marketing manager for special projects.
Chronicle Books has promoted Gwyneth Morgan to sales and marketing enablement coordinator.
The Future of Agency has promoted Amanda R. Livingston to marketing manager and can be contacted at amanda@thefutureofagency.com.
Books-A-Million promoted Damian Doggett to SVP and chief accounting officer.
InterVarsity Press has promoted Karin DeHaven to senior publicist.
Princeton University Press promoted Chloe Coy to assistant editor. Emma Wagh has been promoted to editorial associate. Lijuan (Sophie) Liu has been promoted to assistant business operations manager. Lina Sun has been promoted to China office operations manager. Will Pagdatoon has been promoted to promotions associate and Taylor Sumereau was promoted to intellectual property and contracts coordinator.
Girl Friday Productions has promoted Abi Pollokoff to senior publishing manager.
BOOM! Studios has promoted Bryce Carlson to VP, deputy publisher, reporting to Kelly.
DULY NOTED
The National Book Foundation will award Barbara Kingslover with the 2024 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, which will be presented at the National Book Awards ceremony and held on November 20th.
NYU Advance Publishing Institute announced that registration is now open, and there is an early bird discount through October 13. (Group discounts are also available.) An information session will be offered September 18
API 2025 program topics include:
For more information about the program, pricing, and to register, click here.”
Apple has announced the cut of approximately 100 jobs and reports from Bloomberg saying “the biggest impact on teams responsible for Apple Books app and Apple Bookstore.” The Apple News team will also be affected.
EVENTS
Sept 14-28
New York, NY
Sept 22-30
Brooklyn, NY
Sept 25- Oct 5
Amman, JO
Indonesia International Book Fair
Sept 25-29
Jakarta, IDN
Budapest International Book Festival
Sept 26-29
Budapest, HU
New England Independent Booksellers Association Conference
Oct 3-5
Providence, RI
