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Apple Faces Lawsuit From Authors Over AI
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Fanfiction and Mainstream Publishing
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Book Tours and Their Horror Stories
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Alberta Puts Pause on Book Bans
BookTok and Its Effect on Publishing
Online Conference “All About AI” Hosted by Bookwire
First Look at Emily Henry’s ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Movie Adaptation
AI Audio Books Are Taking Away The Human Element of Storytelling
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Simon & Schuster announced that CEO Jonathan Karp will step down from his role as CEO. Karp will remain with S&S and will become the publisher of a new imprint, Simon Six. Karp will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer while a search is conducted for his successor. Also at S&S, Tiffany Gonzalez is joining as an independent retail marketing manager. She was formerly marketing manager and event coordinator at Books Are Magic. At Scribner, John Mark Boling will join as associate director of publicity. Most recently, he was senior publicity manager at Grove Atlantic.
Scholastic announced the planned retirement of Chicken House Publishing Ltd founding directors: Barry Cunningham OBE, Publisher and Managing Director, along with Deputy Managing Director Rachel Hickman and Rights Director Elinor Bagenal. The founding directors will together step down on 31st December 2025 and transition leadership to the newly appointed Publisher, Rachel Leyshon, effective 1st January 2026. In the U.S. Cindy Loh has joined as VP & Publisher overseeing picture books (Scholastic Press, Orchard), novelty (Cartwheel), Spanish, and Little Shepherd. She was most recently publisher at Ameet Publishing.
At Penguin Random House, Emily Botica has joined as director, client sales, Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Kranthi Palakolanu has joined as developer, SAP, information technology. Liz Palumbo has joined as production editor on the corporate bookmaking, RHPG production editorial team. Adam Haibach has joined as associate production editor on the corporate bookmaking, PPG adult production editorial black team. Christopher Metts has joined as associate marketing manager at Pantheon,. At Penguin Random House Children’s Books, Stephanie Sumulong has joined as senior designer. She was previously senior designer at Disney Publishing Worldwide.
At Hachette, Shawn Abraham joined as VP of International. Over the past six years, he has built and led the international sales team at Sourcebooks. At Union Square, Erica Gelbard has joined as executive director of publicity.
At Macmillan, Samantha Knoerzer has joined Odd Dot as assistant editor. Christina Mineses has joined as SVP of finance operations. Meg Miguelino has joined as senior director for Barnes & Noble sales. Aysha Martinez has joined as senior manager of royalties operations. Daniel Lozano has joined as senior finance analyst. Christopher Lee has joined as VP of treasury. Diane Chatlani has joined as VP of inventory planning and supply chain. Gregory Borah has joined as lead Snowflake database administrator. Hancine Mok has joined as a contracts assistant. Meg Miguelino joined as senior director, B&N sales. Christina Mineses joined as SVP of finance operations. Diane Chatlani joined as VP of inventory planning and supply chain. Christopher Lee joined as VP of treasury. Gregory Borah recently joined as lead Snowflake DBA, data engineering, and technology. Daniel Lozano joined as senior analyst in finance. Aysha Martinez joined as senior manager, royalties operations. At Tor Publishing Group, Maxine Charles has joined as associate editor. She was previously at Flatiron Books. At Macmillan Children’s, Audrey Diestelkamp has joined as executive director of marketing. She was previously senior director of marketing at Harper Collins Children’s.
At Getty Publications, Nina Weiner has joined as editor-in-chief. She was formerly editor-in-chief at Mayo Clinic Press.
At Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Katie Burns has joined as art director. Lauren Cohn joined as marketing associate. Christopher Metts joins as associate marketing manager for Pantheon.
At Sourcebooks, Stephanie Pando has joined as publicist. Kristen Nelson has joined as associate editor – nonfiction. Hannah Son has joined Sourcebooks Kids as editorial assistant. Jackie Barba has joined as editorial assistant for Sourcebooks Landmark. Jaelyn Sutton has joined as publicity assistant for Sourcebooks Casablanca & Bloom Books. Renata Sweeney has joined as director of online marketing, audience development.
At Abrams, Lindsey Macarther has joined as manager, school & library sales.
At Bloomsbury Academic, Debbie Gershenowitz has joined as editorial director. She was formerly executive editor at the University of North Carolina Press. She succeeds Charles Harmon, who will retire on September 9th.
At Fortier Public Relations, Brooke Parsons has joined as an assistant director of publicity. She was previously at Public Affairs.
At Chooseco, Samantha Ferguson joins as director of sales. Ferguson was most recently associate director of gift and specialty sales at Quarto.
At Sarabande Books, Michelle Malonzo has joined as director of marketing and sales. Michelle can be contacted at michelle@sarabandebooks.org.
At ReaderLink, Alexandra Rauchfuss has joined as demand planner I. Matthew Lowe has joined as senior SQL server database administrator.
At Blackstone, Emily Afifi has joined as a publicist.
At Indiana University Press, Heather Lengyel has joined as rights & permissions manager.
At Lonely Planet, Nicole Valdez has joined as senior publicity manager.
At Ave Maria Press, Katie Meads has joined as acquisitions editor.
At Independent Book Publishers Association, Renita Bryant has been elected board chair.
At Eccles Fisher Associates, Jana-Maria Hartmann has joined as senior US scout.
At Entangle Amara, Sarah Rifield has joined as publicity assistant. She was formerly events coordinator at Park Books.
At Skip/Lip Press, Maggie Boyd Hare joins as creative director. Abigail Oswald becomes editor of the Lost/Found imprint.
At Kogan Page, Theresa Personna has been promoted to senior marketing and publicity specialist.
At New Wave Press, Ryan Leslie has joined as strategic advisor.
At Ploughshares, Hanif Abdurraqib has been named the first-ever nonfiction editor at the literary journal.
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In Agency News…
At The Caldwell Agency, Frannie Dove has joined as literary agent. She was previously at Fritz Heinzen Literary Agency. Victoria Harris has joined as literary agent. They were previously at Oxford University Press. Darryl Oliver has joined as literary agent. He was previously an editor at Random House. Nour Sallam has joined as literary agent. She was previously at P.S. Literary Agency.
At Wendy Sherman Associates, CeCe Lyra has joined as an agent. She was previously an agent at P.S. Literary. Cherise Fisher has been named vice president as the agency celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary.
At Corvisiero Literary Agency, Alisha West has joined as associate agent.
At WLA Books, Barry Harbaugh joins as an agent. He was previously executive editor at Spiegel & Grau.
At Spencerhill Associates Literary Agency, Ciara Smith has joined as associate literary agent. She was previously at Corvisiero Literary Agency.
At Neighborhood Literary, Aashna Avachat joins as agent.
At Watermark Agency, Lynn Grady joins as vice president and agent based in New York City. She was previously SVP and deputy publisher at William Morrow. Pete Mulvihill joins as agent based in San Francisco. He is also the co-owner of Green Apple Books. Lily McMahon joins as literary associate based in San Francisco. McMahon was most recently an assistant editor at Bloomsbury UK.
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PROMOTIONS
At PRH Corporate Bookmaking, Madeline Rohlin has been promoted to associate production director, supporting Penguin Publishing Group. Heather Haase has been promoted to associate managing editor, supporting Penguin Publishing Group. Gunjal Patel has been promoted to managing editor, supporting Penguin Young Readers. Liz Eno has been promoted to assistant director of art and design, supporting Random House Publishing Group and PRH Christian Publishing. Diane Hobbing has been promoted to assistant director of art and design. Aly D’Amato has been promoted to executive managing editor. Nathalie Mairena has been promoted to production associate. Chanler Harris has been promoted to production associate. Ali Wagner has been promoted to senior production associate. At Knopf Double Day Publishing, Su-Yee Lin had been promoted to managing editor for Everyman’s Library. Billie Nelson has been promoted to finance manager for Double Day and Pantheon. At Avery Books and Tarcher, Abby Stubenhofer is being promoted to senior marketing associate. Carla Iannone is being promoted to senior marketing manager. Viviana Moreno is being promoted to publicist.
At Penguin Random House Children’s Books, Alice Moye-Honeyman has been promoted to junior production designer. Alice Moye-Honeyman has been promoted to junior production designer in art/design.
At Harper Collins, Tess Day has been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Kasey Feather has been promoted to assistant director of marketing. Rachel Berquist has been promoted to assistant director of marketing. Jen McGuire has been promoted to marketing manager. Samantha Larrabee has been promoted to marketing and publicity manager. Michelle Lecumberry has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Ellie Anderson has been promoted to senior publicist. Allie Johnston has been promoted to associate editor. Alexandra Bessette has been promoted to assistant editor. Grace Vainisi has been promoted to assistant editor. At Mira Books, Emma Cole has joined as editor. She was formerly editor at Harlequin Intrigue.
At William Morrow, Kasey Feather are promoted to assistant director of marketing. Tess Day is promoted to assistant director of publicity. Ellie Anderson is promoted to senior publicist. Michelle Lecumberry is promoted to senior marketing manager. Samantha Larrabee is promoted to marketing & publicity manager. Jen McGuire is promoted to marketing manager. Allie Johnston is promoted to associate editor. Grace Vainisi and Alexandra Bessette are promoted to assistant editor.
At Sourcebooks, Jay Farahani has been promoted to senior developer, external systems & integration. Cindy Cozzi has been promoted to royalties accounting specialist. Sophia Ellinas has been promoted to assistant editor. Letty Mundt has been promoted to publishing coordinator for Bloom Books.
At Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree, Saskia den Boon has been promoted to marketing coordinator for school and library.
At Augsburg Fortress, Andrew DeYoung will become president and CEO, effective September 1. DeYoung will succeed Tim Blevins, who will retire on August 31, after more than two decades at the company.
At Chooseco, Lizzi Middleman has been promoted to associate publisher.
At Bookshop, Daniel Berkowitz has been promoted to VP of ad sales.
At Cave Henricks Communications, Besty DeJesu has been promoted to publicity director.
At Zietgiest, Ada Fung has been promoted to senior editor.
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DULY NOTED
At Independent Book Publishers Association CEO of Publish Your Gift Tieshena Davis has stepped down as board chair, effective August 29, to focus on selling her publishing company and growing her consulting firm. Vice chair Renita Bryant will serve as acting board chair until the board elects a new chair.
At Holiday House and Peachtree Publishing, they announced a new editorial structure, with Mary Cash promoted to vice president, associate publisher. Cash succeeds Kathy Landwehr, who will retire on September 1 after 35 years with Peachtree Publishing. Sally Morgridge has been promoted to editorial director, Holiday House, reporting to Cash. Senior editors Ashley Hearn and Jonah Heller will also report to Cash, with Hearn leading Peachtree Teen. Assistant editor Kade Dishmon moves over from Holiday House, reporting to Hearn as part of the Peachtree Teen team, while also acquiring for other categories.
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EVENTS
September 6th
Washington, D.C.
September 7th
Hollywood, CA
September 14th-22nd
Brooklyn, NY
September 24-28th
Jakarta, IDN
October 15-19th
Frankfurt, DE
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Creative Writing Grant by NEA Has Ended
AI Legal Cases on Stealing Author’s IP Continue
Changes in Publishing Over the Last 10 Years
BOTM and How They Have Survived 100 Years in Publishing
A Record Attendance at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Boston Library Uses AI for Archives
Self-Publishing Company Opus is Thriving
Schools Starting to See Book Ban Effects
Taylor Swift’s Bookshelf in “Life of a Showgirl” Announcement
Why Writers Should NOT Use AI for Research
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US Users Now Have Spotify’s ‘Audiobooks Plus’
Trump is Warned on His IP Being Stolen by AI
The Trend of ‘Bookshelf Wealth’ Is Nothing New
How NEA Grant Changes Are Affecting Small Presses
Official Launch of the National Association of Black Bookstores is Here
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At Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, Robin Bermel has joined as backlist & brand director. Bermel previously led brand efforts for NavPress Publishing. Savana Bishop joined as associate marketing manager. She was previously at Portfolio Books.
At Macmillan, Cinthia Andrade has joined as manager, social media content, central marketing. Cordia Leung has joined as a contracts associate. Jenni Surasky has joined as designer. Oui Wong has joined as a director of finance.
At Union Square & Co, Erica Gelbard joins as executive director of publicity. She was previously at Chronicle. Nicole Fisher joins as senior editor for cookbooks and lifestyle books. She was previously deputy director at Hearst Books. Eric Geron joins as senior editor for licensed books. He was previously senior editor at Insight Editions.
At Catapult Book Group, Shane Hawk will join as a contributing editor, focusing primarily on the Counterpoint list, and will acquire fiction and nonfiction by Native writers.
At Sourcebooks, Cristina Cushing has joined in the new role of director of sales strategy. She was previously at Macmillan.
At Chronical, Erynn Im-Sato has joined as senior sales manager, Amazon and digital. Allyn Savage has joined as trade sales coordinator.
At Chronicle Books, Emily Paik has joined as sales, marketing, and publicity assistant. Jennifer Bravo has a social media assistant.
At Adams Media, Cindy Tran has joined as marketing associate. She was previously marketing assistant at Hackett Publishing.
At Abrams, Erik Cruz has joined as senior financial analyst. Randy Odaga has joined as e-commerce channel manager.
At The Story Division, Arielle Jovellanos has joined as illustration and creative lead. Leah Persaud has been named managing editor. She was previously at Penguin Random House Canada. Steffie Davis, publishing director, is additionally taking on the role of leading the new rapid-response Publishing911 Studio.
At Alcove Press and Crooked Lane Books, Katie McGuire joins as editor, focusing on romantasy, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, and horror.
At ABA, Lauren Ciborski has joined as chief financial officer.
At Indiana University Press, Heather Lengyel has joined as rights and permissions manager.
At Sarabande Books, Michelle Malonzo has joined as director of marketing and sales.
At ReaderLink, Alexandra Rauchfuss has joined as demand planner. Matthew Lowe has joined as senior SQL server database administrator.
At Created Humans, Julie MacKay has joined as head of business development. She was previously senior lead of audiobook strategy at Audible.
At Amazon Publishing, Hayley Weaver joins as acquisition editor at Montlake and Amazon Publishing. She was previously at Grand Central Publishing.
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In Agency News…
At SteelWorks Literary, Faith Lane has joined as agency assistant.
At Transatlantic Agency, Noelle Falcis Math has been promoted to literary agent.
At The Future of Agency, Bridget Kearney has joined as operations manager.
At Marjacq Scripts, Sonny Marr has joined as a primary agent looking after commercial fiction and non-fiction. He was previously an independent agent.
At Harvey Klinger, Grace Demyan has joined as an associate agent, specializing in adult and YA sci-fi, fantasy, and romance. She was previously at Rosecliff Literary.
At David Black Agency, Mark Tavani has been named vice president, business strategy.
At Aevitas Creative Management, Kevin Hanson joins as an agent. He was most recently president and publisher at Simon & Schuster Canada.
At Cottage Door Press, Sean Hayes has joined as EVP of sales. He was previously SVP of sales at VTech.
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PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Marisa Melendez is promoted to assistant production director, supporting Vintage. Lisa Brown has been promoted to director, finance and operation. Jeri Castro has been promoted to senior associate, production, supporting Berkley. Daniel Brount has been promoted to senior designer. Heather Haase has been promoted to associate managing editor. Jenny Ko has been promoted to sales director, client sales. Jamie Sterner has been promoted to senior manager, client sales.
At Random House Children’s, Stacey Sundar has been promoted to administrator, creative services and resources, for the art department. Haley Brown has been promoted to junior production designer, reprint and proprietary design.
At PRH Corporate Bookmaking Department, Madeline Rohlin has been promoted to associate production director, supporting Viking. Gunjal Patel has been promoted to managing editor, supporting Penguin Young Readers. Diane Hobbing and Liz Eno have been promoted to assistant director, art/design, supporting the Random House Publishing Group and PRH Christian Publishing. Aly D’Amato to executive managing editor. Ali Wagner has been promoted to senior production associate. Chanler Harris has been promoted to production associate. Nathalie Mairena has been promoted to production associate.
At Penguin Publishing Group, Heather Mill has been promoted to associate director of backlist publicity. Cassier Marini has been promoted to associate manager of backlist publishing.
At Penguin Workshop, Lynn Portnoff has been promoted to VP and executive art director. Mary Claire Cruz has been promoted to senior art director.
At Macmillian, Kemi Umogbai has been promoted to VP of finance. Kleopatra Benyam has been promoted to senior director of finance.
At Arctis Books USA, Nic Lyons has been promoted to marketing manager.
At Chronicle, Emily Malter has been promoted to sales manager, ecommerce and digital merchandising. Mirabelle Korn has been promoted to senior editor, art & entertainment. Sarah Hamilton has been promoted to senior designer, brand design. Emma Hill has been promoted to associate marketing manager, children’s.At Sourcebooks Landmark, Liv Turner has been promoted to associate editor.
At Pamela Dorman, Natalie Grant has been promoted to assistant editor.
At Harper and Harper Perennial, Liz Velez has been promoted to associate editor.
At HarperCollins Christian, Laura Wheeler has been promoted to senior acquisitions editor.
At Bookshop, Daniel Berkowitz has been promoted to VP.
At Avery Books and Tarcher, Viviana Moreno has been promoted to publicist. Carla Iannone has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Abby Stubenhofer has been promoted to senior marketing associate.
At Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree, Saskia den Boon has been promoted to marketing coordinator, school and library.
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DULY NOTED
Library Journal, School Library Journal, and The Horn Book – Media Source Inc. has reorganized its media group “to reflect a renewed emphasis on editorial excellence, cross-brand collaboration, and a commitment to addressing the long-term needs of the communities it serves.” Group publisher Rebecca T. Miller and editor-in-chief of SLJ Kathy Ishizuka, (who was also partnerships & innovation director at LJ & SLJ) will both leave the company as a result of the restructuring.
DK announced a restructuring internally and will lay off an unspecified number of people across different teams and departments, the Bookseller reports. Reasons cited include a decline in education and translation markets, as well as backlist; inflation; and high costs. While the total number of job cuts is not specified, the reductions are significant enough that the company will engage in consultation with unions as well as individual employees, due to “the number of roles impacted.”
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EVENTS
August 13-17th
World Science Fiction Convention
Seattle, WA
August 13-23rd
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Ripton, VT
August 14-15th
Durham Children’s Book Festival
Durham, ENG
August 30th
New York, NY
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.
A Closer Look at NPR and It’s Influence on Book Sales
AAP’s May StatShot- US Trade Revenue Down 7.5%
US E-Book Sales Continue to Flatline
The Prevalence of Fan Fiction in Traditional Publishing
How Book Culture Will Withstand Generative AI
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The Trump Slump, Second Term Sees Lackluster Book Sales
From TBR to Design Inspo, How Book Deocor Became a Business
McGraw Hill Raises $415 Million in US IPO
Can You Guess The Most Popular Book By State?
AI Book Market Sees More Than 30% Growth
PEOPLE
At Simon & Schuster, Ricki Blaustein has joined as adult demand planning coordinator. Kayah Hodge has joined as digital marketing associate. She was previously a marketing assistant at Macmillan.
At Penguin Random House, Annette Kiesow has joined Random House Children’s Books as photo editor for National Geographic Kids. At PRH Christian, Emily Loper has joined as marketing designer, and Olivia Peitsch has joined as assistant director of marketing. At Crown, Elora Weil has joined as senior publicity manager. She was previously a senior publicist at Knopf.
At Macmillan, Jessica Thurber has joined Macmillan Audio as publicist.
At Scholastic, Milena Alberti and Anne Clarke Wolff have been appointed to the board as independent directors. Directors John L. Davies and David J. Young have stepped down.
At Open Road Integrated Media, Hema Sukhram has joined as senior accountant.
At Ingram, Giuliana Caranante, formerly director of marketing and publicity at Quarto, has joined as director of marketing and e-commerce.
At Steerforth & Pushkin Press, Frankie Karnedy has joined as marketing and sales operations manager.
At Zando, Ava Shaffer has joined as editorial assistant for Slowburn and Original Development. Tiffani Ren is joining as marketing manager.
At Tin House, Laura Schmitt is joining as editorial assistant.
At Baker Publishing Group, Jennifer Guo has joined Baker Academic as acquisitions associate. Kristen Padilla has joined as acquisitions editor.
At Page One Media, Bella Gibb has joined as publicity and marketing assistant.
At Haymarket Books, Michelle Betters has joined as senior publicist. She was previously at Verso.
At Arcadia Publishing, Melody Beacher has joined as COO.
At Poets & Writers, author Christina Baker Kline and EVP, chief legal officer at Penguin Random House Anke Steinecke have joined the board of directors.
At Medill Books, Agate Publishing will pair with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications to publish reported nonfiction books written by journalists, starting in late 2026.
At the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, AWP made Michelle Aielli executive director of the organization as of July 1. They previously served as interim executive director since September 2024. Prior to joining, Aielli was VP and publishing director at Hachette Books.
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In Agency News…
At Regal Hoffmann & Associates, Paul Lucas has joined as literary agent.
At K. Co Press, Lauren Owens has joined K. Co Press as its 2025 editorial fellow.
At KO Media Management, Veronica Grijalva has been promoted to literary agent for foreign language works. She will also continue her role as international licensing manager.
At MacGregor & Luedeke Collaborative, Bethany Jett has joined as literary agent. She was previously at the C.Y.L.E. Agency.
At Franklin & Siegal Associates, President Todd R. Siegal will retire at the end f 2025 after 39 years in book scouting. Danny Yanez will take over as president on January 1 and the agency will be renamed Franklin Siegal & Yanez.
At Laura Dail Literary Agency, Aashna Avachat has joined as an associate agent.
At Talcott Notch Literary Services, Nadia Lynch, junior agency and agency coordinator, will be assuming the additional role of agency author event liaison.
At Jackson Literary Agency, author and literary agent Michelle Jackson has launched her own agency. Sobi Burbano has joined as an associate agent.
At Jaberwocky, Sam Morgan has rejoined the agency, in a new position as their first book-to-film rights agent. Most recently he was at The Lotts Agency before taking a hiatus from publishing.
At Ampersand Agency, Katie Blagden and Abigail Fenton have joined as agents. Blagden was previously at the Bright Agency and Fenton was previously editorial director at HQ Digital and a freelance editor.
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PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Mary Baker and Candice Coote have been promoted to associate editor at Berkley. Lauren Stuart has been promoted to assistant editor at Random House Books for Young Readers. At Putnam, Shina Patel has been promoted to senior marketing manager. At PRH Corporate Bookmaking, Stephen Ryan has been promoted to publishing manager, Paul Gilbert has been promoted to senior managing editor, and Toni Marotta has been promoted to senior manager. Toni Marotta will also be the senior manager at KDPG Production.
At Hachette Book Group, Michael Coulter has been promoted to editor at Union Square & Co..
At HarperCollins, Michelle Lecumberry is being promoted to senior marketing manager at William Morrow. Danielle Yadao has been promoted to associate director or marketing. Shannon Cox has been promoted to manager, marketing. Kelly Haberstroh has been promoted to publicist. Paige Pagan has been promoted to assistant editor for Clarion Books. Gretchen Schmid has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Alfredo Fee has been promoted to associate editor at Harper Via. Julia Negrete has been promoted to associate editor at Harper Collins Español.
At Sourcebooks, Valerie Pierce has been promoted to VP, independent sales and retail marketing.
At Ingram, Devyn Nance has been promoted to senior manager of digital marketing.
At Baker Publishing Group, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers has been promoted to acquisitions editor at Baker Academic.
At New Directions, Declan Spring has been promoted to executive vice president. Christopher Wait has been promoted to VP, director of subrights and permissions, and editor. Tynana Kogane has been promoted to editor in chief. Mieke Chew has been promoted to executive director of publicity and senior editor. Maya Solovej has been promoted to publicity manager and associate editor. Oliver Preston has been promoted to production associate.
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DULY NOTED
NYU School of Professional Studies opened registration for its Third Annual NYU Advanced Publishing Institute, a five-day immersive executive education program, taking place January 5-9, 2026. Click here to register
HarperCollins announced that it will acquire the French and German based manga publishing operations of Crunchyroll. The transaction is set to close in the second half of 2025. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The team will be led by senior publishing director Hideki Iyama-Desseigne, who will report to Chantal Restivo-Alessi, CEO of international foreign language publishing at HarperCollins. The day-to-day operations will be supported by HarperCollins France and HarperCollins Germany.
Berkley and Penguin Children’s are partnering to launch Berkley Crossover (Berkley XO), “a boutique imprint publishing titles with crossover appeal for both adult and young adult readers”. The imprint will publish 10 titles a year.
In Memoriam
Katie Cunningham, the children’s book publisher of Nosy Crow Inc. and former associate publisher of Candlewick Press, died on July 4th following complications from ovarian cancer. She was 43. . In lieu of flowers, her family has suggested donations in Katie’s memory to the Pan Mass Challenge: Katie’s Ride, Team Ovarian Cancer, MGH Cancer Center, or the Center for Coastline Studies. Memories of Katie, which are being compiled to share with her family, friends, and colleagues, may be emailed here.
Sophie Stabile, CFO of Lagardere, died on July 16th after a longtime illness. She was 55.
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EVENTS
July 18- August 3rd
Lima, PE
July 24-27th
San Diego, CA
July 24-27th
Writer’s Digest Annual Conference
Linthicum Heights, MD
July 30th
Lambda Literary Awards Finalist Announcement
Jul 30th- Aug 3rd
Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP)
Paraty, BR
