Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 09/30-10/04

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’s Next For Wiley? 

What is “LibraryTok” and How is it Engaging Young Readers?

People Round Up, Early October, 2024

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 MoenchRosalie 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:

  • Global Trends and Opportunities in Audio
  • A Deep Dive into the Creator Universe
  • Mobilizing Communities of Book Lovers
  • AI: Tools and Applications You Need to Know
  • Analytics in Action: Marketing Case Studies
  • DEI 2.0: A Moral and a Business Imperative
  • Publishing for the Future: What the Experts Say

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

Amman International Book Fair

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

 

New York Comic Con

Oct 17-20th

New York, NY

 

Frankfurt Book Fair

Oct 16-20th

Frankfurt, DE

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 09/23-09/27

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   

Is The Process of Publishing a Book Easier When You’ve Been in The Business? 

How Has the Librarian’s Role Changed Since Book Bans

ALA Releases Preliminary Reports During Banned Books Week 

Is Comic-Con The Latest Meet-Cute for Romance Readers?- How Publishing Looks to Comic-Con for Book Event Inspiration  

 

Who’s Scouting Whom? 2024/2025 – Literary Scouting Sheet

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  And thanks to Kris Kliemann/Kliemann & Co for help in pulling all of this together.

US Literary Scouts Sheet

US Literary Scouts Sorted by Language and Audience

UK Literary Scouts Sheet

UK Scouts Sorted by Language and Audience

 

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 09/16-09/20

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.

50 Facts for 50 Years of ‘The Power Broker’ 

 

Who Made it on The Booker Prize Shortlist?

 

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 Round Up, Mid September, 2024

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:

  • Global Trends and Opportunities in Audio
  • A Deep Dive into the Creator Universe
  • Mobilizing Communities of Book Lovers
  • AI: Tools and Applications You Need to Know
  • Analytics in Action: Marketing Case Studies
  • DEI 2.0: A Moral and a Business Imperative
  • Publishing for the Future: What the Experts Say

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

The Village Trip

Sept 14-28

New York, NY

 

Brooklyn Book Festival

Sept 22-30

Brooklyn, NY

 

Amman International Book Fair

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

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 09/09-09/13

 

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.

 Why Do Fans Have to Wait so Long for Next Game of Thrones Book? 

 

Do BookTok Influencers Even Care About Books They Review?

 

Before Covid, During Covid, and After- What Did “Station Eleven” Get Right ?

 

The Black List Helped Hollywood but Can it Do the Same For Publishing?   

 

The Power of Gossip- How a Publishing Gossip Group Has Become an Escape and Resource

 

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 09/02-09/06

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.

Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book” Hits a Dead End as Disney Shelves Movie 

Stephen King Speaks Out as He Joins Growing List of Banned Authors in Florida

 Why is NaNoWriMo’s Stance on Ai Problematic? 

Would You Bribe Your Child to Read? 

Sam Spade’s Story to Continue Once in Public Domain

People Round Up, Early September, 2024

PEOPLE

 

At Simon & Schuster, Lauren Marino will join Simon Element as executive editor on September 9th. She was previously editorial director at Hachette Books.

 

Macmillan PublishersPaul Sleven, SVP, general counsel will retire in January. He has worked for Macmillan since 1995. At Tor Publishing Group, Susan Barnes has joined as senior editor, acquiring commercial fiction. Haylie Spain joined as junior contracts associate.  Fiona Sullivan has joined as contracts assistant. Nalie Borihane has joined as subsidiary rights assistant. Erin Powell has joined as field sales assistant.

 

At Penguin Random House, Alana Moshay has joined as marketing associate, brand marketing for Random House Children’s. She was most recently an account executive at Saatchi & Saatchi. Ariel Stevenson has joined as production associate. Nick Amphlett, formerly editor at William Morrow joins Dutton as senior editor.

 

Hachette Book Group announced that  Colleen Kurzbach is joining the sales team as director of title management. She was previously senior director of title management at Penguin Random House, where she was responsible for the Knopf and Penguin Publishing Groups.

 

At HarperCollins, Ariel So has joined as senior marketing associate in sales operations. Previously, she was at Riverhead as a publishing associate. Jamil Zaidi has joined the field sales team as a sales representative for the PNBA and MPIBA regions, reporting to Kathy Faber. Giselle Durand has joined the field sales team as sales representative for MIBA and GLIBA regions, and also reporting to Faber.  Starting September 3rd, Suzi Hough will join the field team as a sales representative for the CALIBA region. Kalani Kapahua has joined the inside sales team as representative for the SIBA region. He will report to Dawn Littman. He was previously manager and buyer at Third Place Books. Hannah Koerner, formerly subsidiary rights manager at Hachette Book Group, has joined HarperCollins as closed market international sales manager.

 

American University in Cairo Press has named Thomas Willshire executive director, effective September 1. He was previously at Cambridge University Press.

 

Sourcebooks sees Jolene Barto join as ebook marketing manager. Hartley Christensen has joined as marketing associate.

 

At Scholastic, Jael Fogle has joined as lead production editor. 

 

Learner Publisher sees Brian Farrey-Latz join Zest Books as senior editor.

 

Minnesota Historical Society Press, Ann Regan, editor in chief will be retiring September 3rd after more than 45 years. She began as a researcher in 1978 and then worked her way up to editor in chief. Ryan Hemmer has joined as acquisitions editor. John Rahm has joined as director.

 

American University in Cairo Press, Thomas Willshire has been named executive director, effective September 1st. He was previously at Cambridge University Press.

 

American Booksellers Association, Children’s Book World manager Brein Lopez has joined the board to fill a vacancy. 

 

Society of Children’s Book and Writers and Illustrators, have elected Laurent Linn, author and art director at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, as board president.

 

In Agency News…

Tobias Literary Agency has promoted Sarah N. Fisk to literary agent.  At Mad Woman Literary Agency, Chelsea Hensley joined as an agent.  At Looking Glass Literary & Media, Jas Perry has joined as an agent. She was formerly with KT Literary and takes her client list with her. At Arthouse Literary Agency, Hailey Stephens has joined as associate agent.  At Sebes & Bisseling, Sam Birmingham and Elizabeth DeNoma have joined as agents.

 

PROMOTIONS

Penguin Random House, promoted Amanda D’Acierno to the newly created role of president, Penguin Random House Audio, global. She will also join the Penguin Random House Global Executive Committee. Michelle Delavega has been promoted to VP of credit and accounts receivable at Penguin Random House. Ruta Rimas is being promoted to senior executive editor and publishing director at Putnam for Young Readers.

 

Macmillan Publishers, Yassy Okamoto has been promoted to EVP, general counsel, effective January 1st, 2025.

 

HarperCollins promoted Carrie Thornton of Dey Street from VP to SVP. At Mariner, Peter Hubbard, publisher, has been promoted from VP to SVP.

 

Scholastic, promoted Caroline Noll to national account manager. Sydney Niegos is promoted to associate marketing manager.

 

Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree, have promoted Dana Eger to marketing manager for school and library.

 

Sourcebooks has promoted Kate Roddy to editor. Jenna Jankowski has been promoted to senior editor. Letty Mundt has been promoted to associate publishing coordinator.

 

Cambridge University Press has promoted Todd Berman to SVP for U.S. and Canada, effective September 9th. He will continue his role as head of retail sales for the Americas, the U.K., and Europe.

 

ReaderLink has promoted Sean Sparkowski account executive.

 

Chronicle Books has promoted Hannah Delgado to specialty sales coordinator.

 

Melville House promoted Hanna Lafferty to director of sales. Pia Mulleady has been promoted to publicist. Michelle Capone has been promoted to associate editor.

 

At Hazelden Publishing, Kai Benson is being promoted to editor.

 

Hilsinger-Mendelson promoted Sam Mitchell to director of publicity.

 

DULY NOTED

Len Reggio, bookselling giant of Barnes & Noble, died on August 27th at 83 from complications of Alzheimers. Over the course of his 54 year tenure, he created one of the largest bookstore chains in the country.

 

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:

  • Global Trends and Opportunities in Audio
  • A Deep Dive into the Creator Universe
  • Mobilizing Communities of Book Lovers
  • AI: Tools and Applications You Need to Know
  • Analytics in Action: Marketing Case Studies
  • DEI 2.0: A Moral and a Business Imperative
  • Publishing for the Future: What the Experts Say

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

Feira do Livro do Porto

Aug 23- Sep 8

Crystal Palace Gardens, PT

 

Queen’s Park Book Festival

Aug 31- Sept 1

London, UK

 

Printers Row Lit Fest

Sept 7-8

Chicago, IL

 

The Village Trip

Sept 14-28

New York, NY

 

Brooklyn Book Festival

Sept 22-30

Brooklyn, NY

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 08/26-08/30

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.

How Hobart, NY Transformed Into a Book Lover’s Paradise

How Translating Small Languages is No Small Task 

Should Author Profiles Replace Book Criticism?

The Censorship Battle in Florida Continues as US Publishers Sue 

Will Fantasy Continue to Find Strong Sales This Fall?