PEOPLE
David Nudo has left The NYT where he was Managing Director of book advertising to become Publisher of Publishers Weekly assuming overall business and editorial responsibility for the magazine. Nudo had earlier worked at Library Journal. PW Editor-in-Chief Sara Nelson tells PT “I am thrilled to have someone of David’s talent and experience as we embark on several, new, exciting initiatives.”
David Rosen has left Abrams, where he was running the Image imprint. He will continue to work on freelance projects. He may be reached at delarose@aol.com or 917 545 1951. Director of Specialty Retail Bill Wolfsthal has also left Abrams, to become Associate Publisher of Skyhorse Publishing, the new company launched by Tony Lyons, from The Lyons Press. The first list of books is planned for Spring 2007. Mark Weinstein, formerly with McGraw-Hill, has been hired as Senior Editor, along with Brando Skyhorse (who donated his name to the venture), formerly at Grove Atlantic.
In Publicity, Amy Corley has returned to Workman from Crown as Executive Director of Publicity. (Former Exec. Dir. Kim Hicks is remaining at home following the birth of her son, Hyatt.) Chris Dao has joined Krupp Kommunications as Publicity Director. She was at Warner Books for the past six years.
Tim Bent has gone to OUP as Executive Editor Trade History. He had been Senior Editor at Harcourt.
Judy Courtade, VP, Director of Sales at Random, has left the company.
Jennifer Bergstrom, VP and Publisher of Simon Spotlight Entertainment/S&S announced that Michael Broussard has joined the imprint as Acquisitions Manager. Broussard worked as an agent at Dupree/Miller and Associates as an agent, and at ReganBooks.
Neil Levin has left the company he started, Publisher Marketing Group, for National Book Network, as SVP of this company and its subsidiary, Rowman & Littlefield.
Ken Wright, who was most recently VP, Associate Publisher at Scholastic, has become an agent at Writers House, and will continuing his consulting work.
Jake Klisivitch has gone to Palgrave Macmillan as an editor, working primarily on politics. He was previously at Plume. . . . Elizabeth Bewley has been named Senior Editor at Intervisual Books/Piggy Toes Press, reporting to Publisher Debra Mostow-Zakarin. Bewley previously worked for St. Martin‘s and Regan Books. . . Alexis Banyon, most recently with Candlewick Press, has joined innovativeKids as Sales Manager for specialty accounts and independent sales groups. . . Shana Drehs has joined Sourcebooks as Senior Editor for trade. Most recently she was an editor at Crown. Liesa Abrams has joined Aladdin/S&S Children’s as Senior Editor. She was at Razorbill/Penguin.
Chris North, who was Managing Director of Phaidon Press, moves to a position as VP Books at Amazon UK.
Stephen Isaacs has joined Bloomberg Press as Executive Acquisitions Editor. Most recently he was an Executive Editor at McGraw-Hill. He reports to editorial director Jared Kieling and will divide his time between Chicago and NYC offices.
Sara Bogush has joined William Morrow and Avon as the new Online Marketing Manager. She comes from Doubleday Broadway where she was Online Marketing Associate.
Running Press announced that Kelli Chipponeri has joined the company as a Senior Editor for Children’s Books and Miniature Editions. She was previously at Penguin and S&S.
PROMOTIONS
Plume Editor-in-Chief and Associate Publisher Trena Keating is going over to Dutton as Editor-in-Chief, reporting to President and Publisher Brian Tart. And Mitch Horowitz has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Tarcher.
Sanyu Dillon, Director of Marketing at Random House, has taken on the added title of Associate Publisher trade paperbacks.
Melanie Cecka has been named Publishing Director for both Bloomsbury Children’s Books USA and Walker Books for Young Readers. She was Co-editorial Director of Bloomsbury Children’s.
Ellie Berger, SVP of trade publishing at Scholastic, has been promoted to Publisher and Andrea Davis Pinkney, Publisher, hardcover and early childhood has become an Editor-at-Large reporting directly to President for book fairs and trade, Lisa Holton. VP, Business Development Corinne Helman will “expand her role in the division, overseeing all business operations, planning and financial analysis.”
Philip Turner continues as Editor-in-Chief, Carroll & Graf but has adds the titles of Editor-in-Chief, Thunder’s Mouth Press, VP Avalon Publishing Group, and will be starting up Philip Turner Books, an imprint of C&G. Will Balliett continues as Publisher and Editorial Director of C&G and VP Avalon and becomes Publisher and Editorial Director, TMP.
Lightning Source/Ingram announced the appointment of Ron Powers to the position of VP of Sales and Client Services, reporting to David Taylor, SVP of Global Sales. Most recently, he was VP of Product Management and Merchandise for Ingram.
At Goldberg McDuffie, Angela Baggetta Hayes has been promoted to Director of Publicity.
Liz Kessler has been named Director of Editorial Production for Spark Publishing, and Maria Dente has been named Managing Editor reporting to Kessler. Kevin Baier joined the Spark Publishing group, as Art Director, moving over from B&N Publishing.
Karin Schulze has been promoted to Assistant Director, Foreign Rights at Crown Publishing. She was previously the Foreign Rights Manager and joined Crown in 1999.
HarperCollins announces the promotion of Barbara Lilie to Marketing Director for HarperMedia. She will direct all audiobooks, downloadable audiobooks and e-Books marketing campaigns.
OCTOBER EVENTS
The New Yorker Festival, which runs October 6-8 is kicked off by Fiction Night, featuring paired readings by Jonathan Safran Foer teamed with Edward P. Jones, Lorrie Moore with Julian Barnes, and many more. Book signings accompany many of the conversations, readings and panels. For information go to festival.newyorker.com
The winners of the Quill Awards will be presented on October 10th at the gala at the American Museum of Natural History, and will be hosted by NBC News’ Lester Holt. the awards television special, hosted by Al Roker and Natalie Morales, will air on Saturday, October 28, 2006. For information go to www.thequills.org
Finalists for the 2006 National Book Awards will be announced on October 11 at City Lights Books in San Francisco. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a co-founder of the store, will make the announcement. The Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner takes place on Wednesday, November 15.
The second annual New York Times Great Read in the Park is Sunday, October 15 in Bryant Park. The Great Brunch featuring Mary Higgins Clark, Sebastian Junger, Alice McDermott, Anna Quindlen and Tavis Smiley; and The Great Tea featuring mystery writers Tess Gerritsen, Walter Mosley, Nora Roberts and Jed Rubenfeld, will be held at The Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel. The Gently Used, Greatly Loved Book Sale will also be held, with proceeds benefiting the New York public libraries and the Fund for Public Schools. For further info: www.nytimes.com\greatreads
DULY NOTED
19th Annual Independent and Small Press Book Fair, will be held December 2nd & 3rd, at the Small Press Center. 3,000 to 4,000 attendees are expected, with over 100 independent presses taking part. Got to http://www.smallpress.org, for further information.
Peter Workman is the honoree at “An evening of Fond Tales and Gentle Roasts,” a benefit for Goddard Riverside. The gala takes place at Tavern on the Green on November 20. Call 212 873 4448 or email bookfair@goddard.org. The 20th Annual New York Book Fair takes place November 17-19.
MAZEL TOV
Roz Parr of Vintage and Charlotte Abbott of Publishers Weekly took the law into their own hands at their Brownstone in Brooklyn on Saturday at an intimate Marriage Ceremony which also commemorated their 10 years together. Many publishing types in attendance.
