PEOPLE
Brenda Marsh has left her position as VP, Author Relations at B&N, where she has worked since 1998, and can be reached at brendasmarsh@gmail.com
Margie Chan-Yip has left her position as VP, Global Publishing at Hasbro and will consult in global business development, brand licensing and publishing strategy. She may be reached at mcyip99@gmail.com
Doug Pocock has been named Managing Director of Abrams & Chronicle Books in the U.K., a partnership formed in 2010 by the two U.S. publishers based in London. He was formerly a consultant at The Media Partners and ran Egmont USA.
Diana Blough joined Random House Publisher Services as Imprint Sales Director; she was working as a consultant, and previously worked at Bloomsbury.
Alison Impey joined Knopf/Delacorte/Dell as Art Director. Stephanie Moss has been promoted to Associate Art Director.
Sean Desmond has been named Editorial Director of Twelve, a newly created position. He was previously Executive Editor at Crown.
Joe Wikert, formerly General Manager of the TOC Division of O’Reilly, has left the company and can be reached at jwikert@gmail.com
Julia Carvalho has joined Chronicle Books Special Sales team as National Account Manager; she was formerly East Coast Sales Representative at Taschen.
At Open Road, Pete Beatty is now Acquisitions Director. He was previously Senior Editor at Bloomsbury. Summer Smith will be joining Bloomsbury Adult Trade as Associate Director of Publicity. Previously, she was Publicity Manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Julie Buntin, formerly the Literary Events Coordinator at The powerHouse Arena, is now Director of Programs and Strategic Outreach at CLMP (Council of Literary Magazines & Presses).
Ed Wilhelm has been named Director at Books-A-Million. Most recently at The Finish Line, he was formerly with Borders as Executive VP and CFO.
Ryan Chapman has joined the publishing start-up, Atavist Books, as Associate Director of Marketing. Previously he was Marketing Director at Penguin Press.
PROMOTIONS
Clay Farr will be moving to Basic Books as VP, Associate Publisher & Marketing Director. He was previously with Perseus Books, another imprint in the Perseus Books Group.
At Knopf, Robin Desser has been promoted to the newly created position of VP, Editorial Director, and Jordan Pavlin has been promoted to Executive Editor.
At Chronicle Books, Ryan Kelly has been promoted to the role of National Account Manager, calling on Barnes & Noble and Calendar Club.
Quirk Books has promoted Brett Cohen to President and Jason Rekulak to Publisher. In addition, David Borgenicht will assume the role of Owner/CEO of Quirk Productions (the parent company of Quirk Books), with a focus on development partnerships in film, television, and digital media.
Matt Adamec has been promoted from Designer to Senior Designer at Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Books.
At Grand Central, Amanda Pritzker has been promoted to Assistant Director of Publicity.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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May 16 – 19
Bookworld Prague 2013
Guest of Honor: Slovakia
Prague-Holesovice Exhibition Grounds, Prague, Czech Republic
May 19 – 22
National Stationery Show
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29
BEA Bloggers at BookExpo America
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29
Publishers Launch Conference at BookExpo America
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29
Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC) at BookExpo America
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29
New York Library Association (NYLA) Conference at BookExpo America
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29 – 30
IDPF Digital Book Conference
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29 – Jun 1
BookExpo America
Guest of Honor: Mexico
Javits Center, New York, NY
Jun 1
uPublishU at BEA
Javits Center, New York, NY
Jun 12 – 15
Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC
Jun 18 – 20
Licensing Expo
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Jun 27 – Jul 2
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition
Chicago, IL
Jul 3 – 6
Tokyo International Book Fair
Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
Jul 10 – 14
Southampton Writers Conference, Session 1
Stony Brook Southampton, Southampton, NY
Jul 14 – 26
Yale Publishing Course: Magazine/Digital (Jul 14 – 19)
Yale Publishing Course: Book (Jul 21 – 26)
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Jul 17 – 20
Romance Writers of America Conference
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Jul 18 – 21
San Diego Comic-Con West
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Aug 17 – 23
International Summit of the Book
Singapore
Aug 18 – 21
The Gourmet Housewares Show at NYIGF
Javits Center, New York, NY
Aug 28 – Sep 1
Beijing International Book Fair
Beijing, China
Aug 31 – Sep 2
Bumbershoot
Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Sep 15 – 16
CIANA Remainder & Promotional Book Fair
The Business Design Centre, Islington Green, London
Sep 21 – 22
National Book Festival
“Books that Shaped the World”
National Mall, Washington, DC
Sep 23 – 25
39th Annual FIPP World Magazine Conference
Hilton Cavalieri Hotel, Rome, Italy
Sep 23 – 25
Publishing Business Conference and Expo
NY Marriott Marquis, New York, NY
Sep 30 – Oct 2
NAIBA Fall Conference
Somerset Doubletree, Somerset, NJ
Oct 2 – 4
Liber International
Guest of Honor: Chile
Madrid, Spain
Oct 6 – 8
PNBA Tradeshow
Airport Holiday Inn, Portland, OR
Oct 9 – 13
Frankfurt Book Fair
Guest of Honor: Brazil
Frankfurt, Germany
Oct 10 – 12
MPIBA Fall Trade Show
Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, CO
Oct 10 – 13
New York Comic Con
Javits Center, New York, NY
Oct 11 – 13
Southern Festival of Books
Legistlative Plaza, Nashville, TN
Oct 20 – 27
Belgrade Book Fair
Guest of Honor: Poland
Belgrade, Serbia
Oct 27 – Nov 3
The Chicago International Remainder & Overstock Book Exposition
Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nov 13 – 17
Dublin Book Festival
Dublin, Ireland
Nov 17 – 24
Miami Book Festival International
Miami, FL
Nov 20 – 25
Montreal Salon du Livre
Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec
