PEOPLE
As the industry readies for the annual BookExpo, there are lots of changes in publishers’ lineups:
Tim Duggan, who has been VP, Executive Editor at HarperCollins, will join Crown on June 9 as VP, Publisher of Tim Duggan Books. Under his new imprint, he will publish eight to ten books per year, evenly split between non-fiction and fiction titles. He will report to SVP, Publisher Molly Stern.
Megan Lynch has joined Ecco as Editorial Director, reporting to Daniel Halpern. Ryan Willard will report to Lynch, and Hillary Redmon will continue to report to Halpern. Lynch was Senior Editor at Riverhead, where she has spent 11 years.
As reported in Publishers Lunch, Amy Einhorn is leaving her eponymous imprint at Putnam at the end of June for another publisher. Her departure, rumored for weeks, and has been confirmed by both Einhorn and Putnam President Ivan Held.
Paul Kozlowski is no longer employed at Other Press. He may be reached at: pekoz@mac.com.
Dan Lubart has joined Hachette Book Group in the role of SVP, Strategy and Publishing Operations. Lubart comes from HarperCollins, where he previously served as SVP of Sales Analytics and Pricing. He reports to Joe Mangan.
Victoria Craven will be moving to Monacelli as Executive Editor starting on June 2. She was most recently Editorial Director at the Crown division of Random House for Potter Craft, Watson Guptill, and Amphoto books.
Anne Somlyo has joined W.W. Norton as Director, Special Markets; she was at Random House. Meanwhile, Jessica Purcell has joined Knopf as Associate Director of Publicity. Previously, she was a Publicity Manager at Norton.
Ellen Archer has left ABC Disney Group. She was Head of East Coast Development there in New York, following Hyperion’s sale to Hachette.
After 10 years with the company, Ben Bruton, Senior Director of Publicity for William Morrow, has resigned to “explore new employment opportunities.”
Tracey Guest has been named Director of Publicity at St. Martin’s Press. She had been at Penguin as Advising Director of Corporate Communications since 2013. Prior to that, she worked as VP, Director of Publicity at Simon & Schuster. She succeeds John Murphy, who has been promoted to the newly created role of VP, Publishing Strategy.
Associate Publisher Tracy Locke has left the Penguin Press and can be reached at locketracy32@gmail.com.
Ryan Chapman announced that he has left Atavist Books “to take some time off and re-evaluate my next move.”
Karen Dziekonski has joined Penguin Random House Audio as an Executive Producer. She was previously Executive Producer at HarperAudio.
Also at Penguin Random House Audio, Louise Quayle returns to the company as Senior Acquisitions Editor. She was previously Director of Domestic Rights in the Doubleday group, and then at The Robbins Office. Catherine Bucaria was promoted to Assistant Acquisitions Editor, and Emily Parliman has joined as Assistant Acquisitions Editor, reporting to Rebecca Waugh.
Former Publishing Director at Walker Children’s, Emily Easton joined Crown Children’s as Executive Editor, reporting to Phoebe Yeh.
Sari Feldman, Executive Director for the Cuyahoga County Public Library, has been named ALA President.
Ian Dreiblatt has joined Seven Stories Press as Publicist. Previously, he was New York Manager for Dalkey Archive Press.
Sandy McCormick Hill has left her position as eBook Rights, Contract Manager, at HarperCollins. She can be reached at smchill@gmail.com.
PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES
Penguin Random House has created a company-wide Consumer Marketing Development and Operations group. SVP, Director Amanda Close — who had run Random House’s Digital Marketing and Channel Development team — will head the new group, reporting to US President, COO Madeline McIntosh.
Liz Perl has been promoted to EVP, Marketing for Simon & Schuster. She joined S&S in 2008 as SVP, Marketing for Adult Publishing.
Crown Publishing Group has been reorganized: Molly Stern, who has been SVP, Publisher for Crown Publishers, Hogarth and Archetype, will be responsible for the group’s narrative-based general-interest nonfiction and fiction publishing program, adding Broadway Books and Three Rivers Press imprints. Aaron Wehner has been promoted to SVP, Publisher, Clarkson Potter, Ten Speed Press, and Harmony Books. Pam Krauss is stepping down as SVP Publisher, Clarkson Potter, and will develop her own line of books within Potter. Alissa Kleinman has been promoted to Digital Managing Editor for the Crown Publishing Group. Julian Pavia has been promoted to Senior Editor. Christine Kopprasch moves up to Editor.
Tina Constable, who has been responsible for Archetype, Harmony Books, Three Rivers Press, Crown Business and Crown Forum, will now be SVP, Publisher, of Crown Business, Crown Forum and Religious Publishing (which includes WaterBrook Multnomah, Convergent, and Image). Steve Cobb, President and Publisher of WaterBrook Multnomah, Convergent and Image, and now reports to Constable. Rick Horgan will be leaving the company.
In children’s: Jennifer Gonzalez was promoted to VP, Merchandise and Children’s Sales at Macmillan, taking on the responsibilities of the open role of VP, Adult Merchandise Sales, formerly held by Steve Kleckner. She retains her current role as VP, Children’s Sales. Jill Freshney has been promoted to the new position of Senior Executive Managing Editor at Macmillan Children’s.
Rachel Wasdyke has been promoted to Senior Publicity Manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.
At Scholastic Trade, Julie Amitie is now Executive Director of Marketing; Beth Noble is Associate Marketing Manager; Emelia Zamani moves up to Editorial Manager for Chicken House and David Fickling Books; Rachel Hicks is Managing Editor, Trade Hardcover/Paperback; and Nina Goffi is now Senior Designer.
At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Michelle Fadlalla has been promoted to VP, Director of Education and Library Marketing. Liesa Abrams‘ new title is Associate Editorial Director of Aladdin and Pulse. In addition, Alyson Heller has been promoted to Editor at Aladdin, and Krista Vossen has been promoted to Art Director; Michael McCartney moves up to Associate Art Director, and Karina Granda has been promoted to Designer.
Also at S&S Children’s, Emma Ledbetter has been promoted to Associate Editor, Atheneum Books, and Dani Young moves up to Associate Editor, S&S Books for Young Readers/Atheneum/McElderry Books.
Sean McManus was promoted to Senior Director, HarperAudio in March. Also at HarperAudio, Caitlin Garing has been promoted to Senior Producer, and Erin Wicks has been promoted to Producer.
Kristin Spang has been promoted to Publishing Manager and Manager of Special Initiatives at Penguin, and Lily Rudd has been promoted to Publishing Coordinator. Both continue to report to Susan Petersen Kennedy. Plume Editorial Director Phil Budnick will switch over to a new role as Director of Field & Wholesaler Sales for Penguin’s Adult Hardcover Division as of June 16, reporting to John Lawton. Budnick will also manage Penguin’s Ingram and Baker & Taylor businesses.
At Berkley, Leis Pederson and Michelle Vega have been promoted to Senior Editor, while Robin Barletta moves up to Assistant Editor.
Katherine Boller has been promoted to Editor at Yale University Press, .
At Sourcebooks, Deb Werksman has been promoted to Editorial Director at Casablanca, its romance/relationships line.
Amy L. Hayden has been promoted to Publicity Manager at Seven Stories Press.
Christina Faubert has joined Scribd as Content Acquisition Manager, based in New York, and is working on “finding new publisher partnerships as well as expanding our existing relationships.”
DULY NOTED
The Ashmead Award, honoring legendary Book Editor Larry Ashmead and now in its 4th year, is designed to nurture the career of a promising young editor with up to 5 years’ experience in book publishing. Awarded to one editor each year, The Ashmead Award continues Larry’s tradition of apprenticeship by sending each year’s winner to a recognized educational publishing venue. Again this year, the winner will attend the Yale Publishing Course, to be held July 20 – 25 in New Haven, and will have access to a distinguished advisory committee consisting of preeminent authors, editors, and agents in the publishing community.
We invite you to nominate a young editor who has shown exceptional promise. Please visit www.ashmeadaward.com for nomination instructions. Applications are due by June 4.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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May 29
BISG’s Making Information Pay
Co-located for the first time with IDPF Digital Book 2014 at Book Expo America
Javits Center, New York, NY
May 29 – 31
BookExpo America (BEA)
Javits Center, New York, NY
Jun 2 – 6
CUNY Publishing Institute 2014
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY
Jun 8 – 10
Dust or Magic App Camp
The fifth annual children’s app design institute
Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA
Jun 12 – 14
16th National Museum Publishing Seminar
Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, MA
Jun 17 – 19
Licensing Expo 2014
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Jun 22 – 25
International Christian Retail Show 2014
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
Jul 2 – 5
Tokyo International Book Fair
Tokyo, Japan
Jul 10 – 12
Harlem Book Fair
New York, NY
Jul 16 – 22
Hong Kong Book Fair
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Jul 23 – 26
Romance Writers of America Conference
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter& Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Jul 24 – 27
Comic-Con International: San Diego
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Aug 1 – 4
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Summer Conference
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA
Aug 9 – 25
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aug 27 – 31
Beijing International Book Fair
Guest of Honor: Turkey
Beijing, China
Aug 28 – Sep 7
São Paulo Book Fair
São Paulo, Brazil
Aug 30
National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
Sep 3 – 8
Moscow International Book Fair
Moscow, Russia
Sep 15 – 21
Brooklyn Book Festival
Borough Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Sep 19 – 21
NAIBA Fall Conference 2014
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, VA
Sep 26 – 28
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Show
Hotel Murano, Broadway, Tacoma, WA
Sep 30 – Oct 2
NEIBA Fall Conference
Providence, RI
Oct 1 – 3
LIBER 2014
Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain
Oct 7 – 9
Brand Licensing Europe 2014
Hilton London Olympia Hotel, London, United Kingdom
Oct 8 – 12
Frankfurt Book Fair
Guest of Honour: Finland
Frankfurt, Germany
Oct 9 – 11
Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Conference
Denver, CO
Oct 9 – 12
New York Comic Con
Javits Center, New York, NY
Oct 14
Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014
Announcement of the winner on 10/14/14.
Oct 21 – 22
Digital Kids Summit
San Francisco, CA
Oct 25 – 26
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
Oct 25 – 30
DMA 2014
San Diego Convention Center, West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA
Nov 8
Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries
Simmons College, Fenway, Boston, MA
Nov 13 – 16
Bouchercon Mystery Convention 2014
Long Beach, CA
Nov 13 – 16
Toronto Book Fair
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
