PEOPLE
At Wiley CEO Brain Napack has left the company after six years. Matthew Kissner, took over as interim CEO; he was previously group executive and board chair, and acted as interim CEO from May to December in 2017.
At Penguin Random House, Nicholas Latimer, VP and senior director of publicity and Victoria Wilson, VP and executive editor have elected to accept VSO packages and will leave Knopf on December 15th. Lori Kusatzky has joined as associate editor and Shannon Criss has joined as senior editor at Crown.
At Simon & Schuster, Ariel Snead has joined as advertising and promotions assistant. Kristen Klemens has joined as client manager for Simon & Schuster Publishing Services, She was formerly partner manager for trade sales and marketing at Rebel Girls. At Simon Element, Maria Espinosa has joined as assistant editor. She was formerly editorial assistant at Little, Brown and Company.
John Reindl, senior VP of warehouses and fulfillment, will retire from HarperCollins at the end of December.
At Macmillan, Bess Braswell has joined as VP and associate publisher at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; she was previously senior publishing director of Harlequin’s Inkyard Press.
At Tin House Books, publisher Craig Popelars has stepped down after four years with the company. Popelars was formerly the director of marketing for Algonquin Books and joined Tin House in 2019. Masie Cochran, editorial director, has been appointed as interim publisher. She will still continue to serve in her role as editorial director.
At Bloomsbury Academic US, Katherine De Chant has joined as acquisitions editor for politics.
At Oni Press, Andy McElliott has joined as operations manager, Winston Gambro has joined as graphic designer, Matt Harding has joined as pre-press technician, Chris Robinson has joined as consulting editor, Karl Bollers and Megan Brown have joined as editors, and Kaia Rooke has joined as marketing and communications coordinator.
At Hachette, Megan Perritt-Jacobson has joined as director of publicity for nonfiction at Grand Central. She was formerly the publicity and marketing director at Twelve. Arik Hardin, has joined Little, Brown and Company as associate production editor. He was formerly assistant managing editor at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.
At HarperCollins, Kimberley Young, managing director and publisher of Harper Fiction, will become managing director of Transworld in 2024. She is taking over after Larry Finlay retires. Karen Rinaldi will be SVP and executive editor at Harper effective January 1. She will continue to be publisher of Harper Wave until March 31.
At Sourcebooks, Maranda Seney has joined as senior marketing manager for Bloom Books and Casablanca. Alexis Boni has joined as marketing assistant for Bloom Books. Jessica Nordskog has joined as senior book designer. Anna Campbell has joined as production designer.
At Hardie Grant North America, Natalie Lundgren has joined as an editorial assistant and Liz Correll has joined as a marketing specialist.
At Ibex, Mafishan Ali has left the company effective immediately.
At Enrichmentors, Shivam Taneja brand management intern has left effective immediately.
At Candlewick Press, Kay Frost is joining as inventory assistant.
At University of Virginia Press, Patricia Searl has been named director of digital publishing.
At Faber, Lavainia Greenlaw has been appointed poetry editor and will be joining January 22 and succeeding Matthew Hollis.
In Agency news:
Amy Bishop-Wycisk has joined Trellis Literary Management as agent. She was previously an agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
Harriet Poland has joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA) as an agent.
Jessica Spitz has joined Janklow & Nesbit as a literary agent. She was previously at William Morris Endeavor.
Elinor Davies has been appointed as associate literary agent at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency.
PROMOTIONS
At Macmillan, Tor Publishing Group, Jess Kiley has been promoted to associate designer and Angie Rao has been promoted to ad/promo designer. Rebecca Naimon has been promoted to associate manager of publishing operations. Katie Klimowicz has been promoted to associate art director. Claire Eddy and Will Hinton have been promoted to VP and editorial director for Tor, Tordotcom, Nightfire, TorTeen, and Starscape. At Flatiron Books, Maris Tasaka has been promoted to marketing associate and Cathleen Kenney has been promoted to senior publicist. Claire McLaughlin has been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Catherine Turro has been promoted to marketing director.
At HarperCollins Publishers, Skip Fischer has been promoted to VP of distribution and logistics. At Morrow Group, Darelyanel Medina has been promoted to marketing and publicity operations lead.
At Simon & Schuster, Chrissy Noh has been promoted to VP and director of marketing at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Lisa Morealeda, has been promoted to VP and director of publicity at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Daniela Villegas Valle has been promoted to assistant editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Reads, Atheneum Books for Young Reads, Margaret K. McElderry Books, and Denene Millner Books. Miloni Vora has been promoted to assistant editor, Sophia Jimenez has been promoted to editor, and Kristie Choi has been promoted to associate editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Anum Shafqat has been promoted to assistant editor at Margaret K. McElderry Books and Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Dorielys Cruz has been promoted to associate editor at Little Simon. Catherine Laudone has been promoted to senior editor at Paula Wiseman Books. At Molly Weissman, has been promoted to director of advertising, promotion, and creative services at Simon & Schuster.
Sabrina Brawley has been promoted to senior manager of email marketing. Mikaela Bielawski has been promoted to senior e-book developer. Cody Flitcraft, has been promoted to demand planning manager. Jennie Torres, Paul Chong, and Lyndsay Brueggemann have been promoted to senior demand planning manager. Grace Rambo, has been promoted to senior manager of advertising and paid digital media. Hayley Claytor, has been promoted to manager of advertising and paid digital media. Dalia Baban, has been promoted to assistant manager of advertising and paid digital media. Vanessa Ioannidi has been promoted to assistant manager for special markets at Simon & Schuster. Justin Cook has been promoted to associate director of video production. Carina Guiterman has been promoted to executive editor. Tzipora Baitch has been promoted to editor. Emily Simonson has been promoted to editor. Elizabeth Venere has been promoted to associate director of marketing. Alyssa DiPierro has been promoted to marketing manager. Hannah Bishop has been promoted to senior publicist. Brittany Adames has been promoted to assistant editor. Mabel Martes Taveras has been promoted to subsidiary rights manager. Susannah Lawrence has been promoted to manager, corporate communications at Simon & Schuster. Andie Schoenfield has been promoted to digital marketing manager. Will Plunkett has been promoted to online sales manager. Bryn Manion has been promoted to senior digital sales analyst. Erin Simpson has been promoted to senior director at Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau. Janea Brachfeld, has been promoted to senior client manager at Simon & Schuster Publisher Services. At Gallery Books, Sydney Morris has been promoted to publicity manager. Julia McGarry and Cassidy Sattler have been promoted to associate publicist. At Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, Kaitlin Olson has been promoted to executive editor. Holly Rice has been promoted to senior publicist. Camila Araujo, Debbie Norflus, Sierra Swanson have been promoted to associate publicist. Karlyn Hixson has been promoted to senior director of marketing. Maudee Genao has been promoted to marketing manager. Jolena Podolsky has been promoted to marketing and social media coordinator. Morgan Hoit Pager has been promoted to director of marketing and social media. At Scribner, Emily Polson has been promoted to associate editor. Rebekah Jett has been promoted to editor and Sally Howe, has been promoted to senior editor. Kara Watson has been promoted to VP and executive director. Stu Smith has been promoted to VP and associate publisher. At Saga Press/ Simon & Schuster, Jéla Lewter is being promoted to assistant editor.
At Hachette, Megan Perritt-Jacobson has joined as director of publicity for nonfiction at Grand
Central. She was formerly the publicity and marketing director at Twelve. Andy Dodds has been promoted to director of publicity for fiction.
At Penguin Young Readers, Alex Garber has been promoted to executive editor of digital marketing.
At Disney • Hyperion, Tyler Nevins has been promoted to design manager.
At Avid Reader Press, Carolyn Kelly has been promoted to associate editor.
At Abrams, Connor Leonard has been promoted to editor for the entertainment list, in the adult division.
At Oni Press, Troy Look has been promoted to VP of publishing services. Jeremy Colfer, has been promoted to director of development. Angie Knowles, has been promoted to director of design and production. Cary Soucy and Sarah Rockwell have been promoted to senior graphic designer. Jung Hu Lee, has been promoted to assistant editor. Gabriel Granillo, has been promoted to editor. Grace Scheipeter and Bess Pallares have been promoted to senior editor. Sara Harding has been promoted to executive coordinator.
At Hardie Grant North America, Carolyn Insley has been promoted to editor.
At Simon Element and Marysue Rucci Books been promoted to senior publicity director. Ingrid Carabulea has been promoted to marketing associate.
At University of Virginia Press, Patricia Searl has been promoted to director of digital publishing.
DULY NOTED
Stephen Rubin, publishing executive with a career spanning over forty years and who’s publication works include Dan Brown, John Grisham, and more died on October 13th. He was 81.
Louise Glϋck, the 2020 Nobel Prize winner and U.S. Poet Laureate died on October 13th. She was 80.
Keith Giffen, American comic book artist and writer best known for his work with Marvel and DC died on October 9th. He was 70.
Eve Bunting, author of more than 250 children’s books died on October 4th. She was 94. Her latest work Alligators, Alligators was published this past August.
Janet Taylor Lisle, award winning children’s author died October 5th. She was 76.
EVENTS
October 18 – October 20
Heartland Fall Forum
Detroit, MI
October 18-22
Frankfurt, Germany
October 20 – October 23
Helsinki Book Fair
Helsinki, Finland
November 1st
Scholastic Black Bookselling Conference
Virtual
November 1 – 12
Sharjah International Book Fair
Sharjah, UAE
