Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/29-05/03

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. 

Who Makes Up YA Readers? 

 

Police Make Arrest in Antique Book Ring 

 

Should Books Have “No-Ai” Stamps on Covers? 

 

What Book Marketing Strategies Worked for These Authors? 

 

Like All Statistics, Book Stats Are Open to Interpretation

 

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/22-04/26

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.

Are Preview Lists Problematic?

How to Get Lost in Reading Again

The Tortured Poets Department- 2600 Years of Stories

Will Ai Replace All Human Writing?

Which is Better for the Planet- E-readers or Paper?

People Round Up, Mid April, 2024

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At Hachette Book Group, Diana Venitmiglia  has joined Balance as executive editor, reporting to publisher Nana Twumasi. She was previously at Sounds True. Lauren Roberts joins Little, Brown,  as senior publicity manager. She was most recently at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (FSG).

 

Mo Crist will join Bloomsbury as an Editor on Bloomsbury’s Adult Trade team, beginning May 7th. Crist comes from W.W. Norton, where they have been an acquiring editor since 2020. Crist will be reporting to Callie Garnett, Editorial Director, Adult Trade.

 

At Simon & Schuster, Jasmine Normil has joined as children’s education & library marketing coordinator. She was most recently a publicity & marketing coordinator at Hachette Audio. Emillia Rhodes  has joined Atria Books as executive editor.

 

At HarperCollins, Jefferey Chin has joined as sales analyst. Melissa Wu is joining HarperCollins Children’s Books as senior financial analyst.

 

Alloy Entertainment announced that  Jess Harriton has joined as editor.

 

At Atlantic Books, due to restructuring, nonfiction publishing director Poppy Hampson has left the company.

At Zando, Ashley Alberico joins as director of sales, reporting to head of sales & publishing Andrew Rein. She was previously director of sales marketing at Crown Publishing Group.

 

Sonja Meigs has joined Sourcebooks as customer experience representative. 

 

At Tin House Books, Masie Cochran has been named publisher and editorial director, after serving as interim publisher since last October.

In Agency News…

At The Book Group, Caitlin O’Shaughnessy has joined in the new hybrid role of director of strategy & business development, literary agent, starting in June. She was previously VP, associate publisher at Henry Holt.

 

At Aevitas Creative Management, Adriana Domingeuz is named partner.

 

At The Future of Agency, Francesca Carlos has joined as content and digital marketing strategist. She was previously at IndieWire. Joe Del Balzo has joined as a software engineer. Sandra Garcia has joined as graphic designer.

 

At Belcastro Agency, Syrone Harvey and Morgan Wilson have joined as literary agents. 

 

At Embolden Media Group, Rebekah Von Lintel has joined as a literary agent. She was previously the editorial director at Baker Publishing Group.

PROMOTIONS

 

At HarperCollins, Elizabeth Ball has been promoted to senior director, customer service. At Harper, Maddie Pillari has been promoted to editor, reporting to Lisa Sharkey. At Quill Tree Books, Jennifer Ung has been promoted to editorial director. Allison Weintruab has been promoted to associate editor. At William Morrow, Tessa James has been promoted to editor.

 

At Penguin Random House, Kari Webb has been promoted to assistant managing editor at Random House Children’s. At Arcadia Publishing, J. Banks Smithers is being promoted to publisher of Applewood Books. Aline Matushev has been promoted to national sales manager. Chuck Deane is being promoted to field sales team manager. Kate Jenkins has been promoted to publishing director for Arcadia and the History Press. Cathay de la Cruz has been promoted to senior manager for metadata at Penguin Random House

 

At Hachette Book Group, Carrie Bloxson has been promoted to SVP culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion, expanding her role to cover both HBG and Hachette UK.

Abigail Jordon has been promoted to publicity coordinator at Scholastic.

 

At Macmillan Publishing, Liza Buell has been promoted to publicist at Celadon Books. At Macmillan Audio, Guy Oldfield has been promoted to VP of audio production. Margo Goody has been promoted to VP and creative director at Macmillan Audio. Maria Snelling has been promoted to associate marketing manager.

 

At Scribd, CFO and interim CEO Tony Grimminck has been promoted to CEO.  CEO and Co-founder Trip Adler left the position in October 2023, though he remains on the company’s board.

 

At Amazon Publishing, Megha Parekh has been promoted to executive editor. 

 

At Abrams, Zack Knoll has been promoted to senior editor. Juliet Dore has been promoted to associate editor. Sarah Robbins has been promoted to associate editor, Abrams Press. Charlotte Greenbaum has been promoted to executive editor, graphic novels, Abrams Children’s. Diegs Lopez has been promoted to senior editor, entertainment publishing, Abrams Children’s. Sara Sproull has been promoted to associate editor, Abrams Children’s. Angelica Busanet has been promoted to assistant editor, Abrams Children’s. Miriam Tribble has been promoted to publishing director, calendars. Victoria Reynolds has been promoted to digital & social media marketing associate. Stephanie Keane has been promoted to associate publicist. Nadine Sferratore has been promoted to executive director, special sales. Jay Salton has been promoted to assistant manager, special sales. Abby Pickus has been promoted to associate, sub rights. Eli Mock has been promoted to associate art director. Pam Notarantonio has been promoted to VP and creative director for children’s books and Comicarts.

 

At Sourcebooks, Raquel Latko has been promoted to senior national account manager. Keri Haddrill has been promoted to assistant sales manager. Jess Elliott has been promoted to associate director of sales. Emma Grant has been promoted to print buyer II. Gigi Curran has been promoted to associate director, talent acquisition. Jay Farahani has been promoted to application developer II. Adam Lara has been promoted to application development manager. Lauren McClearn has been promoted to sr. business analyst. John Patson has been promoted to application developer II. Luanne Syrek has been promoted to senior analyst. Bob Lessard has been promoted to information security manager. Thea Voutiritsas and Katrina Turner have been promoted to senior production editor. Mandy Chahal has been promoted to senior manager of publicity and marketing, Poisoned Pen Press. Cristina Arreola has been promoted to associate director of publicity and marketing,  Sourcebooks Landmark. Sophie Kossakowski has been promoted to sales and marketing manager, international. Kacie Blackburn has been promoted to metadata supervisor. Tianna Kelly has been promoted to marketing coordinator, Bloom Books and CasablancaKatie Stutz has been promoted to associate marketing manager for Bloom Books and Casablanca. Madison Nankervis has been promoted to associate marketing manager at Bloom Books. Amanda Farrell has been promoted to assistant design manager. Viridiana Contreras has been promoted to assistant design manager, digital. BrocheAroe Fabian has been promoted to senior marketing manager. David Rush has been promoted to network and support manager. Edward Ho has been promoted to senior performance marketing analyst, Callisto. Karen Masnica has been promoted to director of marketing and publicity, Sourcebooks Fire. Samantha Chmara has been promoted to senior fulfillment specialist. Sarah Taylor has been promoted to royalties manager. Jessica Ogg has been promoted to senior accounting manager for royalties and accounts receivables. Lindsey Holaday has been promoted to director of accounting. Ian Volves has been promoted to fulfillment manager. 

 

At Holiday House, Kade Dishmon has been promoted to assistant editor.

 

At Candlewick Press, Breanna Cummings has been promoted to contract and rights coordinator.

 

At Chronicle Books, Olivia Roberts has been promoted to editor.

 

At IPG, Betsy Rayas has been promoted to supply chain manager. Jacob Slater has been promoted to supply chain coordinator.

 

At Quirk Books, Andie Reid has been promoted to creative director. Shaquona Crews has been promoted to principal, contracts and rights. Alex Arnold has been promoted to editorial director, children’s. Ivy Weir has been promoted to senior publicity and marketing manager. Kim Ismael has been promoted to digital marketing design associate.

 

DULY NOTED

Faith Ringgold, award winning visual artist, children’s book author-illustrator and teacher died on April 13th. She was 93. 

 

Raymond Pun has been elected as the 2025-2026 President of the American Library Association.

 

EVENTS

April 17- May 2

Bogotá International Book Fair

Bogotá, Columbia

April 25-27

IBPA Publishing University

Denver, CO

April 26-28

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

Chicago, IL

April 29

PEN America Literary Awards

New York, NY

April 29-May 5

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

Abu Dhabi, UAE

May 3-5

Capital Rare Book Fair

Washington, DC

May 6-12 

Mass Kids Lit Fest

Northampton, MA

May 9-13

Turin International Book Fair

Turin, IT

May 21

International Booker Prize 2024 Ceremony

London, UK

May 22

U.S. Book Show

New York, NY

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/15-04/19

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 Publishers are Turning to the World of Fan Fiction? 

 

Why Do Contemporary Literary Novels Avoid the Conversation of Money? 

 

Why is Florida Gov. DeSantis Scaling Back Book Ban Laws?

 

Why Does Women’s Fiction Have to Carry the Branding of “Sad-Girl Novel”?

 

Publishers Stand in Solidarity Against Latest Book Bans

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/08-04/12

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.

Will Book Summary Apps Cause Us to Lose the Ability to Think Critically?

50 Years Later ‘Carrie’ Still Thrills

Are There Too Many Books in The World?

Meta’s Search for AI Feed Continues – Will The Tech Company Buy Simon & Schuster?

Oldest Book in Existence Up for Auction

People Round Up, Early April, 2024

PEOPLE

Penguin Random House, Anna Paustenbach will join Avery Publishing as executive editor on April 1st. She was previously executive editor at Harper One. Jen Schwabinger, VP and director, sales development is departing after 40 years with the company. Valerie Van Delft, SVP of logistics, will retire this August. Alison Martin is named SVP of customer solutions, analytics, projects, and strategy, and Jeanie Wood will report to her. Tiffany Liao has joined as executive editor for Random House Children’s. She was most recently an executive editor at Zando Young Readers. At Random House, Sara Birmingham will join May 6 as executive editor, reporting to VP editor in chief Ben Greenburg and working closely with editorial director Caitlin McKenna, to expand the fiction list. She was previously at Ecco. John Sicilliano is now executive editor for Viking and Penguin Life, in addition to his current title of executive editor for Penguin Classics and Penguin Books. At Clarkson Potter, Emma Brodie has joined as executive editor. At Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Ciara Tomlinson joins Pantheon as an associate publicist. She was previously at St. Martin’s.

 

The New Press announced that Ellen Adler is leaving at the end of September, after 21 years at the press.

 

At Simon & Schuster, Allen Lindstrom has been named executive VP, CFO, starting April 22. He will also join Simon & Schuster’s executive committee. He has been CFO at  Barnes & Noble for the past 11 years.  Joy de Menil has joined as VP and executive editor of Avid Reader Press. She was previously director of Belknap Publishing at Harvard University Press

 

At Hachette Book Group, Pierre Leroy is retiring as deputy chief executive officer. He now serves as advisor to CEO Arnaud Lagardère. Working at Lagardère for 54 years, Leroy had been chair and CEO of Hachette Livre  from 2021 to 2023 as well. Jennifer Trzaska will join as imprint sales director for Little, Brown, Running Press Group, and Workman Publishing. She was previously at Penguin Random House as imprint sales director of the Penguin Publishing Group.

 

At Macmillan Publishers, Nicholas Chubb has joined the IT team as manager, security operations. Kaitlin Connolly has joined the royalties team as manager. Gus Shlimbaum has joined the IT team as senior product manager.

 

At HarperCollins, Laura Schreiber has joined as executive editor of Avon. Caroline Weishuhn has joined as editor, reporting to Doug Jones. She will acquire fiction and select nonfiction for the Perennial and Harper lists. She was previously at Ballantine. At HarperOne, Nina Shield will join as VP, editorial director, starting April 22. She was most recently executive director at Tarcher Perigee and Avery.

 

At the New York Times, Trish Daly has joined as book development editor. She was previously senior editor at Portfolio.

 

At Chronicle Books, Emily Daluga has joined as editor, children’s. 

 

Podium Audio has named Kate Runde head of acquisitions and Shannon Frost has been named director, growth marketing.

 

At Broadside PR, Kate Lloyd has joined as literary publicist. She has been an independent publicist since 2011 and was previously deputy director of publicity at Scribner.

 

At RB Media, Michael Paull joins as CEO. He was most recently the president of Disney’s direct to consumer businesses overseeing Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.

 

At Storytel, board chair Hans-Holger Albrecht will not run for reelection at the company’s annual meeting in May. The company will search for a replacement in time for the meeting.

 

At Scholastic, Alix Guerrier and Kaya Henderson have been appointed to the board. Guerrier is the CEO of DonorsChoose. Henderson is the CEO of Reconstruction US. Jenna German has joined as junior designer.

 

At Astra Publishing, Emily Bell will join as editorial director of  Astra House on April 15. She was previously head of editorial at Zando until earlier this year.

Laura Fitzgerald has joined as marketing and publicity manager at DAW Books. They previously worked at Tor, Orbit, Redhook, and Yen Press

 

At Gemini Books Group, Lisa Dyer has joined as publisher. She was previously at Hachette. Heidi Lowde has been appointed group production director. She was previously production director at Imagine That. Dan Graham has been named publisher, Gemini Children’s Books. He was previously publishing director at Imagine That.

 

Sourcebooks is launching a new children’s book imprint, broadly publishing fiction, nonfiction, and graphic titles across age categories. Joining Sourcebooks on April 11 to build the imprint are two editorial staffers from Katherine Tegen Books: Ben Rosenthal, who was editorial director, and Mabel Hsu, who was executive editor. They will report to Sourcebooks editorial director Jenne Abramowitz. Asia Barnes has joined as technical support specialist I. Julie Schrader has joined as associate art director. Kelsey Fenske has joined as purchasing logistics manager.

 

At Abrams, Aria Devlin has joined as assistant editor.

 

At Zando, Liz Eriksson has joined as senior contracts manager, reporting to Dennis Lee

 

At Interlink Publishing Group, Hannah Moushabeck has joined in a newly created role handling marketing, publicity, and special projects. She was previously independent retail marketing manager at Simon & Schuster.

 

At Andrews McMeel Publishing, Amanda Meadows has joined as editor. She was previously at Oni-Lion Forge and co-founder of The Devastator.

In Agency News…

At WME, Eve Attermann has been promoted to partner in the books department. 

 

At Storm Literary Agency, Sheila Fernley has joined as an associate agent.

 

At Tobias Literary Agency, Danai Christopoulou has been promoted to assistant literary agent.

 

At Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency, Ariella Datz has been promoted to agent.

 

At Aevitas Creative Management, Rubin Pfeffer Content has joined ACM, Rubin Pfeffer joins as executive agent at large, and his colleague Amy Thrall Flynn joins as senior agent.

 

At Maria B. Campbell Associates, Jennifer Custer joins as director of the London office. She has led UK scouting at Eccles Fisher Associates.

 

At Transatlantic Agency, Jo Ramsay joins as literary agent representing adult fiction and nonfiction. Ramsay previously was a literary assistant to Carly Watters at P.S. Literary Agency.

 

PROMOTIONS

At Macmillan Publishers, Henry Holt has promoted Caroline Zancan to executive editor. Laura Flavin has been promoted to senior director, marketing. Clarissa Long has been promoted to senior manager, publicity. At St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Brigitte Dale is promoted to associate editor. Drue VanDuker, Claire Cheek, and Grace Gay are promoted to assistant editor. Alexis Neuville is promoted to manager, marketing. Kirsi Balazs is promoted to manager, marketing & sales operations. Jonathan Bush and Young Lim are promoted to art director. Chris Scheina is promoted to director of subsidiary rights. Emily Miller is promoted to associate, foreign rights. At Reactor (formerly Tor.com), Emmet Asher-Perrin has been promoted to senior editor, news & entertainment. Christina Orlando has been promoted to senior editor, books coverage. Leah Schnelbach has been promoted to senior editor, features. Stefan Raets has been promoted to senior production editor. At Macmillan Children’s, At First Second Books, Robyn Chapman has been promoted to senior editor. At Holt Children’s, Mark Podesta has been promoted to editor. Lindsey Whitt has been promoted to senior designer. Mia Moran has been promoted to senior production editor. Elysse Villalobos has been promoted to marketing manager on the School & Library Marketing team. Johanna Allen has been promoted to director of account marketing. Leigh Ann Higgins has been promoted to associate manager, marketing. Nicole Schaefer has been promoted to senior manager, account marketing. At Flatiron, Alexus Blanding has been promoted to associate publicist. 

 

At Simon & Schuster, Lucy Nalen has been promoted to senior publicist at Gallery Books. Scribner has promoted Georgia Brainard to publicist.

 

At Penguin Random House, Tracey Presley has been promoted to SVP of global transportation and logistics reporting to EVP Annette Danek. At Berkeley, Craig Burke has been promoted to VP, associate publisher.  Sareer Khader has been promoted to editor. Jessica Mangicaro has been promoted to associate director of marketing. Bridget O’Toole has been promoted to associate director of digital marketing. At Random House Children’s, Cat Reynolds has been promoted to senior editor on the Dr.Seuss Publishing team. Jena Debois has been promoted to manager, marketing licenses & proprietary brands. At Penguin Children’s, Jenna Smith has been promoted to publicist. At Clarkson Potter, Robert Diaz has been promoted to senior designer. Mia Johnson has been promoted to associate art director. At Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Demetri Papadimitropoulos has been promoted to publicist at Pantheon. Elka Roderick has been promoted to associate publicist at Knopf.

 

At Hachette Book Group, Lauren Shade has been promoted to assistant marketing director. Michelle Forde has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Sarah Alli has been promoted to associate marketing manager. Kenzie Sena has been promoted to marketing & sales associate. Lindsay Ricketts has been promoted to manager, trade frontlist Boulder. Elizabeth Blue Guess has been promoted to the newly created role of imprint sales director, working with Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Books, Hachette Nashville, Basic Books Group, and Orbit. At Basic Books Group, Jessica Breen is promoted to executive director of marketing. Chin-Yee Lai is promoted to creative director. Emmily O’Connor is promoted to designer. Kristen Kim is promoted to assistant editor. Jaime Leifer is promoted to VP and associate publisher. At Little, Brown Children’s, Kelly Moran has been promoted to publicity manager. Hannah Klein has been promoted to senior publicist.

 

At HarperCollins, Jackie Quaranto has been promoted to assistant editor at Harper, and will work with Sarah Stein and Sean Desmond. At Ecco, Rachel Sargent has been promoted to associate editor. At HarperCollins Children’s, Allison Brown has been promoted to associate director, production. Kristen Eckhardt has been promoted to associate director, production. Melissa Cicchitelli has been promoted to senior manager, production. At W Publishing, Carrie Marrs has been promoted to associate publisher. Lisa-Jo Baker has been promoted to senior acquisitions editor.

 

At Bloomsbury, Jennifer Choi has been promoted to Rights Director, Andrew Nguyen has been promoted to Rights Manager, Katya Mezhibovskaya has been promoted to Associate Art Director, Suzanne Keller has been promoted to Production Editor, and Katie Vaughn has been promoted to Marketing Manager for their adult trade division. Erica Chan has been promoted to Executive Designer for Bloomsbury’s Trade and Special Interest divisions. Rachel Ewen has been promoted to Marketing and Publicity Director for Bloomsbury’s Special Interest, Osprey, and Head of Zeus divisions. María Núñez has been promoted to Assistant Editor for Fairchild Books. Hali Han has been promoted to Assistant Editor for Literary Studies at Bloomsbury Academic. Rachel Moore has been promoted to Acquisitions Editor for Music and Sound Studies at Bloomsbury Academic. Jennifer Hutchinson has been promoted to Editorial Specialist in the ABC-CLIO editorial database team. Ellie Scott has been promoted to Assistant Marketing Manager at Bloomsbury Academic. At Bloomsbury Children’s, Camille Kellogg has been promoted to senior editor. Jeanette Levy has been promoted to associate art director.

 

At Chronicle Books, Lizzie Vaughan has been promoted to art director. Alexandria Martinez has been promoted to senior graphic and production designer. Juliette Capra has been promoted to assistant editor. Jessica Tackett has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Janice Yi has been promoted to social media manager. Gabriella Frenes has been promoted to social media coordinator. Reg Lim has been promoted to marketing coordinator. Deborah Kenmore has been promoted to inventory control manager. Zora Driscoll has been promoted to subsidiary rights coordinator.

 

At Norton, Helen Thomaides is promoted to associate editor. Nneoma Amadi-obi is promoted to associate editor. Mo Crist is promoted to associate editor.

 

At Abrams, Frank Albanese has been promoted to SVP, supply chain. Allison Gervais, director, production, and Sarah Masterson Hally, promoted to associate director, production. Maggie Moore is promoted to associate production manager and Hayley Earnest is promoted to production associate.

 

At Independent Publishers Group, Walt Braley has been promoted to accounts receivable manager. Kristen Noon has been promoted from to director, credit & collections. Mai Yang has been promoted to accounts payable associate. Tashina Richardson has been promoted to senior manager, supply chain. Travis Hale has been promoted to trade sales representative, central. Alicia McCray has been promoted to director, human resources.

 

At Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink, Kayla Phillips has been promoted to publicity coordinator.

 

At Candlewick Press, Lydia Abel has been promoted to editor. Juan Botero has been promoted to assistant editor. Olivia Swomley has been promoted to senior editor. 

 

At Sourcebooks, Laura Boren has been promoted to production designer III. Tara Jaggers has been promoted to production designer II. Antoaneta Georgieva has been promoted to senior designer. Michelle Mayhall has been promoted to associate art director. Emily Proano has been promoted to senior production editor.

 

DULY NOTED

HarperCollins has partnered with Storiaverse, a mobile app that creates immersive, animated content in a patent-pending  ‘read-watch’ format.

 

Elizabeth Bryant  has launched Truant Media, an editorial services business focused on literary writing, from book manuscripts to shorter works. She previously worked as senior editor at Harper’s Magazine

 

BISG Industry Study Group announced the recipients of its Industry Awards, to be honored at the organization’s annual meeting on April 12: Phil Ollila, chief commercial and content officer at Ingram Content Group, will receive the Sally Dedecker Award for Lifetime Service. Author Walter Mosley will receive the Industry Champion Award. Scribd will receive the Industry Innovator Award

 

Cassie Malmo has launched Malmo Public Relations. She was previously associate publicity director at Little, Brown Children’s

 

EVENTS

Mar 28-Apr 8

Bangkok International Book Fair

Bangkok, Thailand

April 8-11

Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Bologna, Italy

April 10-14

Eurasian International Book Fair

Astana, Kazakhstan

April 17- May 2

Bogotá International Book Fair

Bogotá, Columbia

April 18-21

Tulsa Lit Festival 

Tulsa, OK

April 20-21

L.A. Times Festival of Books

Los Angeles, CA

April 25-27

IBPA Publishing University

Denver, CO

April 26-28

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

Chicago, IL

April 29

PEN America Literary Awards

New York, NY

April 29-May 5

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

Abu Dhabi, UAE

 

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/01-04/05

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. 

3 Body Problem’s Lawyer is Sentenced for Murder

 

Horror Sales are Booming- Why Readers are Resonating with the Genre 

 

How Does Book Design Decisions Impact the Environment? 

 

Another Summer of Striking on the Horizon?- OUP and B&N Continue to Organize 


The Lessons From Hundreds of Writers

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 03/25-03/29

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. 

Oxford English Dictionary Adds 23 New Words 

Reading Initiative Drives Children and YA Sales 

Vermont Set to Pass Library Bill 

What is the Best AI Story Generator?

What are the Numbers?- AAP 2023-2024 Statshot Released

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 03/18-03/22

Ever 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.

What is Fabulism?

 

Publishers Try to Oppose Internet Archives Appeal Again 

 

What are the Big Take Aways of the London Book Fair?  

 

Why is Russian Literature so Popular?

 

Understanding the Rise of Romantasy Before BookTok

People Round Up, Mid March, 2024

PEOPLE

Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe will exit his role once his contract expires in 2026.

 

At Penguin Random House, Suzanne Herz is rejoining Penguin Random House as publisher of John Grisham, on April 15th, and will report to chief revenue officer Jaci Updike. Alessandra Scarpaci has joined Random House Children’s Books as publicity assistant. At Putnam, Regina Andreoni has joined as marketing manager. Sofie Parker has joined Putnam as marketing assistant. Marisa Nakasone has joined Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group as designer.  Cassie Gitkins has joined Random House Publishing Group as production editor. At Dutton, David Howe has joined as associate editor.

 

At Hyperion, Chelsea Cutchens has joined Hyperion Avenue as editor. 

 

ReaderLink Distribution: Lakshmi Jiddu has joined as D365 Finance and operations developer.

 

At Titan Publishing, Rosanna Anness has joined as head of rights, she was formerly publishing manager at Hasbro

 

At Abrams, Clarie Stetzer has joined as editor; she was formerly editor at Inkyard Press. Shea Dunlop has joined as sales assistant.  Kristi Iwashiro has joined as ComicArts editor, formerly she was the translation manager at J-Novel Club. Evelyn Lema has joined as senior financial analyst, she was formerly senior financial analyst at Amazon.

 

Megan Zimlich is being promoted to senior manager of digital content at Kensington Publishing

 

Chronicle Books has named Christina Amini as publisher of gift and she will also work in partnership with Chronicle’s Games & Toys.

 

At IPG, Julia Dillman has joined as administrative assistant, Kenneth Duncan has joined as digital marketing coordinator, and Megan Trank has joined as client manager for financial statements.

 

At Open Road Integrated Media, Hazel De Leon has joined as marketing coordinator for sales channels.

 

At Guilford Press, Lilith Dorko has joined as senior editor for social psychology; she was formerly executive editor for psychology at Rowman & Littlefield

 

Kayla White has joined as managing editor associate at Zando Publishing. She was previously managing editorial assistant at Abrams.

 

At Wroteby.me, Rachel Bell has joined as go to market consultant.

 

At Phaidon, Audrée Damiba is joining as marketing manager. At Monacelli, Caroline Jones is joining as marketing and publicity assistant.

 

The American Booksellers Association announced Preethi Kannath has joined the education team as lead instructional designer.

 

In Agency News…

At Laura Dail Literary Agency, Jennifer Udden has joined as literary agent. She was previously a freelance editor, and previously an agent at New Leaf Literary & Media

 

At LCS Literary Services, Kimberly Latrice Jones has joined as an associate agent, she previously authored I’m Not Dying With You Tonight.

 

PROMOTIONS

At Simon & Schuster, Lara Jones has been promoted to senior editor at Emily Bestler Books

 

Penguin Random House promotions: Lauren Weber, has been promoted to executive director,brand development, and will report to Suzanne Herz. Maralee Diana is being promoted to publishing associate at Penguin Publishing Group. Vanessa Haughton has been promoted to editor at Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Katrina Damkoehler has been promoted to associate art director at Random House Children’s Books.

 

Hachette Book Group promotions: Lauren Kisare has been promoted to assistant editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Patrick Hulse has been promoted to designer at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Savannah Kennelly and Christie Michel have been promoted to senior manager of school and library marketing at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Ruqayyah Daud has been promoted to editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Jessica Anderson has been promoted to senior editor, Jenny Kimura has been promoted to associate art director, Cheryl Lew has been promoted to associate director of publicity, and Lisa Yoskowitz has been promoted to VP and executive editorial director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Hachette Audio has promoted Jasmine Normil to publicity and marketing coordinator. Laura Essex has been promoted to audio editor, Charles McCrorey has been promoted to studio manager and audio operations associate, Ghenet Harvey has been promoted to senior audio production associate, and  Michelle Figueroa has been promoted to senior audio production associate at Hachette Audio. At Black Dog & Leventhal, Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director. Scott Trebing has been promoted to production manager. Shay Brown has been promoted to senior reprint manager. Jennifer Tordy has been promoted to production manager of trade frontlist. Kenzie Sena has been promoted to marketing and sales associate. Lauren Shade has been promoted to assistant marketing director. Michelle Forde has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Sarah Alli has been promoted to marketing associate.

 

At Macmillan Publishers, Patrick Nielson Hayden has become editor-at-large for Tor Publishing Group. Miriam Weinberg has been promoted to executive editor of Tor. Troix Jackson has been promoted to assistant editor and Dianna Vega has been promoted to assistant editor. Jenna Johnson has been promoted to SVP, editor-in-chief at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (FSG). Eric Chinski, has been promoted to editorial director, nonfiction at FSG. Na Kim has been promoted to creative director at FSG.  Alex Merto has been promoted to senior art director at Picador. Jonathan Woolen has been promoted to associate marketing manager at FSG. Isabella Miranda has been promoted to senior manager of subsidiary rights at FSG. Bri Panzica has been promoted to senior production editor at FSG.

 

At Candlewick Press, Rachel Wood has been promoted to assistant art director.

 

IPG, Bianca Rodriguez has been promoted to marketing assistant. Valerie Pedroche has been promoted to associate publicist. Adam Barresse has been promoted to senior digital services associate. Casey Park has been promoted to digital services manager. Qassye Inwood has been promoted to digital print manager.

 

Phaidon, Ellie Levine is being promoted to director of marketing and digital initiatives.  Eva Baron is being promoted to publicist.

 

At Quirk Books, Jhanteigh Kupihea has been promoted to president and publisher. Nicole De Jackmo has been promoted to EVP, deputy publisher. David Borgenicht has moved into the role of chairman and founder.

 

At Orbit Books, Bradley Englert has been promoted to executive editor and Angela Man has been promoted to senior publicist.

DULY NOTED

Zando is launching their romance imprint, Slowburn and will aim to publish 2 to 3 books per season. Hayley Wagreich, director of original development at Zando, and Sierra Stovall, director of rights at Zando, are co-directors of Slowburn. Nicole Otto, who joined Zando senior editor and was previously a senior creative executive at Realm, and TJ Ohler, assistant editor at Zando, will work closely with Wagreich and Stovall.

 

Akira Toriyama, Manga creator of Dragon Ball Z died at 68 on March 1st due to an acute subdural hematoma. 

 

EVENTS

Mar 20-24

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival

New Orleans, LA

Mar 20-24

Virginia Festival of the Book

Charlottesville, VA

Mar 21-24

Leipzig Book Fair

Leipzig, Germany

Mar 22-24

Romantasy Book Festival

Chicago, IL

Mar 26

Story Prize

New York, NY

Mar 28-Apr 8

Bangkok International Book Fair

Bangkok, Thailand

Mar 29-31

WonderCon

Anaheim, CA

Apr 3-5

Public Library Association Conference

Columbus, OH

Apr 4-7

Foire du Livre de Bruxelles

Brussels, Belgium