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People Round-Up, Mid-July 2022

July 14, 2022

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With the previously announced retirement of long-time Graywolf Press director and publisher Fiona McCrae, the Press has announced that Carmen Giménez will be joining in the role of executive director and publisher, beginning August 8th. She had been publisher of Noemi Press, which she and Evan Lavendar-Smith founded in 2002.

At Simon & Schuster, Reggie Hui has joined as senior director of contracts. He was previously at W.W. Norton. Heather Vieiro, formerly director of sales at North South Books Inc., has joined Simon & Schuster as national account manager. Lauren Acciari joins as national account manager for children’s sales. Lauren was previously merchandise sales manager at Independent Publishers Group. Erica Magrin also joins Simon & Schuster’s independent sales team as telesales account manager; she was formerly sales coordinator at Disney Worldwide Publishing. Margo Shickmanter has joined Avid Reader as executive editor. She was previously senior editor at Doubleday. Theresa Brown has joined Simon & Schuster as sales coordinator for digital and online sales. Susannah Lawrence, formerly director of publicity at Akashic Books, has joined as corporate communications associate. Jeff Wilson, vice president of contracts, is leaving after 36 years.

At Hachette, Angela Jun has joined as art director; previously, she was self-employed.

Grace Doyle and Carmen Johnson have both been appointed to the role of associate publishers at Amazon Publishing.

Jordan Moblo, formerly director of IP scouting and acquisitions at Netflix, has joined Universal Studio Group as executive vice president for creative acquisitions and IP management.

At Landscape Books and Disney Publishing Worldwide, Aliya King Neil has joined as executive editor; she was formerly senior editor at Gallery Books. Amanda Marie Schlesier has joined Disney Publishing Worldwide as account manager. Previously, she was acquisitions editor at Callisto Media.

At Coffee House Press, Erika Stevens has left her position as editorial director. Abbie Phelps, formerly production editor at Wise Ink Creative Publishing, joins as production editor. Kristen Bledsoe joins as executive assistant. Mara Winke joins Coffee House Press as individual giving director.

At Insight Editions, Maddison Rhoa joins as digital publishing program coordinator and Matt Girard joins the team as art director for entertainment and film.

Kristen Namba Reed has joined Bess Press as assistant director of publishing.

After spending her entire career at Chronicle Books, children’s book editor Taylor Norman will join Holiday House as executive editor of Neal Porter Books on July 18.

Aliya King Neil, formerly senior editor at Gallery Books, is joining Landscape Books as executive editor.

Charles Watkinson, director of the University of Michigan Press, has stepped into the presidency of the Association of University Presses.

In agency news…Myrsini Stephanides is launching Arc Literary Management, a full-service agency designed to champion creators through the full arc of their careers. The agency represents a broad array of bestselling, internationally renowned, and award-winning authors and illustrators. Visit Arc Literary at www.arcliterarymanagement.com. Agnes Carlowicz, formerly assistant to the president at Carol Mann Agency, has joined Arc Literary Management as literary agent. Iris Blasi also joins as a literary agent; she was previously an agent at Carol Mann Agency. Maile Beal, formerly subrights manager and junior agent at Carol Mann Agency, has joined Arc Literary Management as agent. Maile can be contacted at maile@arcliterary.com.

Tamara Kawar has joined DeFiore & Company as an agent. Joseph Earl Thomas has been named director of Blue Stoop. At Philip Turner Book Productions, Ewan Turner is working as Executive Editor and Literary Agent. Sara Vitale joins Maria B. Campbell Associates as junior scout; she was previously an assistant editor at Grove Atlantic.

Windy Dorresteyn has been named VP and director of marketing for Penguin Random House and Hogarth. Barbara Fillon has been named VP and director of media coaching and creative messaging at Random House. Carisa Hays has been named VP and director of publicity and special projects. Lauren Morrow has joined Dutton, Plume, and Tiny Reparations Books as senior publicist. Molly Pieper is joining Putnam as associate director of marketing; she was previously an associate director of marketing at Simon & Schuster Element. David Zimmer, corporate communications manager at Penguin Random House retires on July 1st.

Courtney Carbone, formerly editor at Scholastic, has rejoined Random House Children’s Books as editor. Also at Random House Children’s Books, Michele Campbell joins as assistant director of school marketing. Paula Baver, previously designer at Princeton Architectural Press, has joined Random House Children’s Books as designer.

At HarperCollins, Stuart Roberts joins Dey Street Books as executive editor. Megan Wordsworth, formerly associate publicist at INSP, has joined Thomas Nelson as publicity manager. She can be contacted at megan.wordsworth@harpercollins.com. Amanda Livingston, formerly internal communications and social media coordinator at Scholastic, is joining HarperCollins as marketing associate. She can be contacted at amanda.livingston@harpercollins.com.

Meghan Maria McCullough, formerly associate editor at Levine Querido, has joined Inkyard Press as editor. Olivia Valcarce also joins as editor; she was previously editor at Scholastic.

At Union Square & Co., Jay Sacher joins as senior editor; he was formerly senior editor at Clarkson Potter.

Allison Adler joins Chronicle Prism as senior editor. At Chronicle Books, Mary Duke joins as senior marketing manager. Also in that department, Mikaela Luke joins as marketing coordinator for children’s books. Aaron Chang joins as director of fulfillment and Annabelle Oh joins as senior distribution client manager. Kristie Raycroft also enters Chronicle Books as associate sales director while Shivangi Sangwan joins as associate director of e-commerce. Isabel Ngo joins as art editorial fellow and Randi Beck Ocena joins as children’s editorial fellow. Lauren Sheehan-Clark joins as entertainment editorial fellow.

Leticia Gomez, formerly CEO and founder of Savvy Literary, has joined Kensington Publishing Corp. as editorial director of Dafina.

Sam Glatt joins Macmillan Audio as assistant marketing manager.

At Scholastic, Aleah Gornbein joins as a publicist; she was previously associate publicist at Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink. Taylor McBroom joins as marketing manager; she was previously a senior marketing associate at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Taylor can be contacted at tmcbroom@scholastic.com.

At Sourcebooks, Shannon Barr joins as production editor. Sarah Boecher joins as children’s art director. Patrick Bird joins as shipping and receiving clerk.

Megan Logan joins EEP Universe as senior editor; she was previously editor at Workman Publishing.

Abby Muller, lately associate editor at Algonquin, joins Abrams Press and Overlook as editor. Danielle Kolodkin joins Abrams as brand and partnership manager; she was formerly manager of the speakers bureau at HarperCollins.

Tara Kennedy, formerly publicity director at Bloomsbury, has joined Legacy Lit/Grand Central Publishing as publicity director.

Nick Collins, managing editor, has left the Permanent Press. Nick can be contacted at nbcollins5@gmail.com.

Matthew Friberg, formerly senior editor, education at Routledge, has joined Parallax Press as senior editor of Plum Village. Matthew can be contacted at matthew@parallax.org.

Brian King is leaving his position as publisher of Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

Sarah Gorham, founder, will retire from Sarabande Books effective 12/31/2022. Sarah can be contacted at joanna@sarabandebooks.org.

Brandon Taylor has been named acquiring editor for L.A.–based indie publisher Unnamed Press, effective August 1.

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International Bestsellers, June 2022

By Nina Sabak

July 5, 2022

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Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Hungary and India. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original. Where applicable, the US publisher is listed after the local publisher, separated by a “/”. The lists are taken from major newspapers or national retailers, which are noted at the bottom of each list.

Download the full list as a PDF here.

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People Round-Up, Mid-June 2022

By PT Editors

June 20, 2022

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At Firebrand Group, founder and longtime head Fran Toolan will retire at the end of January 2023, to be succeeded by Angela Bole, presently CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association. Toolan will continue on as a member of the Firebrand board of directors.

Tara Catogge has been named COO of Insight Editions and Weldon Owens. She was most recently COO at Quarto Publishing Group. Amanda Hariri joins Insight Editions as Publicist.

Glenn D’Agnes, COO and CFO of Workman Publishing, has retired. At Algonquin Young Readers, Cheryl Klein joins as Editorial Director, a position she previously held at Lee & Low Books.

Sue Daulton has retired as SVP of Operations at Penguin Random House Audio. Also in that division, Abby Oladipo joins as Editor, acting as primary editorial contact for Random House Publishing Group’s imprints. Previously she was Senior Production Editor with Random House/Division 17. At Penguin Publishing Group, Carolina Meurkens joins the marketing strategy team as Multicultural Marketing Manager. Esi Sogah, formerly Executive Editor at Kensington, joins Berkley as Executive Editor. Emi Ikkanda will join Tiny Reparations Books as Executive Editor on August 1, also acquiring selectively for Dutton and Plume. She was previously Senior Editor at Seal Press. At Riverhead, Bianca Flores joins as Publicity Manager, replacing Maya Zhee Lim, who is leaving to pursue her writing career full-time. Megan Whalen joins Ballantine as Associate Marketing Manager. Tori Henson joins Del Rey as Associate Marketing Manager. At Clarkson Potter, Deanne Katz joins as Editor. At Random House Worlds, Matt Belford joins as Editor. Angela Song, lately Assistant Editor at Clarion Books, joins Random House Children’s Books as Associate Editor. Associate Editor Elizabeth Stranahan moves over from Crown Books for Young Readers to Random House Books for Young Readers, still as Associate Editor. Jordana Kulak, formerly Publicist at Scholastic, joins Penguin Young Readers as Senior Publicist. And Vanessa DeJesús, formerly Senior Publicist at Penguin Young Readers, joins the Random House imprint as Publicity Manager.

Elina DeVos, previously Sales Manager, Key Accounts at Barefoot Books, has joined TCM as VP of Trade and Consumer Sales.

Kent Watson has been named Executive Director of Small Press Distribution. He served as Executive Director of PubWest from 2007 to 2020.

At Macmillan, Bill Barry, who oversees sustainability and business partnerships, will retire on July 1, after forty years in the business. Emily Mlynek joins Tom Doherty Associates as Director of Marketing; she was previously Assistant Director at G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Associate Editor Rachel Bass has left Tor to work freelance.

At Sourcebooks, Tracy Nelson joins as Senior Director of Sales, National Accounts; she was formerly Director, Retail Field Sales at Simon & Schuster. Christina Noriega, lately Director of Gift & Special Sales at Baker & Taylor Publishing Services, joins as Director of Gift Sales. Raquel Latko, lately a consultant and previously Senior General Merchandise Manager at ReaderLink Distribution Services, joins as National Account Manager, Adult Mass Market. Renee Letz joins the company as Production Editor, working primarily in the Wonderland imprint of Sourcebook Kids. Shane Saldana joins as Helpdesk Support Technician. And Bill Preston, Senior Account Executive, Mass Merchant and New Business Development, has retired.

Corrin Foster, previously Director of Branding and Marketing at Greenleaf Book Group, joins Advantage|ForbesBook as Senior Director of Book Marketing and Promotions.

At Bloomsbury, Lauren Mosely joins as Marketing Director; she was previously Associate Marketing Director at Algonquin. Additionally, Kenli Young joins as Marketing Associate.

Claire Laine joins Graywolf Press as Publicity Director. She was previously Senior Publicist at Milkweed Editions.

At little bee books, Alexis Lunsford joins as Director of Sales; she was previously Senior National Account Manager at Callisto Media. Maggie Salko joins as Marketing Coordinator.

Lynn Hildebrandt, Sales Director at Peachtree and Holiday House, has retired.

At Scholastic, Brooke Shearouse, lately Publicity Manager at Abrams Children’s Books, joins as Associate Director of Publicity. Katie Dutton, formerly Senior Associate for School and Library Marketing at HarperCollins Children’s Books, joins as Associate Marketing Manager for Middle Grade Marketing.

In agency news…Raven Quill Literary Agency is merging with The Tobias Literary Agency. As a result, Raven Quill Founder Jacqui Lipton joins Tobias as Senior Agent and Head of Adult. Kelly Dyksterhouse joins as Literary Agent, Children’s, a title she previously held at Raven Quill. Raven Quill clients will move with their agents and be represented by Tobias going forward. Lori Steel, lately Agent at Raven Quill, joins Red Fox Literary as Agent. Lane Clarke is joining ArtHouse Literary Agency as Associate Agent. Jennifer Chen Tran, Literary Agent and Contracts Manager, has parted ways with Idea Architects. Amy Collins, Squid Ink Literary Agency Founder, has affiliated with Miller Bowers Griffin Literary Management. And Cynthia Cannell will close her eponymous agency next March.

Christopher Richards will join Scribner as Executive Editor on July 11. He was previously Senior Editor at Penguin Press. Amanda German, formerly Assistant Manager, Gift Sales at Workman, joins the Simon & Schuster special markets team as Assistant Manager, Gift Sales. Dustin Ross joins as National Account Manager, Distribution Client Sales. At Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Anna Elling joins as Publicist; she was previously Associate Publicist at Penguin Young Readers. At Atria, Dayna Johnson joins as Marketing Manager. And at Atheneum, Feather Flores, previously Assistant Editor at Chronicle Books, joins as Editor.

Gabriella Page-Fort, previously Editorial Director at Amazon Crossing, joins the HarperOne Group as Executive Editor. Jennifer Dee, formerly Publicity Manager at Penguin Young Readers, joins Harper360 as Publicity Manager. At the William Morrow Group, Alex Casement joins as Senior Publicist and Rachel Berquist joins as Marketing Manager. Julia Tyler joins HarperCollins Children’s Books as Designer; she was previously Art Director and Designer at Page Street Books. At Harlequin, Associate Editor Carly Silver departs; she can be reached at carlyasilver@gmail.com.

Karen Longino joins Dexterity as Executive Brand Manager. Previously she was Senior Acquisitions Editor at Hachette.

At Basic Books and Seal Press, Rachel Molland joins as Publicist. Previously she was Associate Publicist at Doubleday. Martina Rethman joins Little, Brown Children’s as Production Associate.

In publicity agency news, Layne Mandros joins Books Forward as Publicist and Keely Bomee Platte, Publicity Director, has left BookSparks. She can be contacted at keely.platte@gmail.com.

At The Mysterious Press, Luisa Cruz Smith has been named Editor-in-Chief. For the past three years she has been Editor-in-Chief of Scarlet, another imprint of Penzler Publishers, and will retain that position.

At Abrams, Andrew Levinsky joins as Senior Financial Analyst. Jenna Lisanti returns to the company as Senior Marketing Manager, Children’s Books; she was most recently a children’s marketing consultant. Annaliese “Anna” Merz joins as Associate Publicist, Abrams Children’s. Ashley Albert, formerly Copywriter at Scholastic, joins Abrams Children’s as Associate Managing Editor.

Darcy Piedmonte joins NetGalley as Senior Sales Manager. She was formerly Director of Client Success at Above the Treeline.

At Haymarket Books, Katy O’Donnell, lately Senior Editor at Bold Type Books, joins as Senior Editor.

Jess Verdi joins Alcove Press as Senior Editor. Previously she was Acquisitions and Developmental Editor at Crazy Maple Studio.

Dani Valladares joins Mayo Clinic Press as Managing Editor, Children’s Acquisitions. Previously she was Editorial Lead for Rodale Kids.

At Johns Hopkins University Press, Gioia Milano joins as Marketing Specialist; she was previously Director of Education, Exhibitions, and Programs at the Italian Cultural Center of Baltimore. Rachel Miller, previously Sales Manager at Island Press, joins as Sales Manager.

Bre’Anna Girdy joins Kensington as Digital Content Coordinator.

Madison Karpiej joins Candlewick Press as Promotional Material Production Coordinator.

At City Lights Publishers, Natalie Longwell joins as Publicity and Marketing Associate.

At Chronicle, Sara Boncha joins as Subsidiary Rights Manager; Nisha Barnes joins as Diversity, Learning, and Development Manager; and Deanna Quinones joins as Copywriter.

Riley Jay Davis joins Minnesota Historical Society Press as Sales Manager.

At Verto Literary Group, Eli Mennerick joins as Assistant Editor.

Megha Majumdar, Senior Editor at Catapult, has left the company to pursue writing and teaching.

Jelani Cobb has been named Dean of the Columbia Journalism School.

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International Bestsellers, May 2022

By Nina Sabak

June 1, 2022

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Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: New Zealand and the Philippines. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original. Where applicable, the US publisher is listed after the local publisher, separated by a “/”. The lists are taken from major newspapers or national retailers, which are noted at the bottom of each list.