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People Round Up, Early April, 2024

April 8, 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…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abrams, Aevitas Creative Management, and Pixel+Ink, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Astra House, Astra Publishing, Avery, Avid Reader Press, Ballantine, Barnes & Noble, Basic Books Group, Belknap Publishing, BISG Industry Study Group, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Children’s, Boulder, Broadside PR, Brown Children's, Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, Clarkson Potter, DAW Books, Disney, Dr. Seuss Publishing, Eccles Fisher Associates, ESPN, Fairchild Books, First Second Books, Flatiron, Gallery Books, Gemini Books Group, Gemini Children’s Books, Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Livre, Hachette Nashville, Harper, HarperCollins Children’s, HarperOne, Harper’s Magazine, Harvard University Press, Henry Holt, Holiday House, Holt Children's, Hulu, Imagine That, Independent Publishers Group, Interlink Publishing Group, Lagardere, Little, Malmo Public Relations, Maria B. Campbell Associates, New York Times, Norton, Oni-Lion Forge, Orbit, Osprey, P.S. Literary Agency, Peachtree, Penguin Books, Penguin Children's, Penguin Classics, Penguin Life, Perennial, Podium Audio, Portfolio, Random House, RBmedia, Reactor, Redhook, Rubin Pfeffer Content, Running Press Group, Scribner, Sourcebooks, St. Martin’s, Storiaverse, Storm Literary Agency, Storytel, Tarcher Perigee, The Devastator, The New Press, Tobias Literary Agency Dunow Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency, Tor, Transatlantic Agency, Truant Media, Viking, W. Publishing, WME, Workman Publishing, Yen Press, Zando Young Readers

People Round-Up, Early October 2022

October 6, 2022

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PEOPLE At Macmillan, CFO Dan Schwartz will leave the company on October 14. Holt VP and Executive Director of Publicity Pat Eisemann is retiring on December 2. Arriel Vinson joins Holt as Marketing Manager, having worked previously as Marketing Coordinator for Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press. Jazz Key joins Macmillan as Associate Sales Manager, Special Markets, and…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abraham Associates, Abrams, ACM Kids & Illustration, Adefisayo Adeyeye, Adrian Zackheim, Adriana Dominguez, Aevitas Creative Management, Aladdin, Alex Primiani, Alex Quill, Alexis Colón-Philabaum, Algonquin Young Readers, Alice Mesjak, Aliya Burke, Alyssa Weinberg, Amanda Crimarco, Amanda Mulholland, American Psychological Association Publishing, America’s Test Kitchen Kids, Amy Collins, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Andrew Nguyen, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Ariele Fredman, Arriel Vinson, Ashley Herzig, Association of American Publishers, Astra Publishing, Atria, Avid Reader Press, Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, Benjie Reyes, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Bloomsbury, Brandi Stewart, Bria Sandford, Brianna Yamashita, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Broadside, Caitlin Morrow, Caitlin O'Shaughnessy, Callisto Media, Carleen Madigan, Caroline Bonin, Caroline Pallotta, Catapult, Changing Hands, Chelsea Lee, Cider Mill Press, Claire Kelley, Clare O’Rourke, Conor Mintzer, Counterpoint, Dan Schwartz, Danielle Prielipp, Dark Horse Comics, David Brown, Dawn Durante, Debbie Gershenowitz, Diane Landolf, Diane Landolf Editorial, Emily Arzeno, Emily Bestler Books, Emily Varga, Emma Taussig, Esin Coskun, Falon Kirby, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Flatiron, Fortress Press, FSB Associates, Gail Brussel, Gallery Books, George Washington University, Gersh Agency, Gracie Mercado, Gregory Brandenburgh, Grigory Tovbis, Hampton Roads, Hana Park, Hannah Rivera, Harper, Harper Business, Harper Design, Harper Wave, HarperCollins, HarperCollins Focus, Harvard University Press, Helen Healey, Hello!Lucky, Holmgard Press, Holt, Independent Publishers Group, Ingram Content Group, Ingram Publisher Services, Ingrid Carabulea, Insight Editions, Jazz Key, Jeff Barton, Jeff VanderMeer, Jenn Gonzalez, Jeremy Armer, Jim Shriver, Joe Veltre, Jon Yaged, Jonathan M. Walker, Joshua Judd Porter, Kayla Tostevin, Kayleigh Webb, Keely Boeving, Kelly Lonesome, Kevin Anderson & Associates, Kirby Sandmeyer, Kneerim & Williams, Kristin Bartelme, Lara Jones, Lashanda Anakwah, Lauren Castner, Lauren McNamara, Leah Wasielewski, Lindsey Hall, Lisa Bonvissuto, Lisa Quach, Little Bee Books, Little Simon, Lost Horse Press, Lucille Rettino, Lucy Nalen, Lynx House Press, Mackenzie Hickey, Macmillan, Madeline Haupt, Mango Publishing, Marble Press, Marc Resnick, Margaret McElderry Books, Margarita Carillo, Marty Gosser, Mary Moates, Marya Pasciuto, Matt Mich, Maxwell Smith, Megan Rudloff, Melissa Posten, Meri Croft, Metropolitan Books, Michelle Malonzo, Minotaur, Molly Birnbaum, Molly Woolbright, Morgan Maple, mtv books, Nan Rittenhouse, Niki Papadopoulos, Oliver Dougherty, Oni Press, Page Street Kids, Paige Lytle, Pat Eisemann, Paul Sleven, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Perseus Books Group, Portfolio, Quickthorn Press, Random House Children's, Readerlink, Rebecca Carlisle, Rebecca Lang, Red Wheel Weiser, Resilient Hedgehog, Rick Richter, Rob Denney, Roxanne Hagy, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Ryan Hemmer, Saba Sulaiman, Sabrina Young, Saga Press, Sally Richardson, Salt Desert Media Group, Samantha Denney, Samantha Zukergood, Sarah Khalil, Sarah Modlin, Sarah N. Fisk, Sasquatch Books, Scribner, Sean Manning, Sentinel, Seven Stories, Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau, Simon Element, Simon Pulse, Simon Spotlight, Soft Skull Press, Sourcebooks, St. Martin's Press, St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Step by Step, Steph Stilwell, Stephanie Frerich, Storey Publishing, Talcott Notch Literary, Tara Lehmann, Ten Speed Press, Thad for Arts, The Novel Neighbor, The TJX Companies, The Word A Storytelling Sanctuary, Thesis, Tim Golden, Tim McAdoo, Tobias Literary Agency, Tor Publishing Group, Trafalgar Square Publishing, Triangle Square, Tyrinne Lewis, Tzipora Baitch, University of North Carolina Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, University of Texas Press, University of Washington Press, Washington State University, Wednesday Books, Will Masami Hammell, WordServe Literary, Workman, Workman Calendars, Workman Kids, Yale University Press

People Round-Up, Early October 2021

October 8, 2021

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PEOPLE Writer and podcast host Zibby Owens is launching Zibby Books with Leigh Newman, herself a writer as well as Editor-at-Large at Black Balloon. Owens will serve as CEO and Reader-in-Chief; Newman will be President and Editor-in-Chief. Steph Opitz, Founding Director of The Loft Literary Center, joins as VP, Partnerships. Laura Rossi, lately Principal and…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged 1-800-Flowers.com Inc, Ahab Talent, Albert Whitman and Company, Alex Brown, Alexandra Hernandez, Alexis Washam, Algonquin Books, Algonquin Young Readers, Alison Fisher, Alison Keefe, Allie Jones, Allisen Hae Ji Lichtenstein, Allison Green, Allison Rothstein, Ally McNamara, Alpha Books, Alyssa Gammello, Amanda Roundtree, Amazon Publishing, Amber Williams, Amelia Mack, Amistad, Amy Hughes, Andrea Saggau, Annie Craig, Ariele Fredman, Arik Harden, Asharee Peters, Ashley Hong, Astra Books for Young Readers, Astra Publishing, Astra Young Readers, Atria, Avid Reader Press, Ayisha Clarke, Barnes & Noble, Bel Banta, Black Balloon, Brad Umbaugh, Brad Wood, Brian Gittis, Britta Galanis, Brittanie Black, C&T Publishing, Caitlin O’Beirne, Calkins Creek, Callisto Media, Camille Bastian, Cari Zwolinski, Carol Mann Literary Agency, Carolyn Murnick, Carolyn Telesca, Carrie Conlisk, Cassie Mannes Murray, Catapult, Catapult Magazine, Catherine Zappa, Chantal Gersch, Chelsea Grogan, Chelsea Lobey, Chloe Walker, Chris Letso, Chronicle Books, Chrystal Gray, CJ Evans, CKN Christian Publishing, Claire Tobin, Claire Yee, Clarissa Wong, Colleen Lindsay, Convergent, Counterpoint Press, Cynthia R. Greenlee, Daniel del Valle, Daniella Wexler, david c. cook, David Ebershoff, DC Comics, DC Writers Corps, Diana Gee, Dioptra, DK, Doan Buu, Don’t Write Alone, Doubleday, Dreamscape Media, Dunow Carlson & Lerner, Ecco, Elizabeth “Biz” Mitchell, Ellie Levine, Elyse Cheney Literary Associates, Emily Day, Emily Sharp, Emily Varga, Fantagraphics Books, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Frankfurt Book Fair, Franklin & Siegal, Gabrielle Leporati, Gena Lanzi, Grove Atlantic, Hachette Book Group, Hannah Jones, Hannah Nesbat, Harold Underdown, Harper, Harper Via, HarperCollins, HarperOne, HCI Books, Hearst Books, Heather Faulls, Heather VenHuizen, Hillary Tisman, Hippo Park, Hogarth, Holiday House, Hoopla Digital, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Howland Literary, Idea Architects, IDW Publishing, Insight Editions, Iris Chen, Jaded Ibis Press, Jamie Stafford-Hill, Jan Neal, Jasmine Key, Jay Flynn, Jen Worick, Jennia Herold D’Lima, Jennifer Hendricks, Jennifer Lipman, Jenny Lu, Jenny Xu, Jill Saginario, John Aden, John Foster, Johns Hopkins University Press, Jonathan Woollen, Jonathan-Cheehong Chia, Jordan Blumetti, Judy Verses, Julia Bergen, Julianna Haubner, Julie Jayne, Justin Eisinger, Kaitie Leary, Kane Press, Kara Warschausky, Karen Chau, Karyn Gerhard, Kat Kopit, Kate Meltzer, Kathleen McCutcheon, Katie Heit, Kayla Kohlmeister, Kaylee Duff, Kelly Doyle, Keri Haddrill, Khari Dawkins, Kids2, Kirsten Berndt, Klutz, LaDove, Laura Rossi, Laura Rossi Public Relations, Laura Yorke, Laura Yorke Literary Services, Leigh Newman, Lesley Worrell, Leslie Davisson, Levine Querido, Lilith Dorko, Lisa Moraleda, Lisa Pegram, Listening Library, Little Bee Books, Little Brown, Little Brown and Company, Liz Dresner, Lizz Blaise, Lottchen Shivers, Macmillan, Macmillan Children's, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Madison Moore, Maeve Norton, Mallory Kass, Margaret Sweeney, Margot Mallinson, Maria B. Campbell Associates, Mariner, Marysol Olvera, Maudee Genao, Maureen Paradine, McGraw-Hill Business, McGraw-Hill Education, Media Source Inc., Meghan Harrington, Michele Matrisciani, Michelle Herrera Mulligan, Midwest Tape, mineditionUS, Mira, Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books, Morgan Maple, MPIBA FallCon 2021, New York Magazine, Nia Todd, Nic Osborn, Nick Stewart, Nicole Bezanson, Nicole Caputo, Nicole Fisher, Nicole Thomas, Nicole Valdez, Nina Vargas, Oneworld, Orbis Technologies, Oxford University Press, Pamela Bobowicz, Peachtree, Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Peter Lutjen, Phaidon, Phoenix International Publications, Picador, Pitch Wars, Pixel+Ink, Portfolio, PRHPS, Quarto, Rachel Hecht Children's Scouting, Rachel Kempster Barry, Rachel Matson, Rae Crawford, Rafael Taveras, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Random House Graphic, Random House Publishing Group, Rebecca Naimon, Rebecca Rozenberg, Rebecca Vitkus, Rebel Girls, Regnery, Roaring Brook Press, Rock the Boat, Sadie Resnick, Sage Daugherty, Saimah Haque, Saint Gibson, Salem Books, Samantha Holland, Sandy Frank, Sara DeLozier, Sarah Alpert, Sarah Coolidge, Sarah N. Fisk, Sarah Rainone, Sasquatch Books, Scholastic, Scott Nybakken, Sean Ford, Sean McManus, Sentinel, Shelly Romero, Sherri Puzey, Shida Carr, Shivani Annirood, Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster Children's, simon & schuster children's publishing, Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau, Siobhan O'Hare, Soft Skull Press, Sophie Partridge, Sourcebooks, Sourcebooks Fire, Speilburg Literary Agency, Spotify, Springer Nature, St. Martin’s Publishing Group, Stacy Lellos, Stella Cabot Wilson, Steph Opitz, Stephanie Fidis, Stephanie Mendoza, Stephanie Yang, Steve Weil, Susan Brooke, Sword and Silk Books, Talia Seidenfeld, Tantor Media, Tara Shanahan, Taylor Armstrong, Taylor Pitts, Terrence McCauley, The Counter, The Loft Literary Center, Tobias Literary Agency, Tom Doherty Associates, Traci N. Todd, Trident Media Group, Trish Madson, Two Lines Press, University of Georgia Press, Valerie Boyd, Valiant Entertainment, Verto Literary, Viking Penguin, Vivian Richardson, Volumes, Walmart, Wednesday Books, Weldon Owen, Wiley Research, William Morrow, Wolfpack Publishing, WordSong, Workman, Workman Children's, Workman Children’s Books, Yaffa Jaskoll, Yana Hosken, Yen Press, Zibby Books, Zibby Owens

People Round-Up, Mid-August 2021

August 17, 2021

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PEOPLE At Scribner, Marysue Rucci will serve as VP, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of a new imprint, Marysue Rucci Books. She previously worked as VP and Editor-in-Chief of Simon & Schuster. Tony Lutkus joins Diamond Book Distributors as President. He was most recently Senior Director, Sales & Marketing for Penguin Random House. At Andrews McMeel Publishing,…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Alyssa Neumann, Amazon, Amazon Publishing, Amelia Mack, Amistad, Anchor Books, Andrew Stanley, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Anika Ventura, Anna Venckus, Arizona State University, Astra Publishing, Ave Maria, Bret Kehoe, Broche Consulting, BrocheAroe Fabian, Buckeye Book Fair, Cambridge University Press, Candlewick Press, Center for Public Humanities, Christian Westerman, Chronicle, Chronicle Books, Colleen Lindsay, Colleen McLaren, Cool Springs Press, Dana Chidiac, Dana Eger, Daniella Wexler, Denne Michele Norris, Dennelle Catlett, Deve McLemore, Dial Books for Young Readers, Diamond Book Distributors, Diane Levinson, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disruption Books, Electric Literature, Elisa New, Erinn Pascal, Fair Winds Press, Gabriel Kachuck, Graywolf, Harper One, Harper One Group, HarperCollins Christian Publishing Fiction, HarperCollins Focus Fiction, HarperVia, Harvard Common Press, Heather Glenn, Holt Children's, Independent Publishers Group, Insight Editions, InterVarsity Press, Jamie Tan, Janet Potter, Jas Perry, Jeff Crosby, Jess Harold, John Williams, Julia Wiesenberg, Jynne Dilling Martin, Keely Thomas-Menter, Kelsey Kulp, Kent State University Press, Klutz, KT Literary, Laura Demoreuille, Lauren Burniac, Libro.fm, Liveright, Llewellyn Worldwide, Louise Braverman, Macmillan, Madison Furr, Maggie Haas, Maggie Sivon, Marysue Rucci, Marysue Rucci Books, Michael Tizzano, Motorbooks, MPIBA FallCon 2021, Natalie Nicholson, Neda Dallal, Nekasha Pratt, Oxford University Press, Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau, PNBA Fall Trade Show, Porscha Burke, Quarry Books, Quarto, Random House, Random House Children's, Rebecca Marsh, Red Line Editorial, River Dog Book Co., Riverhead, Rockport Publishers, Sara Leonard, Scholastic, Scholastic Book Clubs, Scholastic Early Learners, Scholastic Trade, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, Sourcebooks, Springer Nature, Stephanie Ingle, Stephanie Warner, Steve Woodward, Tacher Perigee, Tara Catogge, Terumi Echols, The Countryman Press, The New York Times, The Rumpus, The Tobias Literary Agency, Thea Sherer, TKO Studios, Tobias Literary Management, Tony Lutkus, Viking Penguin, Vintage Books, Walter Foster, Walter Foster Jr., Winnie Prentiss, Workman

People Round-Up, Early September 2020

September 3, 2020

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PEOPLE Beginning October 19, Andy Bird will take over as CEO of Pearson. Current CEO John Fallon will continue in the position until then, at which point he will step down from the board and remain as an advisor for the remainder of the year. Kurt Mueller is joining Inkshares as COO. He was previously…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged 37 INK, 45th Parallel Press, Activision Blizzard Esports, Adam Rapoport, Alex Cox, Amazon Marketplace, Amber Oliver, Andy Bird, Association of American Publishers (AAP), Astra Publishing, Authentic Brands Group, Berkley, Best American Mystery & Suspense Stories, Best American Mystery Stories, Bon Appétit, Cassie Mannes Murray, Catapult/Counterpoint Press/Soft Skull Press, Cherry Blossom Press, Cherry Lake Press, Cherry Lake Publishing Group, Cheryl Lew, Chloe Ramos-Peterson, Christina Miller, Claire Harris, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Cristina Gilbert, Daniel Cherry, Dark Horse Comics, Dawn Davis, DC Comics, Dirk Wood, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Dover Publications, Dutton/Plume, Dynamic Television, Emilio Bautista, Esther Kim, Fashion Law Institute, Flatiron Books, Foundry Literary & Media, Greystone Kids, Harper, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Heather Gold, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Howland Literary, IDW, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Inkshares, InkWell Management, James Sanders Jr., Jeff Boison, Jeff Trexler, Jess LaGreca, John Fallon, Kaveh Akbar, Kelly L. Denson, Kevin Anderson & Associates, Key Porter Books, Kim Daly, Kirsten “Kiki” Ringer, KLR Literary Management, Kurt Mueller, Larry A. Downs, Leonard Marcus, Lily Philpott, Linda Pruessen, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Macmillan, Malati Chavali, Mariah Stovall, Morgan James Publishing, My Word Publishing, Nachie Marsham, Nancy Yost Literary Agency, New Leaf Literary & Media, New York Public Library, Olenka Burgess, ORIGEN, Otto Penzler, P.S. Literary Agency, Parenting Magazine, Pearson, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, Philippa Donovan, Phoebe Robinson, Powell's Books, Random House, Scribd, Simon & Schuster, Sleeping Bear Press, Steph Cha, Stephanie Castillo Samoy, Stephanie Kim, Stephen Power, The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, The Farcountry Press, The Nation, The New York Times Book Review, The Onion, Thomas Dunne Books, Tilted Axis Press, Tiny Reparations, Tishana Williams, Tom Dean, Torch Graphic Press, Will Murphy, Workman Publishing, Writers House, Yale University Press, Zondervan

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