Tag Archives: Penguin Random House

People Round Up, Mid April, 2024

PEOPLE 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…Continue Reading

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…Continue Reading

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…Continue Reading

People Round Up, Mid January, 2024

PEOPLE Liz Perl, EVP and chief marketing officer at Simon & Schuster, will retire on February 2. She first joined S&S in 2008 after three years as publisher of Rodale Books. Firebrand Group announced that Tom Shawver has been named chief technology officer of Firebrand Technologies and NetGalley, starting January 16. Previously, Shawver served as…Continue Reading

People Round Up, Early January, 2024

PEOPLE Circana has announced organizational changes and, as a result, president U.S. Books,  Jonathan Stolper, will depart Circana and BookScan after 13 years heading the business.  He may be reached at jsto1984@gmail.com   Starting February 1st, longtime Client Development Executive Director David Walter will lead the US Books business under Circana’s Entertainment Sector.   Janice…Continue Reading

People Round Up, Mid-December, 2023

Happy Holidays from the Editors  PEOPLE At Simon & Schuster, Judy Clain will be joining on January 16 as SVP and publisher of the relaunched Summit Books Imprint, reporting to CEO Jonathan Karp. She had been with Little, Brown & Company since 2011. Avery editor-in-chief Caroline Sutton has left Penguin Random House and will join…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/11-12/15

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. Real Consequences For Fake Reviews- Publisher Drops Author for “Review Bombing”  PEN America Releases Book Ban Research  Can…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Mid November 2023

PEOPLE Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch, is transitioning to the role of Chairman, and will be succeeded by Hachette UK CEO, David Shelley, who will take on both HBG and HUK roles.  Richard Kiston, deputy CEO of Hachette UK, will be taking on the same role for Hachette Book Group. COO Joe Mangan has…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Early November 2023

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House,  Roseanne Serra, VP and director of art and design and Paul Buckley, senior VP and executive creative designer have left Penguin Publishing Group. Sabrina Papas has joined Penguin Random House Canada as marketing and publicity coordinator. Alex Lu has joined Random House Children’s Books as editor for Random House Graphic,…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/23- 10/27

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. What did Bloomsbury chief say was a threat to the publishing industry?  Why did Toni Morrison leave publishing? …Continue Reading