PEOPLE Sasha Quinton has been named EVP and president of Scholastic’s School Reading Events, the newly formed division that combines the book fairs and book clubs businesses. Emily Graff has joined Simon Element/Marysue Rucci Books as executive editor. She was previously senior editor at HarperCollins. Onalee Duane has joined as a demand planning analyst, backlist…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Simon & Schuster announced that former executive Dawn Davis will return to the publishing house as senior v-p and publisher of 37 Ink and executive editor of the S&S trade imprint. Davis moves to S&S from Condé Nast, where since 2020 she has been editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit and Epicurious. At Scribner, Kassandra Rhoads…Continue Reading
PEOPLE At Open Road Integrated Media, Robert Zaffiris has been named CFO/COO, succeeding Charles Gallagher. Zaffiris was previously DFO/COO, Consumer and Technology Group at HarperCollins. ReedPop President Lance Festerman is leaving the company. He was a former director of BookExpo America and New York Comic Con. At Macmillan, joins as VP of Strategy and Investments….Continue Reading
PEOPLE Nina von Moltke, President and Director of Strategic Development at Penguin Random House, is leaving the company in May. In other PRH news Marissa Secreto joins Penguin Random House Audio as Marketing Associate. At Random House Children’s, Isabelle Snyder joins as Junior Designer, Brand and Licensed. At HarperCollins, SVP, International Sales David Wolfson has…Continue Reading
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
PEOPLE On August 1, Cindy Loh will join Ameet Publishing in the newly-created role of Publisher, leading Ameet’s LEGO Books publishing program. She was most recently Publishing Director at Bloomsbury US. At Penguin Random House, Jay Franco joins as Director, Premium & Diversified Sales. He was formerly Director, Special Sales at DK. Leis Pederson returns…Continue Reading
PEOPLE On June 7, Jeff Blackburn is returning to Amazon, where he had worked since 1998, as SVP, Global Media & Entertainment. He most recently spent a brief stint as Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Simon & Schuster’s new lifestyle imprint, Simon Element, will launch in Spring 2022 and be led by VP and Publisher…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Fritz Foy is retiring as President and Publisher of Tom Doherty Associates and is being succeeded by Devi Pillai effective immediately. Pillai was previously Publisher and VP for Tor Books. At Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Ann Marie Wong joins as Editorial Director. Previously she was Senior Editorial Director at Scholastic Book Clubs….Continue Reading
PEOPLE In the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Kristin Fassler returns to Penguin Random House in the newly-created position of SVP, Director of Integrated Marketing Strategy. Most recently she was VP, Director of Integrated Marketing at Simon & Schuster. Jamia Wilson joins Random House as VP, Executive Editor, beginning January 4. She was most recently Executive…Continue Reading
