The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association announced that executive director Carry Obry has stepped down from her position, effective immediately. Operations manager Grace Hagen will serve as interim ED while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
The former SVP and publishing director at Knopf will oversee the Open Road publishing team, effective immediately. She succeeds Mara Anastas, who will step into the new role of VP of special projects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
The v-p and chief diversity officer at Hachette Book Group has been promoted to senior v-p of culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion at both HBG and Hachette UK, effective immediately. She will report to HBG and HUK CEO David Shelley. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Depending on which corners of literary social media you frequent, yesterday’s breaking news that SPD (Small Press Distribution) was going under was either an enormous surprise or a predictable tragedy, but the suddenness of the news was a shock to everyone. Effective immediately, the 55-year-old... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-29 13:17:08 UTC ]
Van Delft, the senior v-p of logistics at Penguin Random House, will retire this August, and Tracey Presley has been promoted to senior v-p of global transportation and logistics, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sansigre has been named chief financial officer at Penguin Random House, effective January 1, succeeding Jim Thompson, who will retire next year. Sawhney has been promoted to chief strategy officer, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Top line TV measurement and analytics giant Nielsen has named Karthik Rao as CEO, effective immediately. Former CEO David Kenny, who had the position since 2018, will take the role of executive chairman. Between the lines Following his appointment as CEO, Rao said he was looking to position... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2023-09-14 13:35:17 UTC ]
Drew Dixon, whose 14 years of editorial experience includes roles at Lifeway Christian Resources, is joining WaterBrook Multnomah as executive editor, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Ending months of uncertainty, indie graphic novel publisher Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group has named veteran comics executive Hunter Gorinson as its president and publisher, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Effective immediately, Rowman & Littlefield will produce, distribute, sell, and market books from Brooking Institute Press, while Brookings will continue to oversee acquisitions and editorial review of BIP's titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Fionnuala Barrett has been promoted to audio publishing director at HarperCollins, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-16 04:50:59 UTC ]
Joffe Books’ Stephanie Carey has been promoted to associate commissioning editor from her previous role of project editor, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 12:49:18 UTC ]
Fritz Foy has retired as president and publisher of Tom Doherty Associates and Devi Pillai has been promoted into both positions, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has appointed Jeff Trexler its interim director, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Effective immediately, Chronicle Books is giving indie retailers an extra 5% discount and 90-day dating on its standard 10-unit minimum. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Olin Corp. said Monday that it has added two directors to its board as part of a new agreement with activist investor Sachem Head Capital Management LP, which owns about a 9.5% interest in the chemical manufacturer. Olin said Scott Ferguson, Sachem Head's founder and managing partner, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-03-02 17:51:21 UTC ]
As of this morning, new RWA president Damon Suede has tendered his resignation, effective immediately. Executive director Carol Ritter has also offered her resignation. A number of publishers, including imprints from each of the Big Five, have all pulled support from the RWA's national... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
George Witte has been promoted to senior v-p and editor-in-chief of the St. Martin's Publishing Group, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
As part of a series of promotions at WaterBrook and Multnomah, Laura Barker has been named executive v-p and publisher of the Penguin Random House imprints, effective immediately. She was previously v-p, editor-in-chief. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Thomas Nelson has appointed Damon Reiss to v-p, publisher of its W Publishing imprint, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]