Napack appointed Wiley president and c.e.o.

Brian A Napack, a former president of Macmillan and currently an advisor at Providence Equity Partners, has been named the new president and c.e.o. at John Wiley. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mahal appointed Nottingham City of Literature director

Sandeep Mahal has been appointed the first director of UNESCO Nottingham City of Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karen Bradley appointed new Culture Secretary

Karen Bradley has been appointed Culture Secretary in Theresa May's new government. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jones appointed chair of BIC Ops Board

Ruth Jones, Ingram’s director of business development, has been appointed as the new chair of the Book Industry Communication (BIC) Operational Board. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury appoints Alexis Kirschbaum as publishing director

Bloomsbury has appointed Alexis Kirschbaum, currently editorial director at Penguin Press, as publishing director for fiction and non-fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Names New President of Brands, CCO to Drive 'Historic Transformation'

Rich Battista's rise at Time Inc. continues. Fifteen months after joining the company, CEO Joe Ripp has named him evp of Time Inc. and president of brands, overseeing all of the company's storied titles.  Battista joined Time in April 2015 as president of People and Entertainment... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fry appointed Folio Prize director of development

The Folio Prize Foundation has appointed former Fourth Estate associate publisher Minna Fry as its director of development. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Word appoints Backhouse as director

Roma Backhouse has been appointed as the new director of Free Word, an international organisation dedicated to literature, literacy and free expression, to succeed current director Rose Fenton in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith appoints McKechnie as travel director

Retailer WH Smith has appointed Gavin McKechnie as the international operations director of its travel division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hespanha appointed HarperCollins Brasil director

HarperCollins Publishers has appointed Patricia Hespanha to the role of executive director of HarperCollins Brasil. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Benton appointed Orion group marketing director

Sarah Benton, currently marketing director for HarperFiction, is joining Orion Publishing Group as group marketing director in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stilborn appointed to Blackwell's board

Blackwell’s head of operations Kate Stilborn has been appointed to the bookshop’s board as customer service and operations director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Appoints VP, Consumer Engagement | People on the Move – 6.15.16

Quartz appoints VP global marketing, USAToday and Salon.com editors-in-chief leave, and more... The post Hearst Magazines Appoints VP, Consumer Engagement | People on the Move – 6.15.16 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley Touts Digital Progess in Down Fiscal 2016

Sales and earnings fell in fiscal 2016 at John Wiley as the company continued its transition to a digital knowledge and learning company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Nielsen president Nowell joins Trillium Partners

Former Nielsen Book c.e.o. and president Jonathan Nowell has joined financial advice firm Trillium Partners as a senior advisor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Nash Literary Agency makes new appointments

The Kate Nash Literary Agency has made two new appointments, recruiting a new associate agent in Imogen Howson and a new literary assistant in Tom Ashton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Race and the Obama Presidency

On Sunday, I moderated a discussion featuring my colleague Jamelle Bouie and the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb at the Oakland Book Festival. The panel, “Race, Politics, and the Obama Presidency,” was initially intended as a look back at how the current president has discussed race during his two... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marsh appointed m.d of Abrams & Chronicle

A former Barnes & Noble executive has been appointed to head up the UK arm of illustrated book publisher Abrams & Chronicle following the departure of Doug Pocock in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAGE's Barr succeeds Prior as PA president

Stephen Barr, president of SAGE International, has been elected as the new president of the Publishers Association. Barr, previously vice president, will succeed Joanna Prior, managing director of Penguin General Books, who remains as an officer on the PA Council.  The PA’s a.g.m. took place... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doyle appointed Headline fiction publishing director

Jennifer Doyle, currently deputy marketing director at Cornerstone, will become fiction publishing director for Headline and Headline Review, marking an "exciting new phase in Headline’s evolution". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrator Lynch appointed Ireland's children's laureate

A picture book illustrator from Belfast, PJ Lynch, has been named as Ireland's new children’s laureate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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