Reagan Arthur, Lisa Lucas to Depart KDPG in Another 'Restructure'

Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas will both leave the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group after four years, in a surprise move that KDPG president and publisher Maya Mavjee called "necessary for our future growth." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Joerg Pfuhl Departs Holtzbrinck: ‘Getting Back Liberty’

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-07 16:51:01 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-24 08:01:36 UTC ]
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Anna Bond appointed Octopus m.d., as Goff departs

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 11:53:12 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-10 20:00:17 UTC ]
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Egmont buys Matt Lucas picture book, as NHS support initiatives multiply

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 11:15:05 UTC ]
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Arthur Phillips shows that choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago

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Pearson sells remaining stake in PRH, Fallon to depart

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 01:20:40 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 10:33:26 UTC ]
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Gulliver to depart Edinburgh International Book Festival

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 11:36:11 UTC ]
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Ebury to sharpen non-fiction focus as Gillian Green departs

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Helen Edwards to leave Transworld in PRH rights restructure

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