S&S UK to Launch Summit Books U.K. with Ravi Mirchandani at the Helm

Mirchandani, who has been editor-in-chief of Picador in the U.K. since 2019, has been named publisher of the U.K. arm of the newly revived Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]

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