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Ana Maria Allessi Promoted to President, Publisher of Hachette Audio

By Sophia Stewart | 12/18/2024 @ 10:00AM

Allessi, who has served as VP and publisher of Hachette Audio since 2022, will step into her elevated role on January 2.
PW Notables 2024: Nigel Newton

By Andrew Albanese | 12/18/2024 @ 08:00AM

The founder and CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing has made no secret of his desire to expand in the U.S., and he succeeded extraordinarily in advancing that aim this year.
PW Notables 2024: Mary Gannon

By Jim Milliot | 12/18/2024 @ 07:00AM

The executive director of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses stepped into the void after the abrupt closure of Small Press Distribution in late March, turning her association into a go-to resource for guidance for hundreds of indie presses.
PW Notables 2024: Skip Dye

By Andrew Albanese | 12/17/2024 @ 07:00AM

No one has been more central to the publishing industry’s efforts to defend the freedom to read than the Penguin Random House SVP.
PW Notables 2024: Regina Brooks

By Ed Nawotka | 12/17/2024 @ 07:00AM

The CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency and president of the Association of American Literary Agents is bringing the innovative spirit of an engineer to the publishing industry.
Feminist Press Executive Director and Publisher Margot Atwell to Step Down

By Sophia Stewart | 12/12/2024 @ 12:00AM

Atwell, who joined Feminist Press at CUNY in early 2022, will depart in February. The press's board of directors has begun a nationwide search for her replacement.
Bob Miller to Succeed Keith Fox as CEO at Phaidon

By John Maher | 12/10/2024 @ 11:00AM

Miller, who founded Flatiron Books at Macmillan Publishers in 2013 and left the company earlier this year, will succeed Fox as CEO of Phaidon Press on January 1.
Peter Matson Retires as Chairman of Sterling Lord Literistic

By John Maher | 12/10/2024 @ 10:00AM

The former president of Sterling Lord Literistic, formed in 1987 after the merging of Sterling Lord with Literistic, the agency Matson founded eight years before, will retire after six decades in the book business.
Constantia Constantinou Tapped to Lead Whiting Foundation

By Sophia Stewart | 12/10/2024 @ 08:00AM

Constantinou, a longtime leader in library innovation, has been appointed as the new executive director of the Whiting Foundation.
Carrie Bloxson Named Chief Human Resources Officer at Hachette Book Group

By Sophia Stewart | 12/02/2024 @ 10:29AM

Bloxson, who was named SVP of culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion at HBG and Hachette UK in April, will now also lead talent development, recruitment, retention, training, office culture, and business processes at HBG while continuing to spearhead DEI efforts.
Georgia Bodnar Launches Boutique Agency, Noyan Literary

By John Maher | 11/13/2024 @ 10:00AM

The former Viking editor and UTA agent has launched a boutique literary agency based in New York representing “authors writing works that shape our understanding of the world and offer profound insights into its complexities.”
Jhanteigh Kupihea to Leave Quirk Books

By Jim Milliot | 11/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

Jhanteigh Kupihea has resigned as president and publisher of the independent publisher, and will leave the company at the end of the year. Founder David Borgenicht has returned as president and interim publisher.
Keith Fox to Step Down as CEO of Phaidon

By John Maher | 11/11/2024 @ 10:59AM

Fox, who has led Phaidon Press since 2014, will leave the role at the end of December. During his tenure, he expanded the publishing portfolio at the illustrated books publisher and oversaw the acquisitions of Monacelli Press and Artspace.
Suzanne Nossel Departs PEN America

by Sophia Stewart | 10/31/2024 @ 03:00PM

Following a tumultuous year at the free speech nonprofit, the PEN CEO will take the helm at Freedom House in January. PEN chief program officers Summer Lopez and Clarissa Rosaz Shariyf have been named interim co-CEOs.
Nan Graham to Step Down as Publisher of Scribner

By John Maher | 10/24/2024 @ 11:30AM

Graham will step down as publisher of Scribner in 2025, per Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp, with S&S slated to begin an "open and thorough search for the next publisher." Graham will remain with the imprint in an as-yet-unnamed editorial role.
Quarto Group CEO Alison Goff to Step Down

By Sophia Stewart | 10/22/2024 @ 10:00AM

Goff, who joined the Quarto Group in 2022, will step down at the end of the year due to personal reasons. Quarto Group president CK Lau will step in as interim CEO, effective November 1.
Nadxieli Nieto Joins Algonquin as Editorial Director

By Sophia Stewart and Jim Milliot | 10/15/2024 @ 10:00AM

Nieto, who is currently executive editor at Flatiron Books, will help usher in the next chapter for Algonguin following the restructuring of the imprint this summer under new Little, Brown publisher Sally Kim.
PW Star Watch 2024: Celebrating 10 Years of Star Watch

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/11/2024 @ 07:00PM

Superstars from years past reflect on the industry and share advice for book-biz newbies
PW Star Watch 2024: Honorees

Compiled by Adam Boretz | 10/11/2024 @ 10:45AM

Meet the 35 honorees of the 10th anniversary edition of Star Watch, our annual program dedicated to recognizing and honoring rising talent in the publishing and bookselling businesses.
Taylor Norman Named PW Star Watch Superstar of 2024

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 10/11/2024 @ 10:45AM

The executive editor at Holiday House/Neal Porter Books was honored for what she describes as a life-long ambition: working as a children’s book editor.

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