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Neil Nyren to Retire from Putnam
Nyren, who has edited a range of bestselling authors including Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Ken Follett, will retire from Putnam at the end of the year. He is leaving after 33 years with the publisher.
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Meet the Editor: Todd Stocke
Despite spending half of his life at Sourcebooks, Stocke, who was promoted in September to senior v-p and editorial director, is at heart a bookseller. Here's why.
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New CFO for Scholastic
Following the termination of its long-time chief financial officer Maureen O'Connell, Scholastic promoted Ken Cleary to the position last week.
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Tracy Behar Named Publisher, Editor-in-Chief of New Little, Brown Imprint
The new, as yet unnamed imprint at Little, Brown and Company will be devoted to health, lifestyle, psychology, and science, Little, Brown senior v-p and publisher Reagan Arthur has announced.
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Boudreaux Leaving Little, Brown to Return to Doubleday
Lee Boudreaux, who has an eponymous imprint at Little, Brown, has been named v-p and executive editor at Doubleday. In her new role, she will report to Doubleday publisher and editor-in-chief Bill Thomas.
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Fotinos Lands at SMP, Overseeing New Line
Five days after leaving as publisher of Penguin Random House's TarcherPerigee imprint, Joel Fotinos has been named editorial director for a line of mind/body/spirit books at St. Martin's.
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MennoMedia Names New Publisher
Following the resignation of Russ Eanes in August, the MennoMedia board has named Amy Gingerich as the new executive director and publisher of MennoMedia and its Herald Press imprint.
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Newman Replaces Fotinos at TarcherPerigree
After 21 years as v-p and publisher of TarcherPerigee, Joel Fotinos is leaving the position. He will be replaced by Megan Newman, publisher of Penguin Random House's Avery imprint.
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Waterhouse Returns to MHE as Levin Leaves
McGraw-Hill Education announced that onetime president and CEO Buzz Waterhouse has been named to both those posts on an interim basis. He will succeed David Levin, who is leaving the company.
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Napack Named CEO of Wiley
Brian Napack, who has served in a host of corporate positions including as president of Macmillan, will start at John Wiley on December 4.
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Childs to Retire from Globe Pequot
Jim Childs will retire as publisher of Rowman & Littlefields’ trade division, Globe Pequot Press, on October 31. Until a replacement is found, Rowman & Littlefield CEO Jed Lyons will serve as publisher at-large.
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Quarto Reorganizes U.K. Imprints
The Quarto Group has reorganized some of its U.K.-based imprints in what the publisher calls "an effort to re-energize its publishing program, and keep it relevant to readers and customers in an ever-changing market."
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Former 'Esquire' Editor Tapped for Job at Little Random
Mark Warren, formerly an editor at 'Esquire,' has been named v-p and executive editor of the Random House imprint, effective October 16. At little Random, he will be acquiring nonfiction, with a focus on politics and history.
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Canongate Acquires Severn House
Canongate has bought Severn House Publishers, for an undisclosed sum, from owner Edwin Buckhalter. With the acquisition, Buckhalter will retain a consultancy role, while Severn publisher Kate Gibb has been promoted to COO of Canongate.
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PW Star Watch 2017 Superstar: Gabriella Page-Fort
Gabriella Page-Fort, editorial director at AmazonCrossing, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a party at New York's Tao Downtown nightclub last night.
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PW Star Watch 2017 Honorees
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PW Star Watch 2017 Finalists
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PW Star Watch 2017
We profile 45 members of the publishing community who have drawn lots of attention early in their careers and from whom much more is expected.
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Bergstrom Succeeding Burke at Gallery
Jennifer Bergstrom has succeeded Louise Burke as publisher of the Gallery Book Group, the group's parent company, Simon & Schuster, has announced.
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Morrow Publicity Adds Events Role
William Morrow has named Shelby Meizlik to the newly-created role of v-p of special events and creative strategies. Kelly Rudolph has also been promoted to senior group publicity director, overseeing all imprints under the Morrow umbrella.
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