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Lisa Thomas Takes Over at National Geographic Adult
Lisa Thomas has been promoted to publisher and editorial director of adult books at National Geographic.
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Lit Agents Join Forces In Agents Round Table
In response to a changing marketplace, ten women literary agents have launched a consortium of independent agents who have pledged to share knowledge, resources, and contacts.
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New Chief Legal, IT Officers at Ingram
Ingram Content Group has named two new executive officers to its leadership team: Kelly Arnold, who will serve as chief legal officer, and Deanna Steele, who will serve as chief information technology officer.
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Shifts in Marketing at Abrams
Melanie Chang has been named v-p, children’s marketing and publicity at Abrams and Steve Tager, whose role as chief marketing officer had included oversight of the children's group's marketing and publicity functions, will focus on Abrams' adult imprints.
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David Cully Named President at B&T
Follett Corporation has named David Cully president of Baker & Taylor, effective April 1. Cully replaces George Coe, former president and CEO of B&T, just weeks after Coe was named COO of Follett.
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Friedman Steps Down as Chair, Executive Publisher of Open Road
Jane Friedman, the former CEO of HarperCollins who cofounded Open Road Integrated Media in 2009, has stepped down as chairman and executive publisher of the company.
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George Saunders, "Quite Possibly" Colbert's Favorite Living Author, Comes to the Late Show
On the 'Late Show,' George Saunders gets ribbed about writing a novel, explains what a "bardo" is, and discusses kindness and Donald Trump in support of his debut novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo.'
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Follett Taps George Coe as COO
Follett Corporation has appointed George Coe as chief operating officer for Follett and Baker & Taylor, effective March 31. Coe will report to Follett president and CEO Ray Griffith.
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HMH Names Jack Lynch New CEO
Jack Lynch, currently CEO of Renaissance Learning, has been named CEO and president of HMH succeeding Linda Zecher, who resigned in September.
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Changes at 'PW'
Judith Rosen steps down as senior bookselling editor and New England correspondent, and Ed Nawotka returns as international editor; he'll also cover bookselling. Alex Green will cover New England, and Emma Kantor is the new associate children’s book editor.
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Christine Ball Named Publisher at Putnam, Dutton, Berkley
Christine Ball, formerly v-p and deputy publisher at Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley, has been promoted to senior v-p and publisher of the three imprints.
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Sevier Named Publisher of Grand Central Publishing
Ben Sevier has been named the new publisher of Grand Central Publishing, taking over for Jamie Raab, who will step down at the end of January.
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Harvard Press Director Sisler to Retire
William P. Sisler, director of Harvard University Press (HUP) for nearly 27 years, will retire at the end of the academic year on June 30.
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Wm. Paul Young’s ‘The Shack’ Heads to the Big Screen: A First Look
Go behind the scenes with Young and check out photos from the highly-anticipated film adaptation of ‘The Shack,’ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 3.
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Bopardikar to Succeed Bacon at B&T
Chitra Bopardikar, v-p and general manager of B&T’s global publishers services, will take over responsibility for B&T’s international retail business as well following John Bacon's retirement at the end of the year.
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PW Notables of the Year: Suzanne Nossel
Watching attacks against free speech mount in the Western Hemisphere, Suzanne Nossel will not sit idly by.
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PW Notables of the Year: Lisa Lucas
When Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, climbed on the podium at the National Book Awards ceremony in November, her presence and her remarks marked a change at the NBF.
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PW Notables of the Year: Marcus Leaver
Following record revenue of over $182 million in 2015, Quarto posted an 8% sales increase in the first half of 2016 over the comparable period of 2015, and CEO Marcus Leaver is hopeful that the publisher will have a fourth straight year of sales increases in 2016.
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PW Notables of the Year: Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur, a Canadian poet, writer, and spoken-word artist, may only be 24 years old, with only one book published to date.
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PW Notables of the Year: Carla Hayden
On October 21, just weeks after she was sworn in as the nation’s 14th librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stunned observers by removing register of copyrights Maria Pallante.
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