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Dominique Raccah: PW Person of the Year, 2016
In recognition of her determination, creativity, and energy in making Sourcebooks one of the country’s leading independent publishers, Dominique Raccah is PW’s Person of the Year.
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Sarah Smith Named Editorial Director at Amazon
Sarah Smith has joined Amazon as editorial director for print and Kindle books, where she will oversee the books editorial team.
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Popelars Named Associate Publisher at Algonquin
Craig Popelars, a 22-year veteran at Algonquin Books, has been named associate publisher of its adult division, effective immediately.
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Norton Names Steven Pace Director of Trade Sales
Steven Pace, the sales director at Workman, will join W. W. Norton on January 2 as its new director of trade sales, replacing longtime v-p and trade sales director William F. Russin.
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Jaime Carey Leaving Barnes & Noble
Jaime Carey, the long-time B&N executive who was named head of the development and restaurant group in June, will leave the company in February after B&N determined he would no longer have his current duties.
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Reidhead Succeeds McFeely as Norton President
Julia A. Reidhead, v-p and publishing director of W.W. Norton’s college department, has been named to succeed W. Drake McFeely as president. Reidhead, who has been with Norton for 33 years, is the company's first woman president.
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Raab, Futter to Step Down at GCP
Grand Central Publishing president and publisher Jamie Raab and Deb Futter, v-p and editor-in-chief of hardcovers at GCP and publisher of Twelve Books, will both leave the company at the end of January.
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Andy LeCount to Join HC as Sales Director
Andy LeCount will join HarperCollins on December 29 as v-p and director of sales for general books, according to a letter from president of sales Josh Marwell to staff.
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Stordahl Joins Holiday House
Derek Stordahl, formerly executive v-p at Bloomsbury USA, has been appointed executive v-p and general manager of Holiday House Publishing.
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Mahoney to Succeed Jensen at Chronicle Books
Tyrrell Mahoney, currently v-p of sales and marketing, will take over as president of the publisher on January 3.
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S&S Children's Hires Jason Wells, Expands Publicity and Marketing
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division has named Jason Wells to the newly created role of v-p of marketing and publicity, effective December 7, the first in a number of planned hires.
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Megyn Kelly Hits the Road to Support Memoir
The anchor of Fox News's top-rated cable news program 'The Kelly File' will take her show on the road for the first time, beginning November 28, in support of her memoir, 'Settle for More.'
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George Gibson to Join Grove Atlantic
Former Bloomsbury U.S. publishing director George Gibson is joining Grove Atlantic as executive editor.
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New Chairman for Penguin Random House
Philip Hoffman will succeed John Makinson as chairman of Penguin Random House.
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PEN America Responds to Trump Victory
The free speech organization issued a statement addressing the impending presidency of a man who has threatened to open up libel laws and showed deep disdain for the press.
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Authors on the 2016 Presidential Election
An election season that has proven particularly divisive sees authors weighing in on both sides of the aisle in spite of a primarily leftward lean.
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Children's Publishers Celebrate Halloween 2016
Publishers across the country held parties as staffers donned costumes based on favorite characters and books. See our collection of photos from the festivities.
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B&N Pays Boire $4.8 Million in Separation Agreement
Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with its former CEO Ron Boire, who was abruptly fired in August, in which it will pay him nearly $5 million in exchange for his dropping all claims against the company.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for October 2016.
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