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PW Appoints Associate Publisher, Expands Sales Department
Formerly regional sales director, Joe Murray has been promoted to associate publisher at Publishers Weekly, while Julia Molino joins the company as regional sales director.
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A Trio of Tor Editors Takes a Road Trip
Three editors, seven days, six bookstores in five states (and the District of Columbia), 2,500 miles, and countless hours of book talk and laughter add up to Tor's first-ever editors' tour.
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Children's Job Moves: February 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for February 2016.
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Steve Wasserman To Head Heyday Books
Steve Wasserman, whose publishing career included stints as an agent and editor-in-chief of the 'Los Angeles Times Book Review,' has been named publisher and executive director of Heyday Books.
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Naples Tapped to Head Disney Books; Gonzales to Succeed Naples at Rodale
Mary Ann Naples has been named v-p and publisher of Disney Book Group. Naples was most recently senior v-p and publisher at Rodale, and will be succeeded there by Gail Gonzales, who was v-p and associate publisher at the house.
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Lisa Lucas Named National Book Foundation Director
Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14.
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New Roles for Freeman, Carrera at Ingram
Thirty-three year Ingram veteran Kent Freeman has been named chief strategy officer and will be succeeded as chief operating officer at the company's VitalSource division by Pep Carrera.
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Children's Job Moves: January 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for January 2016.
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Gadsby Named to Head Academic Group at R&L
Rowman & Littlefield has appointed Oliver Gadsby to the newly created position of president of its academic and professional division.
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Chernin Entertainment Adds Chris Lupo as Book Scout
Lupo, who was working as a foreign scout at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, will be looking for properties at the production company that can be adapted for film and television.
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Pam Krauss, Eponymous Imprint Move to Avery Books
Krauss will be editor-at-large for Avery Books as well as v-p and publisher of her eponymous imprint, Pam Krauss Books.
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Aielli, Dewey Up at HBG
Michelle Aielli, executive director of publicity at Hachette Books and Black Dog & Leventhal, has been named associate publisher of the Hachette Books division.
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Robert Baensch
He was supposed to become a doctor—at least according to his physician father—but Robert Baensch took a different turn, toward publishing.
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Trinity Univ. Press Names New Director
Thomas Payton will step into his new role at the press, attached to Trinity University in San Antonio, Tex., on January 1.
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Welsh Named Publisher at Ballantine, Bantam Dell
Kara Welsh, who was senior v-p and publisher of Penguin's Berkley Group, has been tapped to head Random House's Ballantine Bantam Dell. Welsh is replacing Libby McGuire, who will step down from the role at the end of 2015.
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Mark Tavani Joins Putnam as Exec Editor
Tavani will join Putnam on February 8, after 15 years with Ballantine Bantam Dell. At BBD he worked with such authors as Justin Cronin and Steve Berry.
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Ben Greenberg Named Exec Editor at Random House
Greenberg, who is currently executive editor at Grand Central Publishing, will join Random House on January 11.
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: January 2016
The latest from bestselling Amish inspirational romance author Shelley Shepard Gray, Jim Wallis’ take on racism in America, and popular blogger Stephanie Rische’s dating memoir are just a few of the exciting spirituality and religion titles publishing in January.
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New Publisher for Diversion Books
Diversion Publishing has appointed Jaime Levine publisher of Diversion Books.
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