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Obituary: Bill Adler, 84
Former literary agent and book packager Bill Adler died on February 28. He was 84.
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Regan Staffs New Venture
Judith Regan announced the first round of hires for her newly launched book imprint multimedia unit at Phaidon, Regan Arts.
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Authors on the Air March 4, 2014: Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier, author of "Who Own the Future" (Simon & Schuster, 9781451654974), will appear on the "Colbert Report" on Tuesday, March 4.
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Job Moves: March 4, 2014
At Ballantine Bantam Dell, Tracy Devine has been promoted to executive editor.
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Promotions at Grand Central
Emily Griffin has been named senior editor, and others up at the publisher.
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Job Moves: March 3, 2014
Sanj Kharbanda has been promoted to senior v-p, digital markets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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Lossius Stepping Down at Publishing Technology
George Lossius, one of the most visible advocates in urging publishers to embrace technology, will step down as chief executive of Publishing Technology plc “in the near future.”
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Job Moves: February 28, 2014
Janet Rasche will be joining Macmillan in the newly created position of v-p, operations planning, effective March 3
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Job Moves: February 27, 2013
Reka Simonsen will be joining us at Atheneum Books for Young Readers as executive editor, effective March 10.
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Berchenko Up at PW
Daniel Berchenko has been promoted at PW, named managing editor of the publication. Before joining PW as copy chief in 2012, he was a copy editor at "Photon International" magazine.
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Job Moves: February 26, 2014
After 34 years at Simon & Schuster, sales rep Michael Carley will be retiring on April 22.
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Authors on the Air February 25, 2014: Lisa Bloom
Lisa Bloom, author of "Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It" (Counterpoint, 9781619023277), will appear on the "Today Show" and the "Leonard Lopate Show" on Wednesday, February 26.
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Job Moves: February 25, 2014
Ginjer Buchanan, editor-in-chief of Ace and Roc Books, will retire in March.
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Authors on the Air February 24, 2014: Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik, author of "Mayim’s Vegan Table" (Da Capo Lifelong, 9780738217048) will appear on the "Wendy Williams Show" on Tuesday, February 25.
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Meet the Editor: John Scognamiglio
John Scognamiglio got a taste of the publishing industry at a very early age.
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Job Moves: February 21, 2014
Macmillan Science and Education has named Allison Rutledge-Parisi Chief People Officer.
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Authors on the Air February 20, 2014: General Stanley McChrystal
General Stanley McChrystal, author of "My Share of the Task: A Memoir" (Portfolio Trade, 9781591846826), will appear on the "Colbert Report" on Thursday, February 20.
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Job Moves: February 20, 2014
Christian Waters has been named director of marketing and new business development at Osprey Publishing.
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Job Moves: February 19, 2014
Mary Lee Donovan has been promoted to editorial director at Candlewick Press.