Rinaldi Leaves Rodale
Karen Rinaldi, who left Bloomsbury Press in March 2008 to head the book division at Rodale, has left the company. Rodale named Stephen Perrine acting publisher, but the company states it remains committed to publishing health and wellness titles for the trade and direct markets and for digital devices.
Betsy Mitchell To Leave Del Ray
Betsy Mitchell, editor-in-chief of Del Rey for the past decade, has chosen to take early retirement and will leave the Random House science fiction and fantasy imprint in December. With her pending departure, Tricia Pasternak has been promoted to editorial director of Del Rey Spectra.
Correction
In our September 12 feature, “Publishing in Taiwan,” the caption to the photo in the sidebar on p. 32 about the Government Information Office was incorrect. Pictured there is the current GIO minister, Philip Yang. The comments and quotes should also be attributed to Mr. Yang.