Charlie Hayward, who headed Little, Brown for five years until his departure in 1996, will take over as president and chief operating officer of Daily Racing Form Inc. on January 1, 2000. Hayward replaces William Dow, who was named vice-chairman of DRF. Hayward is a longtime horse-racing fan; he served on the board of the New York Racing Association from 1995 until his resignation last week. Since leaving LB, Hayward has served as a consultant to a number of publishers, including Buena Vista Publishing, Rodale Press and DRF.
CORRECTIONS:
In the Illustrated Gift Books feature in the Sept. 29 issue, the author and photographer of S&S's The Heart of Burgundy: A Portrait of the French Countryside is Andy Katz, not Robert M. Parker Jr.; Parker wrote the introduction.
In the Religion Forecasts section in the October 25 issue, Evidence from Beyond and Life in the New Millennium from Brett Books is distributed by Midpoint Trade Books.
In the Bargain Books feature "They're in the Money" in the Sept. 20 issue, Book Club of America president Albert Haug was misquoted as saying, "Assorted Books has gone out and Smithmark will soon stop dealing in remainders." Mr. Haug claims not to have made this statement, and PW apologizes to all who have been affected by our misstatement.
