Wharton to Harper
Campbell Wharton has been named associate director of publicity at HarperCollins’s Harper imprint. Wharton arrives from a four-year stint at Crown, where he was most recently publicity manager for Crown Forum. He’s worked with authors Max Brooks, Ruth Rendell and Martha Stewart. Before joining Crown he was at Random House Australia.
Cannon to Ballantine
Pamela Cannon has joined Random’s Ballantine Books imprint as editor-at-large. Cannon, who will begin September 10 and work from her home in Connecticut, will focus on acquiring and editing lifestyle books. She was, most recently, running Cannon Literary Services, a publicity and marketing firm serving authors and publishers.
Lyons to Kids Can Press President
Lisa Lyons has been named president of Kids Can Press. Lyons, who spent four years as director of marketing for HarperCollins Canada, had been running Kids Can on an interim basis for the last year.
Nichols Up at Free Press
Bruce Nichols has been promoted from v-p, senior editor, to v-p, executive editor, at Free Press. Nichols has been at Free Press for 15 years.
