PW: Barron G s To Amistad

Manie Barron, formerly associate editor at Random House, has joined HarperCollins in the newly created position of publishing manager for its Amistad Press imprint, which specializes in African-American subjects.

Barron will report to Charles Harris, founder, v-p and editorial director of Amistad Press. As an associate editor at Random, Barron acquired such authors as Guy Johnson, Velma Maia Thomas and Camika Spencer, whose novel has been shortlisted for the Blackboard Book of the Year.