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Jack Jensen to Step Down as McEvoy Group President
Jack Jensen, who built Chronicle Books into one of the country's largest and most distinctive independent publishers, will transition from president of Chronicle parent company the McEvoy Group to chair of the McEvoy Group advisory board later this month.
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IDW Announces More Shakeups to Leadership
Just one week after IDW Media slashed its workforce by nearly 40% and appointed a new CEO and COO, the company has now named Joshua Frankel to the role of CDO, Mark Doyle and Tara McCrillis as co-publishers, and Jamie S. Rich as editor-in-chief.
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BPG Promotes Three in Retail, Marketing Roles
Michele Misiak has been named executive v-p for direct to consumer and retail sales at Baker Publishing Group, and Raela Schoenherr and Brianne Dekker get new roles.
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James Patterson Sells His 100 Millionth Book
In April, Patterson became the first author to sell more than 100 million copies across all print formats since BookScan first started recording unit sales of print books in 2004.
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Ann Patchett: Author, Bookstore Owner, and BookTok Influencer
“I have only the vaguest understanding of what TikTok is,” Patchett insists. And yet she and her bookstore, Parnassus Books, have become microcelebrities on the app thanks to the shop's savvy marketing manager, Sarah Arnold.
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Dawn Davis Returns to Simon & Schuster
After a three-year stint at 'Bon Appetit,' the founder of 37 Ink will return to the imprint as senior v-p and publisher, and will also serve as an executive editor at the S&S trade imprint.
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Lisa Lyons Johnston to Exit Kids Can Press
Johnston, longtime president of the Canadian children's book publisher, is leaving the company. Kids Can will now be led by Lara Caplan, Naseem Hrab, and Sarah Labrie, who have been given expanded roles.
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Sanyu Dillon Expands Leadership at Random House's Harmony, Rodale Imprints
Theresa Zoro has been named president, and Diana Baroni publisher and editor-in-chief, of the Harmony and Rodale imprints in Sanyu Dillon's first big move as president of Random House Publishing Group.
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Monkfish Names New Associate Publisher, Partners
Jon M. Sweeney, previously of Orbis Books, has joined Monkfish Book Publishing Company as associate publisher. Sweeney joins Colin Rolfe and Anne McGrath as newly named partners, taking an equity interest in the company.
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Margaret Walker Biographer Maryemma Graham Reveals the Woman Behind the Words
In an authorized biography of the poet and writer, Graham reveals Walker’s work to unite writers and stand up for her beliefs.
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Oni-Lion Forge Names New Editor-in-Chief
As it gradually rebuilds its leadership team, the graphic novel publisher has appointed former Boom! Studios executive editor Sierra Hahn its editor-in-chief.
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The London Book Fair's New Director Looks Ahead
Gareth Rapley, the third director of the London Book Fair in the past four years, will be overseeing his first fair as director this April.
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An Author’s Thank You to Gina Centrello
Author Lorenzo Carcaterra looks back at nearly a quarter century working with the retired Random House editor.
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Madeline McIntosh to Step Down as CEO of PRH US
About three weeks after Gina Centrello retired as president and publisher of the Random House Publishing Group, McIntosh announced that she will step down as CEO of Penguin Random House in the very near future.
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The Publishing World According to Stephen Rubin
The well-connected publishing executive provides a top-down look at the industry—and more than a few harsh appraisals of notable peers—in a new memoir.
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Krump, Williams, DiPreta Up at William Morrow
Emily Krump and Jessica Williams have each been promoted to v-p and editorial director for William Morrow Fiction, while Mauro DiPreta has been promoted to senior v-p and editorial director for William Morrow Nonfiction.
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Jack Shoemaker, Founding Editor of Counterpoint Press, Retires
During a career that began in 1965 as a California bookseller, Shoemaker founded North Point Press and Counterpoint Press, publishing such authors as Wendell Berry, Gary Snyder, MFK Fisher, Guy Davenport, James Salter, Barry Lopez, Anne Lamott, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, Robert Hass, and Banana Yoshimoto.
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New Leadership at Rizzoli International
Marco Ausenda has stepped down as president and CEO of Rizzoli, titles he has held since 2002, and assumed the positions of chairman of the boards of Rizzoli International Publications and Rizzoli Bookstores. Stefano Peccatori will succeed Ausenda.
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Peter Cannon, Calvin Reid Retire from 'PW'
Cannon, senior reviews editor, and Reid, senior news editor, have retired from 'Publishers Weekly' after 23 and 36 years, respectively.
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Gina Centrello Retires from Random House
Centrello, head of the Random House Publishing Group (“Little Random”) since 2003, has retired. In her memo to employees, PRH CEO Madeline McIntosh said she will take her time in developing a plan to find Centrello's successor.
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