Sep 26, 2011
Other promotions include Keith Clayton who adds the additional responsibility of associate publisher for Del Rey Spectra to his existing role of director of creative development for BBD’s IP group; Anne Groell, editor of the bestselling author George R.R. Martin, has been named executive editor for Del Rey Spectra, editing bestselling house authors Terry Brooks and Harry Turtledove; and Frank Parisi joins BBD as the in-house coordinator for the Star Wars titles, working with Shelly Shapiro, Erich Schoeneweiss, and the rest of the LucasBooks team on all aspects of the Star Wars publishing program. Parisi will also be the editorial lead for Del Rey’s continuing list of licensed tie-ins, as well as contribute to its growing IP development initiative.
Mitchell's retirement from Random ends a long career in the science fiction and fantasy field. Before joining Del Rey, Mitchell held top editorial spots at Bantam Spectra, Baen Books, and Warner Aspect. As noted by Random, the number of award-winning and bestselling authors she has edited is almost too long to list, but include: William Gibson, Michael Chabon, Terry Brooks, Octavia Butler, Naomi Novik, Timothy Zahn, Dan Simmons, Peter F. Hamilton, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. She also edited bestselling graphic novels by Dean Koontz, Diana Gabaldon and Kim Harrison.
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| Killing Lincoln (unabr.) | Audio Nonfiction |
| Serpent's Shadow | Children's Fiction |
| Duckling Gets a Cookie!? | Children's Picture Book |
| Hunger Games | Children's Series & Tie-ins |
| Blue Exorcist, Volume 3 | Graphic Novels |
| Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel | Hardcover Fiction |
| Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson | Hardcover Nonfiction |
| The Lucky One | Mass Market Paper |
| Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy | Trade Paper |
