People: Week of 2/28/2011

Landis, Sun to HC Children's and more.

Authors on the Air February 27, 2012: Stewart O'Nan, Douglas MacKinnon, Ayad Akhtar, Ben Winters, Roberta Gately

Stewart O'Nan, author of The Odds: A Love Story (Viking, 978-0670023165) will be a guest on "Write The Book" with Shelagh Shapiro. WOMM-LP  Burlington, Vermont, 2 p.m. EST.

Douglas MacKinnon, author of Rolling Pennies in the Dark (Howard/Simon & Schuster, 978-1451607888) was on “Fox & Friends” and “Morning Joe.”

Remembering Margaret K. McElderry and Janet Schulman

Publisher and editor Margaret K. McElderry died on February 14 at the age of 98, and editor, publisher, anthologist, and author Janet Schulman died on February 11 at the age of 77. We asked some of McElderry's and Schulman's authors, colleagues, and friends to share their thoughts and memories.

Harlequin Announces Stoecker's Retirement, Personnel Changes

After a 32-year career with Harlequin, Karin Stoecker, editorial director of Harlequin Mills and Boon UK, will retire on April 1. With Stoecker's and Randall Toye's recent retirements and the decision to phase out the Silhouette brand, Harlequin has made changes in its series editorial structure.

Job Moves: February 24, 2011

Brian McLendon has been named associate publisher of Twelve. McLendon, who will start at the Hachette imprint on March 7, is currently v-p and deputy director of publicity at Ballantine Bantam Dell, and an agent director of the Random House Speakers Bureau.

More on Sheedy Departure from SLL

After filing a lawsuit against Sterling Lord Literistic for a sum of at least $128,000, agent Charlotte Sheedy has established new contact information. Sheedy, as Publishers Marketplace reported, has ended her affiliation with SLL in conjunction with the suit, and is looking for new office space for her eponymous outfit in New York. After maintaining SLL email addresses, she can now be reached at the extension @sheedylit.com. Sheedy left SLL with one other agent, Meredith Kaffel, who said the agency now consists of them, and their assistants.

Job Moves: February 22, 2011

Sarah Sper McLellan has joined Folio Literary Management as an agent, focusing on Christian/inspirational, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and prescriptive nonfiction, with an emphasis on health, wellness, diet, relationships, and self-help. McLellan was most recently an editor at Center Street.

Job Moves: February 18, 2011

Hachette Book Group has made some changes in the way online marketing is integrated into its overall publishing efforts. Kelly Leonard has been named v-p, executive director, web strategies.

Girkins Leaving Zondervan

Zondervan president and CEO Maureen “Moe” Girkins is stepping down effective March 11, 2011. Scott Macdonald, acting general manager of Zondervan’s business unit The City (an integrated software platform for church communities), will take on the role of interim president.

Job Moves: February 17, 2011

Sally Kim was named editorial director at Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint. Kim was most recently at HarperCollins, where she was executive editor of the Harper imprint. Before HC, Kim was at the Crown Publishing Group and, before that, St. Martin’s Press.

Rhorer Named Associate Publisher at S&S

Richard Rhorer has been named v-p and associate publisher at Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint. Since Jonathan Karp came in as publisher, he has shuffled a number of key editors and executives, with Rhorer, who has a background in digital, being the latest addition. Rhorer was most recently director of digital business development at Macmillan.

Job Moves: February 15, 2011

Anne Kubek has been named executive v-p and general manager of the ebook distribution division at INscribe Digital, which provides digital distribution, content conversion and optimization services to publishers. Kubek was most recentlyat Borders, where she spent the last 20 years. Her last title at the compant was executive v-p of merchandising and marketing.

Job Moves: February 14, 2011

At Scholastic, Anamika Bhatnagar has been promoted to executive editor and director of paperback reprints. She was previously senior editor and director of paperback reprints.

For Your Consideration: Ron Charles, Video Book Reviewer

Enter a middle-aged man with slices of raw bacon draped over his head. That man is Ron Charles, fiction critic at the Washington Post and author of a popular series of video book reviews on the Washington Post's Web site that promises to bring viewers book coverage that is "fast, fun, and totally hip!"

Literary Agent Fred Hill Dies

West Coast literary agent Frederick “Fred” Hill of the Hill Nadell Literary Agency died Wednesday, February 9, after a brief illness. After a career in East Coast publishing (he worked at Macmillan and Little, Brown), Hill decamped to Northern California’s Bay Area in the late 1970s and built his list, eventually taking on as his partner Bonnie Nadell, who continues the agency.

Job Moves: February 11, 2011

PublicAffairs announced two new editorial hires this week. Brandon Proia joined the house on February 1 as editor. He was previously an associate editor at Basic Books, a literary scout, and a freelance editor.

Job Moves: February 10, 2011

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced two promotions this week. Paul Shannon has been named svp, finance in HMH's trade and reference group. He was most recently v-p of finance. And Cheryl Toto has been named svp, business planning and strategy in the trade and reference group.

Job Moves: February 9, 2011

F+W Media, Inc. has appointed Alison Norrington as chairperson of the company’s upcoming transmedia event, the StoryWorld Conference + EXPO. The conference, under the umbrella of the company’s Digital Book World Conference + EXPO, will take place from October 31 to November 2 in San Francisco.

Job Moves: February 8, 2011

At Maria B. Campbell Associates, Mary Pender-Coplan has been promoted to v-p. Pender-Coplan, who handles the dramatic rights and children’s book scouting, has been at MBCA for five years.

Jill Lamar Named Editor-in-Chief at Henry Holt

Jill Lamar, who has been overseeing Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers program, has been tapped to head Henry Holt, succeeding Marjorie Braman. Lamar, named editor-in-chief of the Macmillan imprint, has been at B&N since 1999. At Holt, executive editor Gillian Blake, senior editor Aaron Schlechter, and editor Sarah Bowlin will now report to Lamar.