Job Moves: August 10, 2010

Adam Friedstein has joined Anderson Literary Management as a literary agent. Friedstein started in agenting at Writers House in 2006, then became the foreign rights assistant at Harold Ober Associates.

Job Moves: August 9, 2010

Irv Myers, former v-p of operations at Waldenbooks and former executive v-p/COO of Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group and president of NBN International, will join New Leaf Distributing as executive v-p/COO on August 16.

Job Moves: August 6, 2010

Peter Kay, formerly v-p, product development in the music and logo group of MTV, has joined Norton to take on a newly created position as director, digital marketing and strategy. Kay will work on developing new methods of reaching, engaging with, and building Norton's readers.

Comings and Goings: August 6, 2010

If you've been laid off recently, or left your job, and would like to pass along your contact information to others in the business, send details to pwletters@publishersweekly.com. Please include your full name and former title/company.

Jennifer Pooley has left her position as senior editor at William Morrow to begin freelance editing from Los Angeles. She can be reached at jennifer@jenniferpooley.com.

Job Moves: August 5, 2010

Emily Lavelle has joined PublicAffairs as a publicist. She was most recently an associate publicist at Crown.

Job Moves: August 4, 2010

Tami Heim has joined The A Group, a marketing agency and technology firm specializing in the Christian and non-profit sectors, as a partner. Heim has been hired to lead a new division that will build branding platforms for content creators, with an initial focus in publishing.

Job Moves: August 3, 2010

Tony Peterson is joining Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group as the associate acquisitions editor for Bibles. He will work on developing Bible-related titles.

King Leaving BookScan

Jim King, who helped build the Nielsen BookScan service and is currently senior v-p and general manager, will leave the company Aug. 21. According to the Nielsen release, King is leaving "to pursue new opportunities." King has been with BookScan since 2000 and was one of the key figures in establishing the service which measures about 70% of U.S. retail saleas and has over 300 subscribers. Jonathan Nowell, president of Nielsen Book, said a replacement for King will be announced shortly.

Job Moves: August 2, 2010

Randy Xenakis, former v-p of marketing and sales for the Bertelsmann Arvato US Book Groups (Offset Paperback and Berryville Graphics), has been named senior v-p of Everest Business Services, a digital printing, distribution, and mailing services company. Xenakis can be reached at rxebsi@aol.com.

Peltz and Dixon New Co-Directors of SUNY Press

James Peltz and Donna Dixon have been named co-directors of SUNY Press, senior v-p chancellor for academic affairs and provost David K. Lavallee announced today. Peltz and Dixon will be responsible for expanding electronic publishing and refining publishing initiatives including traditional scholarly focus areas.

People: Week of 8/2/10

News Briefs: Week of 8/2/10

Allin Steps Up At John Wiley

With his family in England, headquarters in New Jersey, and offices around the world, Mark Allin is well aware he'll be spending lots of time traveling now that he officially took over as head of John Wiley's professional/trade group August 1. "I'll be racking up the air miles," Allin said in an interview at Wiley's Hoboken, N.J., headquarters.

Comings and Goings: July 30, 2010

If you've been laid off recently, or left your job, and would like to pass along your contact information to others in the business, send details to pwletters@publishersweekly.com. Please include your full name and former title/company.

Allison Trzop, former Beacon Press associate editor, is going to law school to study intellectual property. She can now be reached at atrzop@gmail.com.

You can find a full list of all those who have appeared in Comings and Goings here.

Job Moves: July 30, 2010

Clare Peeters has been promoted at Perseus Books Group, from v-p, business operations to v-p, corporate strategy and business development. Peeters joined Perseus Books in 2004.

Stebbins Promotes and Hires Six at Kaplan

Sheryl Stebbins, who recently took over as executive director of editorial at Kaplan Publishing, announced several promotions and new hires at the company this week.

Comings and Goings: July 28, 2010

If you've been laid off recently, or left your job, and would like to pass along your contact information to others in the business, send details to pwletters@publishersweekly.com. Please include your full name and former title/company.

Janet Corson, formerly COO and publisher at Eaglemont, is heading a new venture called Educational Initiatives for book producer becker&mayer! She can now be reached at janetc@beckermayer.com.

You can find a full list of all those who have appeared in Comings and Goings here.

Kamil Named Random House Publisher

Random House Publishing Group president and publisher Gina Centrello is turning over the publisher responsibilities to Susan Kamil. Kamil will remain editor-in-chief of little Random and Dial Press. Tom Perry has also been promoted, named deputy publisher.

Job Moves: July 27, 2010

Ayesha Mirza has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as marketing manager in the adult marketing department. She was most recently a marketing manager at Macmillan for the company's trade, academic, and professional books, focusing on online marketing and social networking; prior to that, she was an associate marketing manager at Knopf.

Job Moves: July 26, 2010

Jason Pinter is joining the Waxman Literary Agency as an agent. Pinter, who has been writing full-time (and occasionally blogging about publishing at The Huffington Post), previously worked as an editor at St. Martin's Press, Crown and Warner Books (now Grand Central). He will be representing primarily commercial fiction (mysteries, thrillers, suspense), along with pop culture, sports, and YA/middle grade fiction. He will be starting at Waxman on August 2.