Job Moves: August 17, 2010

Anjali Singh will be joining Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint as a senior editor, starting September 20. Singh began her publishing career in 1997 as a book scout for Mary Anne Thompson.

Jim Dana to Leave GLIBA

In an open letter to the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, executive director Jim Dana, who has led the organization since its founding in 1989, announced yesterday that he will retire after this fall's trade show. Starting November 2, he will serve in the Peace Corps as an education volunteer in Lesotho, a small country surrounded by South Africa.

Karp Reorganizes Simon & Schuster Imprint; Victoria Meyer Leaving Company

Jonathan Karp announced that the staff of the Simon & Schuster flagship imprint will now be organized into small teams composed of editors, publicists and marketers working together on the same books. He also announced that Victoria Meyer, executive director of publicity, will be leaving the company.

Job Moves: August 11, 2010

John Kilcullen has joined FastPencil's board of directors. Kilcullen, creator and publisher of the "For Dummies" brand, will work on developing FastPencil's new imprint.

Rosen Named 'PW' Bookselling Editor

Judith Rosen, PW's longtime New England correspondent, has been named the magazine's new bookselling editor beginning September 1. Rosen will continue to cover the New England region from her Cambridge office, but will now expand her reporting on all areas of bookselling.

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

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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.