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Christine Ball Named Publisher at Putnam, Dutton, Berkley
Christine Ball, formerly v-p and deputy publisher at Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley, has been promoted to senior v-p and publisher of the three imprints.
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Sevier Named Publisher of Grand Central Publishing
Ben Sevier has been named the new publisher of Grand Central Publishing, taking over for Jamie Raab, who will step down at the end of January.
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Harvard Press Director Sisler to Retire
William P. Sisler, director of Harvard University Press (HUP) for nearly 27 years, will retire at the end of the academic year on June 30.
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Wm. Paul Young’s ‘The Shack’ Heads to the Big Screen: A First Look
Go behind the scenes with Young and check out photos from the highly-anticipated film adaptation of ‘The Shack,’ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 3.
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Bopardikar to Succeed Bacon at B&T
Chitra Bopardikar, v-p and general manager of B&T’s global publishers services, will take over responsibility for B&T’s international retail business as well following John Bacon's retirement at the end of the year.
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PW Notables of the Year: Suzanne Nossel
Watching attacks against free speech mount in the Western Hemisphere, Suzanne Nossel will not sit idly by.
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PW Notables of the Year: Lisa Lucas
When Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, climbed on the podium at the National Book Awards ceremony in November, her presence and her remarks marked a change at the NBF.
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PW Notables of the Year: Marcus Leaver
Following record revenue of over $182 million in 2015, Quarto posted an 8% sales increase in the first half of 2016 over the comparable period of 2015, and CEO Marcus Leaver is hopeful that the publisher will have a fourth straight year of sales increases in 2016.
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PW Notables of the Year: Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur, a Canadian poet, writer, and spoken-word artist, may only be 24 years old, with only one book published to date.
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PW Notables of the Year: Carla Hayden
On October 21, just weeks after she was sworn in as the nation’s 14th librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stunned observers by removing register of copyrights Maria Pallante.
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Dominique Raccah: PW Person of the Year, 2016
In recognition of her determination, creativity, and energy in making Sourcebooks one of the country’s leading independent publishers, Dominique Raccah is PW’s Person of the Year.
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Sarah Smith Named Editorial Director at Amazon
Sarah Smith has joined Amazon as editorial director for print and Kindle books, where she will oversee the books editorial team.
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Popelars Named Associate Publisher at Algonquin
Craig Popelars, a 22-year veteran at Algonquin Books, has been named associate publisher of its adult division, effective immediately.
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Norton Names Steven Pace Director of Trade Sales
Steven Pace, the sales director at Workman, will join W. W. Norton on January 2 as its new director of trade sales, replacing longtime v-p and trade sales director William F. Russin.
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Jaime Carey Leaving Barnes & Noble
Jaime Carey, the long-time B&N executive who was named head of the development and restaurant group in June, will leave the company in February after B&N determined he would no longer have his current duties.
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Reidhead Succeeds McFeely as Norton President
Julia A. Reidhead, v-p and publishing director of W.W. Norton’s college department, has been named to succeed W. Drake McFeely as president. Reidhead, who has been with Norton for 33 years, is the company's first woman president.
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Raab, Futter to Step Down at GCP
Grand Central Publishing president and publisher Jamie Raab and Deb Futter, v-p and editor-in-chief of hardcovers at GCP and publisher of Twelve Books, will both leave the company at the end of January.
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Andy LeCount to Join HC as Sales Director
Andy LeCount will join HarperCollins on December 29 as v-p and director of sales for general books, according to a letter from president of sales Josh Marwell to staff.
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Stordahl Joins Holiday House
Derek Stordahl, formerly executive v-p at Bloomsbury USA, has been appointed executive v-p and general manager of Holiday House Publishing.
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Mahoney to Succeed Jensen at Chronicle Books
Tyrrell Mahoney, currently v-p of sales and marketing, will take over as president of the publisher on January 3.
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