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David Swail Named Interim Director of CPC
After the passing of its executive director Jackie Hushion, industry association Canadian Publishers' Council, has appointed David Swail as executive director on an interim basis, effective immediately.
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Authors on the Air October 2, 2015: Helen Macdonald and Kate Clifford Larson
Helen Macdonald, author of 'H is for Hawk' (Grove, 9780802123411), will appear on 'Well Read' on Friday, October 2.
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Kissner Elected Chairman of John Wiley
The board of directors of John Wiley & Sons has officially elected Matthew Kissner to succeed Peter Booth Wiley, who first announced he would step down as chairman of the board in December 2014.
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Children's Job Moves: September 2015
New job announcements in children's publishing for September 2015.
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Lorin Stein Takes At-Large Editor Post at FSG
The editor of 'The Paris Review' is taking on an editor-at-large role at the storied Macmillan division.
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Mollett Leaving U.K.'s Publishers Association
Richard Mollet, chief executive of the Publishers Association, is to step down next year to become head of European Government Affairs at RELX Group (formerly known as Reed Elsevier).
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Authors on the Air September 24, 2015: Fr. Michael Collins
Fr. Michael Collins, author of 'Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope' (DK, 9781465439833), will appear on WNYW-TV FOX 5's 'Good Day, New York' on Friday, September 25.
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Cairns Out, Montgomery Up at Publishing Technology
Publishing Technology has announced that CEO Michael Cairns has stepped down, effective immediately after the Board projected a net loss for the year.
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Nussbaum Leaving F+W for America's Test Kitchen
After eight years of leading F+W Media, Inc., David Nussbaum will be stepping down as chairman and CEO at the end of the month to become CEO of America’s Test Kitchen.
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Slavin Named President at Open Road
Media executive Paul Slavin has been named president of Open Road Integrated Media, a newly created position for the company.
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Brockwell Named President of National Book Network
Jason Brockwell takes over from NBN founder Jed Lyons who has served as the president of the distribution company since its launch nearly 30 years ago.
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Four Questions for...Poet Mira Gonzalez
When Gonzalez's first collection, 'i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together' made its way onto singer Lily Allen’s Instagram feed last month, the poet was thrust into the spotlight.
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Authors on the Air September 16, 2015: Alan C. Fox
Alan C. Fox, author of 'People Tools for Business: 50 Strategies for Building Success, Creating Wealth, and Finding Happiness' (SelectBooks/Midpoint, 9781590793565) will appear on the 'Steve Harvey Show' on Thursday, September 17.
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Authors on the Air September 14, 2015: Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean, author of 'Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants' (Columbia Global Reports, 9780990976301), will appear on NPR's 'Marketplace' on Monday, September 14.
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PW Star Watch 2015
PW is proud to announce the names of the 40 honorees (including four finalists and one superstar) of its inaugural Star Watch program, which recognizes young publishing professionals who have distinguished themselves as future leaders of the industry.
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PW Star Watch 2015 Superstar: Helen Yentus
Whether we realize it or not, we are all familiar with Helen Yentus’s work.
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PW Star Watch 2015 Honorees
PW's Star Watch honors the publishing industry's up-and-coming talent. Get to know tomorrow's leaders.
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PW Star Watch 2015 Finalists
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Jones Rejoins Ten Speed to Run New Imprint
Lorena Jones has been named v-p and publisher of a currently unnamed new imprint at Ten Speed Press that will focus on cooking and lifestyle books.
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Cully Named Publisher at Kensington
Lynn Cully has been appointed publisher at Kensington Publishing Corp., replacing Laurie Parkin, who left Kensington in May 2014.



