Job Moves: March 31, 2011

Adam Rothberg, who joined Simon & Schuster as v-p of corporate communications in 1999, has been promoted to senior v-p corporate communications. In announcing Rothberg's promotion, S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy observed that under his leadership, "we can be confident that our many accomplishments will be presented in their proper context and that Simon & Schuster will continue to be viewed as a publishing industry leader."

Sawako Noma, President of Kodansha, Dies

Sawako Noma, president of Kodansha, died of heart failure on March 31. She was 67. A former housewife, Noma was thrust into the top position of the largest trade publishing house in Japan in 1987, when her husband, the fifth Kodansha president, Koremichi Noma, suddenly died.

Crown Forum Hires White House Press Secretary Dana Perino

Crown Publishing Group has named Dana Perino, former White House press secretary under President George W. Bush and now a communications strategist and Fox News contributor, as editorial director of Crown Forum, the group’s conservative books imprint. Perino will recommend, initiate, and submit exclusively to Crown Forum six to eight nonfiction book projects each year, to be written by conservative political or media personalities.

Job Moves: March 30, 2011

Digital publishing software and services provider codeMantra, LLC, has hired David Saracco as director of strategic accounts and business development. Saracco was formerly v-p, e-publishing and business development at Impelsys, where he led the sales and market launch of iPublishCentral.

Job Moves: March 28, 2011

Derry Wilkens has joined Sourcebooks as publicity manager, children’s & YA. Wilkens has 11 years of experience in book publicity, and was most recently at Sterling Publishing, where she was manager of children’s publicity.

Capstone Hires New Group Publisher

Capstone Publishing, headquartered in Mankato, Minn., announced Thursday that Ashley Andersen Zantop has been hired as group publisher and general manager of the children book publishing company's four imprints. She replaces Lori Benton who left Capstone in November to become v-p and publisher of Scholastic's trade book publishing division.

Job Moves: March 25, 2011

Turner Publishing has hired Caroline Garner as director of publicity. Garner was previously a senior publicist at the Penguin Press, where she handled campaigns for Michael Pollan, Bryan Burrough, LeBron James, and Buzz Bissinger.

Job Moves: March 24, 2011

Sue Grimshaw is joining Ballantine Bantam Dell as category specialist and editor-at-large, effective March 28, reporting to Gina Wachtel, v-p associate publisher, mass market, Ballantine Bantam Dell. Grimshaw was most recently at Borders, where she was a buyer for romance, horror, westerns and large print books; she also wrote for the retailer’s blog True Romance.

Cool Springs Founder Roger Waynick Dies

Cool Springs Press founder and president Roger Waynick died yesterday following complications from a massive stroke. A statement from Cool Springs said, “We are unbelievably shocked. Roger was larger than life and always sought new adventures, both in life and in the publishing world he loved.”

Job Moves: March 23, 2011

The Book Industry Study Group has hired Mindy Im to the newly created position of marketing director. Im will be responsible for membership outreach, media relations, and overall organization branding, as well as general project management across a range of BISG activities.

Random House Tokyo Rep Safe in New York

As Japan struggles with horrifying devastation and loss, Random House this week announced one bright spot: its Tokyo regional sales manager for Random House International, Akiko Iwamoto, is safe, and she, along with her family, are now in New York.

Seo Named Children's Publishing Director at Chronicle

Chronicle Books has appointed Ginee Seo as children's publishing director. Her first day at the publisher's San Francisco offices will be May 12.

Job Moves: March 22, 2011

Justine Trubey rejoins Random House as senior v-p, technology and operations. She was previously senior manager of global content operations for Amazon’s Kindle, and before that, executive director, operations, RH Audio. Nihar Malaviya has been named v-p, strategy, analytics and program development at Random House; he was v-p, strategy, sales, operations, and digital. Both are newly created positions and report to Madeline McIntosh.

Q & A with Cheryl B. Klein

Senior editor of Scholastic's Arthur A. Levine Books imprint, Cheryl B. Klein steps into another publishing role this week with the release of Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults.

Job Moves: March 17, 2011

Matt Gonzales and Jerry Zezza have both joined the pre-press department of Everest Business Services in West Wyoming, Pa. Gonzales and Zezza most recently worked at Bertelsmann Arvato book plants. Gonzales can be reached at mgonzales@everest.us.com and Zezza at jzezza@everest.us.com.

Comings and Goings: March 16, 2011

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Ron Rice, after 18 years, is no longer with Bookazine Company. He can now be reached at crossrice@comcast.net.

Job Moves: March 16, 2011

Margie Chan-Yip has been named v-p of global publishing at Hasbro. Chan-Yip, who was most recently v-p of global licensing at Walt Disney Company, will be creating new ways to bring Hasbro branded stories to consumers in both print and e-book. Before Disney, Chan-Yip was at Penguin's Putnam Children's division. She has also worked for Golden Books.

O'Callaghan Resigns as HMH CEO

Barry O'Callaghan, through his ownership of Riverdeep led the 2006 purchase of Houghton Mifflin and a year later the acquisition of Harcourt from Reed Elsevier, has resigned as CEO of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He is being replaced on an interim basis by CFO Michael Muldowney. A HMH spokesperson said the board will conduct an international search for a new CEO and will consider internal and external candidates.

Job Moves: March 15, 2011

Former Barnes & Noble business book buyer Dave Hathaway has joined Greenleaf Book Group as special projects manager, a newly-created position. Hathaway will contribute cross-departmentally in identifying new opportunities and trends; provide feedback on packaging, titling, cover design, author branding, and platform development; and help design merchandising and marketing strategies across channels including retail stores, the Internet and digital media.