Rhorer Named Associate Publisher at S&S

Richard Rhorer has been named v-p and associate publisher at Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint. Since Jonathan Karp came in as publisher, he has shuffled a number of key editors and executives, with Rhorer, who has a background in digital, being the latest addition. Rhorer was most recently director of digital business development at Macmillan.

Job Moves: February 15, 2011

Anne Kubek has been named executive v-p and general manager of the ebook distribution division at INscribe Digital, which provides digital distribution, content conversion and optimization services to publishers. Kubek was most recentlyat Borders, where she spent the last 20 years. Her last title at the compant was executive v-p of merchandising and marketing.

Job Moves: February 14, 2011

At Scholastic, Anamika Bhatnagar has been promoted to executive editor and director of paperback reprints. She was previously senior editor and director of paperback reprints.

For Your Consideration: Ron Charles, Video Book Reviewer

Enter a middle-aged man with slices of raw bacon draped over his head. That man is Ron Charles, fiction critic at the Washington Post and author of a popular series of video book reviews on the Washington Post's Web site that promises to bring viewers book coverage that is "fast, fun, and totally hip!"

Literary Agent Fred Hill Dies

West Coast literary agent Frederick “Fred” Hill of the Hill Nadell Literary Agency died Wednesday, February 9, after a brief illness. After a career in East Coast publishing (he worked at Macmillan and Little, Brown), Hill decamped to Northern California’s Bay Area in the late 1970s and built his list, eventually taking on as his partner Bonnie Nadell, who continues the agency.

Job Moves: February 11, 2011

PublicAffairs announced two new editorial hires this week. Brandon Proia joined the house on February 1 as editor. He was previously an associate editor at Basic Books, a literary scout, and a freelance editor.

Job Moves: February 10, 2011

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced two promotions this week. Paul Shannon has been named svp, finance in HMH's trade and reference group. He was most recently v-p of finance. And Cheryl Toto has been named svp, business planning and strategy in the trade and reference group.

Job Moves: February 9, 2011

F+W Media, Inc. has appointed Alison Norrington as chairperson of the company’s upcoming transmedia event, the StoryWorld Conference + EXPO. The conference, under the umbrella of the company’s Digital Book World Conference + EXPO, will take place from October 31 to November 2 in San Francisco.

Job Moves: February 8, 2011

At Maria B. Campbell Associates, Mary Pender-Coplan has been promoted to v-p. Pender-Coplan, who handles the dramatic rights and children’s book scouting, has been at MBCA for five years.

Jill Lamar Named Editor-in-Chief at Henry Holt

Jill Lamar, who has been overseeing Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers program, has been tapped to head Henry Holt, succeeding Marjorie Braman. Lamar, named editor-in-chief of the Macmillan imprint, has been at B&N since 1999. At Holt, executive editor Gillian Blake, senior editor Aaron Schlechter, and editor Sarah Bowlin will now report to Lamar.

Job Moves: February 7, 2011

At D4EO Literary Agency, Kristin Miller has been promoted to associate agent. Miller, who interned at the agency for nine months, co-founded the young adult blog YA Highway and will be focusing on the agency's young adult and middle grade list.

Comings and Goings: February 7, 2011

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Regina Kanicki, former retail buyer at Atlantic Books (a regional chain in Pennsylvania), can now be reached at regina.kanicki@gmail.com.

Job Moves: February 4, 2011

Abrams has promoted six employees and hired one: Jason Wells has been promoted to executive director of children’s marketing and publicity; Tamar Brazis has been promoted to editorial director of Abrams Books for Young Readers and Amulet Books....

Job Moves: February 3, 2011

Lia Ronnen has been named executive editor and associate publisher at Artisan Books. Ronnen was most recently executive editor at Melcher Media, where she has spent the last 10 years and worked on books like Domino: The Book of Decorating and The Lucky Shopping Manual. Prior to Melcher, Ronnen was an associate editor at Abrams.

Job Moves: February 2, 2011

Nan Graham has been promoted to senior v-p and editor-in-chief of Scribner. Graham has been at Scribner for 16 years and has worked with a very long lost of established and up-and-coming authors such as Don DeLillo, Annie Proulx, Jeannette Walls, Monica Ali, Anthony Doerr, and Miranda July.

Job Moves: February 1, 2011

Kevin Moran has been named director of marketing at Skyhorse Publishing. He was formerly operations director at Overlook Press and prior to that, publisher of Hatherleigh Press.

Comings and Goings: January 31, 2011

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Erika Imranyi, former editor at Dutton, can now be reached at eimranyi@gmail.com.

Job Moves: January 31, 2011

Mary Allen has been named director of events and publicity at Vermont's Northshire Bookstore. Allen is replacing Zachary Marcus, longtime events director, who is returning to his writing and production work at Maverick Media Projects. Allen was promoted from her position as marketing assistant at Northshire.

Memorial Service Set for Manie Barron

A memorial service will be held February 5 for literary agent Manie Barron, who passed away January 8. The service will be held at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Ave. in New York City.