Ross Takes Spot at Abrams Artists

Steve Ross, who's been consulting since leaving HarperCollins, has taken a new position at the Abrams Artists Agency. Ross has been running his own author services business since last February, when HarperCollins closed the unit Ross was president and publisher of, Collins.

Comings and Goings: July 8, 2010

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Diane Salvatore, former v-p and publisher of Broadway Books, can be reached at dianejsalvatore@gmail.com.

Gonzalo Ferreyra, former v-p of sales for VIZ Media, can be reached at gonzalopferreyra@gmail.com.

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Jacobs Named Editorial Director at HC Children's Books

HarperCollins's Children's Books has announced several promotions, including that of Farrin Jacobs to the position of editorial director. As the head of the teen series team in the division's fiction group, Jacobs oversaw the publication of the L.A. Candy, Vampire Diaries, and The Luxe series, among others; she also acquired and edited the Pretty Little Liars series and acquired the 2009 Printz winner Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta.

Bryan Named President of Penguin Canada; Rundle to Return

The Penguin Group has moved quickly to solve its Penguin Canada problem, announcing this morning that Penguin veteran Mike Bryan has been named president of the company and that it has reached an agreement with Lisa Rundle to settle all outstanding claims made by Rundle against the publisher and David Davidar, the former Penguin Canada president who resigned amid sexual harassment charges made by Rundle. Although terms of the settlement were not disclosed, Rundle will return to her previous role as rights and contracts director for Penguin Canada in a few weeks' time.

Comings and Goings: July 7, 2010

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Allison Elsby, former director of merchandising at Borders Group Inc, can now be reached at aelsby2@gmail.com.

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Job Moves: July 6, 2010

Zel McCarthy has been named west coast sales representative at Phaidon Press. McCarthy is based in Los Angeles and handles California and the west coast as well as the southwest, including Colorado; he was most recently at Taschen, where he started as an editorial intern and wound up managing the publisher's store in Los Angeles.

Job Moves: July 2, 2010

Milkweed Edtions has hired Ethan Rutherford as marketing and publicity manager, effective July 12. Rutherford began his career as a bookseller at Three Lives in New York and later worked in publicity and marketing at Walker and Co., Vintage, and Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Job Moves: July 1, 2010

Following the recent birth of her third daughter, Martha Kanya-Forstner is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Doubleday Canada Publishing Group. Kanya-Forstner was with Doubleday for 12 years, starting as an intern and moving up through the editorial ranks.

Byram Named Director at UNM Press

The University of New Mexico Press has named John W. Byram director. Byram was editor-in-chief and director of development at the University Press of Florida. Byram started his career at Norton, where he worked as a sales rep, then transitioned into marketing before moving into editorial in 1998, when he focused on academic science titles.

Wohl Departing Macmillan

Effective June 30, Lauren L. Wohl will step down from her position as associate publisher for Roaring Brook Press, Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers, and First Second Books. However, Wohl won’t be leaving the publisher entirely: she will immediately begin consulting for Macmillan Children’s Book Group's institutional marketing division as well as for ReadKiddoRead, an organization founded by author James Patterson to help adults find good books for children and teens, and for other projects as they arise.

Job Moves: June 29, 2010

Hachette Digital has announced three promotions and two new hires, and Penguin Group has announced a new head of its worldwide digital strategy.

Job Moves: June 28, 2010

Viking Penguin has promoted Liz Van Hoose to editor. Van Hoose has been at Viking since 2008, working on fiction and nonfiction, and on the re-launch of Penguin's resident Scandinavian crime writer, Ake Edwardson. Van Hoose has two books due out next month: Dan Morrison's The Black Nile: One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River, and James King's Bill Warrington's Last Chance, which won the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

Hachette Expands FaithWords' and Center Street's New York Presence

Hachette Book Group has hired two new senior-level employees in its New York office. Kate Hartson is now senior editor for the Center Street imprint, and Andrea Glickson is marketing director for the FaithWords and Center Street imprints. The hirings follow Hachette's announcement in late April that it would be centralizing all of FaithWords' and Center Street's marketing in New York. Most editorial is still based in Nashville, Tenn.

Comings and Goings: June 24, 2010

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Philip Athans, former senior managing editor for book publishing at Wizards of the Coast in Renton, Wash., can now be reached at gwtirpa@netscape.net.

Isabel Swift, former v-p of editorial and author & asset development at Harlequin Enterprises, can now be reached at isabel@swiftglobalmedia.com.

Brett Thomas, former EMEA sales manager for LibreDigital, can now be contacted at brett_rory_thomas@yahoo.co.uk.

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June 24: People

Cecily Kaiser will join Abrams on July 6 in the new role of publishing director for children's books, and Krista Marino has been promoted to executive editor at Delacorte Books for Young Readers.

Rademacher Joins Milkweed, Deutsch Heading to Coffee House

Janna Rademacher has been named managing director of Milkweed Editions. Rademacher, a freelance book publicist for the past three years, previously served for 15 years as marketing director at Graywolf Press. Rademacher's hire was prompted by the recent departure of Milkweed's marketing & publicity manager for the past two years, Jessica Deutsch, who is moving to Coffee House Press as of Aug. 1. Deutsch will replace Molly Mikolowski as marketing director; she is launching her own book marketing and publicity company.

Comings and Goings: June 23, 2010

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Samantha Choy, former senior publicist for the Crown Publishing Group/Random House, can now be reached at samantha.choy@gmail.com.

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Comings and Goings: June 22, 2010

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Irv Myers, former v-p of operations at Waldenbooks and former executive v-p/COO Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group and president of NBN International, can now be reached at irvmyers@hotmail.com.

Cynthia Shattuck, former v-p and editorial director at Church Publishing, can be reached at clshattuck@cox.net.

Linda Nelson, former v-p of Teach Me Tapes, can now be reached at linda@concentrabiz.com.

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Job Moves: June 21, 2010

Abrams has hired Cecily Kaiser in the new role of publishing director for children's books. And Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill announced three staff changes today. Effective October 1, Michael Taeckens will be promoted to director of online and paperback marketing.

Job Moves: June 18, 2010

Borders has given CFO Mark Bierly the additional role of chief operating officer, putting him in charge of finance, IT, merchandise planning and supply chain plus real estate and strategic planning. Rosalind Thompson has joined the chain as senior v-p of human resources. After working in HR for decades, Thompson head of her own HR consulting firm.