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PW Notable: Beth Moore
Bible teacher and bestselling author Beth Moore made front-page news in March when she announced her departure from the Southern Baptist Convention. Since then, Moore, "arguably the most prominent white evangelical woman in the U.S." according to the 'New York Times,' has made some major changes in her publishing relationships.
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PW Notable: Fiona McCrae
An era in literary publishing is coming to an end: Fiona McCrae will retire in June 2022 after 40 years in publishing—28 of them as publisher of Graywolf Press, the venerable Minneapolis house that regularly wins prestigious awards for its books.
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PW’s 2021 Person of the Year: Ellen Adler
Since its launch in 1992, The New Press has been ahead of the publishing curve in a number of important ways, including in finding and publishing future award-winning authors early in their careers and in committing to building a diverse staff and publishing a wide range of voices. The New Press publisher, Ellen Adler, is PW’s 2021 Person of the Year.
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Curry Named to Oversee Norton Trade
Norton has appointed Brendan Curry to the newly-created role of director of the publisher's trade group, in which Curry will have oversight of all of Norton's five trade imprints.
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Atsma Named Publisher at Ecco
Helen Atsma has been promoted to v-p and publisher at Ecco. Newly reporting to Atsma are Miriam Parker, v-p and associate publisher, and Allison Saltzman, senior art director.
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The Loft Names New Executive Director
After a national search, the Loft literary center in Minneapolis announced that its new executive director is arts and social justice advocate Arleta Little, director of artist fellowships at the McKnight Foundation.
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Johnson Named to Succeed Chinski as FSG Editor-in-Chief
Jenna Johnson has been promoted to v-p and editor-in-chief at Farrar, Straus and Giroux, succeeding Eric Chinski, who has stepped into a new role as senior executive editor.
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Quarto Names Alison Goff New CEO
Quarto Group has named former Octopus head Alison Goff its CEO, effective January 2. Goff had been at the Hachette UK division for 21 years before leaving in April 2020.
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Knopf's Bogaards to Leave at Year's End
Paul Bogaards, one of the industry's more outspoken personalities, who helped promote many of Knopf’s best known and most successful authors, will step down at the end of the year after 32 years at the Penguin Random House imprint.
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PW Star Watch 2021: The Stars of 2021
Industry standouts are honored in Star Watch’s seventh year.
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PW Star Watch 2021: Finalists
A closer look at the PW Star Watch finalists.
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PW Star Watch 2021: Honorees
A closer look at the PW Star Watch Honorees.
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Adrienne Vaughan Named President of Bloomsbury USA
Vaughan joined Bloomsbury USA in September 2020 as executive director and COO. She has been charged with expanding the U.K.–based publisher's stateside presence.
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Tauber Founds the Watermark Agency
Mark Tauber, former publisher of HarperOne and who oversaw Chronicle's Prism imprint and audio division, has formed a new literary agency.
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Hardie Grant Names North American Publisher
Australia-based Hardie Grant Publishing has appointed Jenny Wapner to fill the newly created role of publisher of its North American operations.
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Jones, Mairena, Stewart Join 'PW'; Morris Up in Digital Dept.
At 'Publishers Weekly,' Iyana Jones has been named digital media coordinator, Nathalie Mairena has been hired as digital assistant, and Sophia Stewart has joined as editorial assistant. Mike Morris has been promoted to director of digital operations.
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Denne Michele Norris Takes the Helm at 'Electric Literature'
Denne Michele Norris has been named editor-in-chief of 'Electric Literature' starting on August 10. She succeeds Jess Zimmerman, who had held the role since 2017 before stepping away earlier this summer.
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Craig White Takes Over from Randall White at EDC
Longtime Educational Development Corp. chairman, CEO, and president Randall White has turned over leadership of the company to his son Craig White, who has been named CEO and president.
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Peter Warwick Named CEO of Scholastic
Peter Warwick, a Scholastic board member since 2014, has been named president and CEO of the company; Warwick is the third CEO in the publisher's history, and the first from outside of the Robinson family.
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Pavlin Promoted to Editor-in-Chief at Knopf
Jordan Pavlin, senior v-p and editorial director at Knopf, has been promoted to editor-in-chief, filling a vacancy that has been open since December 2019, when Sonny Mehta, the vaunted Random House imprint's longtime editor-in-chief, died.
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