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Friedman Steps Down as Chair, Executive Publisher of Open Road
Jane Friedman, the former CEO of HarperCollins who cofounded Open Road Integrated Media in 2009, has stepped down as chairman and executive publisher of the company.
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George Saunders, "Quite Possibly" Colbert's Favorite Living Author, Comes to the Late Show
On the 'Late Show,' George Saunders gets ribbed about writing a novel, explains what a "bardo" is, and discusses kindness and Donald Trump in support of his debut novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo.'
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Follett Taps George Coe as COO
Follett Corporation has appointed George Coe as chief operating officer for Follett and Baker & Taylor, effective March 31. Coe will report to Follett president and CEO Ray Griffith.
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HMH Names Jack Lynch New CEO
Jack Lynch, currently CEO of Renaissance Learning, has been named CEO and president of HMH succeeding Linda Zecher, who resigned in September.
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Changes at 'PW'
Judith Rosen steps down as senior bookselling editor and New England correspondent, and Ed Nawotka returns as international editor; he'll also cover bookselling. Alex Green will cover New England, and Emma Kantor is the new associate children’s book editor.
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Christine Ball Named Publisher at Putnam, Dutton, Berkley
Christine Ball, formerly v-p and deputy publisher at Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley, has been promoted to senior v-p and publisher of the three imprints.
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Sevier Named Publisher of Grand Central Publishing
Ben Sevier has been named the new publisher of Grand Central Publishing, taking over for Jamie Raab, who will step down at the end of January.
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Harvard Press Director Sisler to Retire
William P. Sisler, director of Harvard University Press (HUP) for nearly 27 years, will retire at the end of the academic year on June 30.
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Wm. Paul Young’s ‘The Shack’ Heads to the Big Screen: A First Look
Go behind the scenes with Young and check out photos from the highly-anticipated film adaptation of ‘The Shack,’ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 3.
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Bopardikar to Succeed Bacon at B&T
Chitra Bopardikar, v-p and general manager of B&T’s global publishers services, will take over responsibility for B&T’s international retail business as well following John Bacon's retirement at the end of the year.
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PW Notables of the Year: Suzanne Nossel
Watching attacks against free speech mount in the Western Hemisphere, Suzanne Nossel will not sit idly by.
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PW Notables of the Year: Lisa Lucas
When Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, climbed on the podium at the National Book Awards ceremony in November, her presence and her remarks marked a change at the NBF.
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PW Notables of the Year: Marcus Leaver
Following record revenue of over $182 million in 2015, Quarto posted an 8% sales increase in the first half of 2016 over the comparable period of 2015, and CEO Marcus Leaver is hopeful that the publisher will have a fourth straight year of sales increases in 2016.
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PW Notables of the Year: Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur, a Canadian poet, writer, and spoken-word artist, may only be 24 years old, with only one book published to date.
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PW Notables of the Year: Carla Hayden
On October 21, just weeks after she was sworn in as the nation’s 14th librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stunned observers by removing register of copyrights Maria Pallante.
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Dominique Raccah: PW Person of the Year, 2016
In recognition of her determination, creativity, and energy in making Sourcebooks one of the country’s leading independent publishers, Dominique Raccah is PW’s Person of the Year.
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Sarah Smith Named Editorial Director at Amazon
Sarah Smith has joined Amazon as editorial director for print and Kindle books, where she will oversee the books editorial team.
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Popelars Named Associate Publisher at Algonquin
Craig Popelars, a 22-year veteran at Algonquin Books, has been named associate publisher of its adult division, effective immediately.
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Norton Names Steven Pace Director of Trade Sales
Steven Pace, the sales director at Workman, will join W. W. Norton on January 2 as its new director of trade sales, replacing longtime v-p and trade sales director William F. Russin.
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Jaime Carey Leaving Barnes & Noble
Jaime Carey, the long-time B&N executive who was named head of the development and restaurant group in June, will leave the company in February after B&N determined he would no longer have his current duties.
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