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Smith to Retire from Wiley; Allin Named New CEO
Steve Smith will be retiring, due to medical reasons, as of June 1. The company's board has elected current executive v-p and COO Mark Allin as his successor.
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Tasker to Join Readerlink
Tasker, who has held positions at Simon & Schuster and Scholastic, most recently served as v-p, product development at Disney Publishing Worldwide.
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Restivo-Alessi to Head HC Foreign-Language Team
Chantal Restivo-Alessi, currently chief digital officer for HarperCollins, has been named to the additional post of executive v-p, international.
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Berthe Amoss Reflects on a Life in Publishing
Even today Berthe Amoss shows no signs of slowing down as she prepares for the upcoming release of her young adult mystery 'Mischief and Malice,' the follow-up to her 1979 book, 'Secret Lives.'
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Booker Prize Literary Director Ion Trewin Dies at 71
The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the death of its literary director, Ion Trewin. He passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 71.
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Authors on the Air April 7, 2015: Dan Buettner
Dan Buettner, author of 'The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People' (National Geographic, 9781426211928), will appear on NBC's 'Nightly News' on Tuesday, April 7.
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Authors on the Air April 6, 2015: Gene Baur and Lorraine Bracco
Gene Baur, author of 'Living the Farm Sanctuary Life' (Rodale, 9781623364892) will appear on 'The Daily Show' on Monday, April 6.
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Authors on the Air March 27, 2015: Annie Cohen-Solal
Annie Cohen-Solal, author of 'Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel' (Yale University Press, 9780300182040) will appear on PBS's 'Charlie Rose' on Friday. March 27.
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Vlahos to Resign from BISG
Len Vlahos, executive director at the Book Industry Study Group, will step down June 12, to join the senior management team of the Tattered Cover bookstores in Denver, Colo.
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Children's Job Moves: March 2015
New job announcements in children's publishing for March 2015.
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Meet the Editor: Monique Patterson
With her recent promotion to editorial director of romance added to her existing role as executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, Monique Patterson will help oversee the house’s romance program.
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Susan Spilka’s New Career
After working for exactly 20 years at John Wiley & Sons (joining and leaving the company on June 1), Susan Spilka faced an uncertain future in her professional life.
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Coram Williams Named Pearson CFO
Coram Williams, global and U.S. CFO of Penguin Random House, has been promoted to CFO of PRH parent company Pearson, effective July 1.
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Shoemaker Named President at PGW
Sean Shoemaker has been named president at Publishers Group West, following the retirement of Susan Reich.
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Sales Rep Ted Heinecken to Retire
After 50 years in book publishing, Ted Heinecken, who started his career in 1963 as a Midwest sales rep for Oxford University Press, will retire from Fuji Associates on February 28.
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Authors on the Air February 10, 2015: David and Jason Benham
David and Jason Benham, authors of 'Whatever the Cost: Facing Your Fears, Dying to Your Dreams, and Living Powerfully' (W Publishing Group/HarperCollins, 9780718032999), will appear on 'Fox & Friends' on Tuesday, February 10.
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Tim Dorsey Hits the Road
The author is on tour following the release of his 18th book, 'Shark Skin Suite,' the latest in his comic series featuring the fictional Florida serial killer Serge Storms.
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Changes to HBG Sales Unit; Epstein Named V-P
Dave Epstein has been promoted to v-p of retail sales, and will oversee sales of both adult and children's books to all traditional retail accounts.
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Four Questions For...'Girl on the Train' Editor Sarah McGrath
We chatted with the Riverhead editor-in-chief about the thriller's meteoric rise.
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Loft's Executive Director To Step Down
Jocelyn Hale announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from her post at the Minneapolis literary center, where she spent years as director and another five as board member.
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