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Julia Sommerfeld Named Worldwide Publisher at Amazon Publishing
The head of Amazon Publishing's U.S. business has been put in charge of its worldwide publishing operation. Her goal: "to mint international best sellers across languages and formats."
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Oni Press Expands, Adding Three Boom! Studios Veterans and More
Former Boom! executives Megan Christopher, Allyson Gronowtiz, and Elyse Raimo have been named to top spots at Oni, among other hires and promotions at a time when some competitors in the comics space are downsizing their workforces.
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Dan Strone to Depart Trident Media Group
The Trident CEO and cofounder will depart the company at this end of this week after nearly a quarter-century.
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Han Zhang Is Bringing Contemporary Chinese Fiction to U.S. Readers
We talked with the Riverhead editor-at-large—who is also on staff at the 'New Yorker'—about the challenges and rewards of bringing Chinese literature in translation to market.
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Marysue Rucci Named Publisher of Scribner
Rucci has been named publisher of Scribner, effective February 24, succeeding Nan Graham, who will remain with the imprint in a new, as-yet-unnamed acquiring editorial role.
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Little Free Library Executive Director Greig Metzger to Retire
During Metzger’s six-year tenure, the St. Paul, Minn.–based nonprofit saw its network of book-sharing boxes double. A national search for his successor will be conducted prior to his retirement in June 2025.
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ILP Adds Publishing Veterans to Literary Division
James Meader, most recently VP and associate publisher at Vintage, and Jennifer Bassuk, who has held senior roles at Amazon Publishing and Audible, have joined the leadership team of estate management firm International Literary Properties.
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Michael Jacobs Launches New Venture
The retired CEO of Abrams Books has teamed with author and editor Sheridan Hay to form Filmore Projects, which will offer consulting, literary, and marketing advice for writers, publishers, and creative arts organizations and will also include a book publishing and packaging imprint, Galpón Press.
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PW Talks with Maria Pallante, President & CEO of the Association of American Publishers
Last year saw major developments in AI licensing and legal victories for the freedom-to-read movement, two areas of ongoing importance to the Association of American Publishers.
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Ana Maria Allessi Promoted to President, Publisher of Hachette Audio
Allessi, who has served as VP and publisher of Hachette Audio since 2022, will step into her elevated role on January 2.
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PW Notables 2024: Nigel Newton
The founder and CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing has made no secret of his desire to expand in the U.S., and he succeeded extraordinarily in advancing that aim this year.
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PW Notables 2024: Mary Gannon
The executive director of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses stepped into the void after the abrupt closure of Small Press Distribution in late March, turning her association into a go-to resource for guidance for hundreds of indie presses.
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PW Notables 2024: Skip Dye
No one has been more central to the publishing industry’s efforts to defend the freedom to read than the Penguin Random House SVP.
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PW Notables 2024: Regina Brooks
The CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency and president of the Association of American Literary Agents is bringing the innovative spirit of an engineer to the publishing industry.
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Feminist Press Executive Director and Publisher Margot Atwell to Step Down
Atwell, who joined Feminist Press at CUNY in early 2022, will depart in February. The press's board of directors has begun a nationwide search for her replacement.
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Bob Miller to Succeed Keith Fox as CEO at Phaidon
Miller, who founded Flatiron Books at Macmillan Publishers in 2013 and left the company earlier this year, will succeed Fox as CEO of Phaidon Press on January 1.
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Peter Matson Retires as Chairman of Sterling Lord Literistic
The former president of Sterling Lord Literistic, formed in 1987 after the merging of Sterling Lord with Literistic, the agency Matson founded eight years before, will retire after six decades in the book business.
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Constantia Constantinou Tapped to Lead Whiting Foundation
Constantinou, a longtime leader in library innovation, has been appointed as the new executive director of the Whiting Foundation.
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Carrie Bloxson Named Chief Human Resources Officer at Hachette Book Group
Bloxson, who was named SVP of culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion at HBG and Hachette UK in April, will now also lead talent development, recruitment, retention, training, office culture, and business processes at HBG while continuing to spearhead DEI efforts.
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Georgia Bodnar Launches Boutique Agency, Noyan Literary
The former Viking editor and UTA agent has launched a boutique literary agency based in New York representing “authors writing works that shape our understanding of the world and offer profound insights into its complexities.”
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