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Job Moves: December 2, 2013
At the Crown Publishing Group, Jocelyn Cordova has been named director of marketing and publicity for Crown Business, effective December 16. She was previously associate director of publicity at Wiley.
Fortier Public Relations announced that Tara Gilbride has joined the firm as v-p, director of publicity and marketing. She was formerly v-p, director of publicity and marketing for Crown Business.
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Publishers Weekly's Notable Publishing People of 2013
Along with Oren Teicher and the ABA Board, PW's Publishing Person(s) of the Year, we honor these notable people who changed the publishing world in 2013.
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Oren Teicher and the ABA Board: PW's Person of the Year
The independent bookselling community has been counted out more than once over the past three decades as the arrival of superstores, online retailing, and e-books have each led to predictions that most independently owned bookstores would become extinct.
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Job Moves: November 27, 2013
At B&H, Devin Maddox has been promoted to publisher of Leadership Books. Previously, Maddox served as associate publisher for strategic partners at B&H.
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In Tribute to Robert Hale
Robert D. Hale, a bookseller and a former ABA president, died last month at age 85. Bookseller Valerie Lewis offers her earliest memory of Hale.
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Children's Job Moves: November 2013
New job announcements in children's publishing for November 2013.
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Job Moves: November 26, 2013
Anna Rafferty, managing director of Penguin Digital, will chair the sixth Publishing for Digital Minds conference at the 2014 London Book Fair.
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Authors on the Air November 22, 2013: Thomas E. Patterson
Thomas E. Patterson, author of Informing The News: The Need For Knowledge-Based Journalism (Vintage, 9780345806604), will appear on The Diane Rehm Show on Monday, November 25.
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Job Moves: November 22, 2013
Russell Perreault has been promoted to v-p, executive director of publicity and social media, Vintage Anchor. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Meet the Editor: Claire Wachtel
Claire Wachtel, a longtime Harper editor, nabbed one of the buzzed-about books at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair—Roert Karjel’s thriller, The Swede—and has had her name attached to a few big buys in recent years. Despite appearances, Wachtel said she’s quite conservative when it comes to the purse strings and feels she’s never “paid huge numbers for a novel.”
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Job Moves: November 21, 2013
Sarah Pekdemir has joined The Crown Publishing Group as senior marketing manager, Crown Trade.
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McMenemy, Poplak Up as Egmont Restructures
Rob McMenemy has become CEO, international, and Cally Poplak is now Egmont Books managing director in the formation of Egmont Publishing.
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Authors on the Air November 21, 2013: Dr. Shemeem Abbas
Dr. Shemeem Abbas, author of Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws: From Islamic Empires to the Taliban (The University of Texas Press, 9780292745308), will appear on The Brian Lehrer Show on Thursday, November 21.
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Budd, Brown Named President, COO at Shared Book/AcademicPub
Peter Budd has been named president of Shared Book and its higher education content services platform division AcademicPub, and David Brown was named chief operating officer.
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Job Moves: November 20, 2013
Mark Chimsky has launched his own editorial consulting business, Mark Chimsky Editorial Services Unlimited.
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Shaping His New Role: Daniel Nayeri on His Move to Workman
PW speaks with Daniel Nayeri about his new position as director of children's publishing at Workman.
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Authors on the Air November 19, 2013: Robert Osborne
Robert Osborne, author of 85 Years of the Oscar (Abbeville Press, 9780789211422) will appear on the Leonard Lopate Show on Tuesday, November 19.
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Malaviya Up at PRH
Nihar Malaviya has been promoted to senior v-p, deputy chief operating officer for PRH.
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Authors on the Air November 18, 2013: Joanne DiMaggio
Joanne DiMaggio, author of Your Soul Remembers (Rainbow Ridge, 9781937907174) will appear on Coast to Coast radio on Tuesday, November 19.
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Job Moves: November 18, 2013
The Crown Publishing Group has named Chris Brand art director, Crown, Hogarth, Broadway Books, and Corporate Identity.



