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MIBA Appoints New President to Replace Haradon
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has appointed a new president to head its board: Tripp Ryder, general trade manager at Carleton College Bookstore in Northfield, Minn., will assume the duties immediately.
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Obituary: Elizabeth A. Geiser
Elizabeth A. Geiser, publishing executive and educator, died on October 8 at her home in Florida. One of the founders of the University of Denver Publishing Institute in 1976, Geiser also served as senior v-p of the book division of R.R. Bowker Company and then as senior v-p/business development for Gale Research Company.
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Authors on the Air October 10, 2012: Mark Kelly, Erin McHugh
Mark Kelly, author of Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 978-1442458246), will be on Good Morning America on October 11.
Erin McHugh, author of One Good Deed (Abrams Image, 9781419704178) will be on Katie Couric this Thursday, 10/11 on ABC. -
James Grimmelmann Joining 'PW' as Contributing Editor
James Grimmelmann, Professor of Law at New York Law School, has joined Publishers Weekly as a contributing editor for legal affairs.
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Job Moves: October 10, 2012
HarperCollins has made the following promotions:
Kim VandeWater has been promoted from senior integrated marketing manager to director of integrated marketing.
Christina Colangelo has been promoted from senior integrated marketing manager to director of integrated marketing.
Stefanie Hoffman has been promoted from marketing assistant to marketing coordinator, integrated marketing.
Stephanie Macy has been promoted from school & library assistant to school & library marketing coordinator.
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Job Moves: October 9, 2012
At Sourcebooks, Suzanna Bainbridge is editorial manager for Sourcebooks EDU. She was most recently at Cengage Learning, where she was a development editor. Sarah Henry has been hired as a marketing associate, working on Sourcebooks new digital initiatives. She most recently worked at McGraw-Hill as an editorial assistant, with a focus on design and digital content.
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Obituary: Linda Greenspan Regan
Linda Greenspan Regan, who died on October 4, 2012, served as executive editor of Prometheus Books for eleven years, where she acquired nonfiction.
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Authors on the Air October 9, 2012: Paul Elie, Gary Casselman
Paul Elie, author of PW Pick Reinventing Bach (FSG, 978-0374281076), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.
Gary Casselman, author of Waking the Sleeping Giant: How Mainstream Americans Can Beat Liberals at Their Own Game (Beaufort, 978-082530679-2), will be on the Mancow Muller Show on Wednesday, October 10.
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Authors on the Air October 4, 2012: Tori Hogan, Dr. Jamie Koufman
Tori Hogan, author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Journey into the Realities of International Aid (Seal Press, 978-1-58005-434-8), will be appearing on The Leonard Lopate Show.
Dr. Jamie Koufman, author of Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook & Cure (The Reflux Cookbooks, 978-098270831-6), will be on The Dr. Oz Show on Friday. October 5. -
Job Moves: October 4, 2012
Gwyneth Stansfield has been promoted to associate publicist at Scribner. She was previously a publicity assistant.
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Promotions, Moves at Crown
Crown Publishing has named Campbell Wharton, who was publicity director for Crown paperbacks and Crown Forum and worked with the Speakers Bureau, associate publisher of Three Rivers Press and Crown Forum.
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Authors on the Air October 3, 2012: Lois Lowry, Ari Berman
Appearances on The Leonard Lopate Show & Tavis Talks.
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Job Moves: October 3, 2012
Promotions at Basic Books, a new hire at Other Press, and more.
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Authors on the Air October 2, 2012: Lawrence Norfolk, Salvator J. La Mastra
Lawrence Norfolk, author of John Saturnall's Feast (Grove, 978-0802120519), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.
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Job Moves: October 2, 2012
Robert Marsh will join Rowman and Littlefield as executive v-p of finance and operations. He was previously CFO of Bloomsbury.
Moises Martinez has been appointed sales manager at LéaLA.
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Obituary: Wendy Weil
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Authors on the Air October 1, 2012: Callista Gingrich, Sheila Bair
Appearances on the Today Show, Tavis Talks, and the Sean Hannity radio show.
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Job Moves: October 1, 2012
Who's getting hired where.
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Authors of the Air September 28, 2012: Ro Khanna, Len Berman
Ro Khanna, author of Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing is Still Key to America's Future (McGraw-HIll Professional, 978-007180200).
Len Berman was on the Today Show for The Greatest Moments in Sports: Upsets and Underdogs (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 978-1402272264).
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