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Jaime Leifer to Join Bloomsbury as Adult Trade Publishing Director
Leifer was most recently publisher of Columbia Global Reports and previously served as VP and associate publisher at PublicAffairs and Basic Books at Hachette Book Group.
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Authentic Publishing: PW Talks with Daisy Alioto
The Dirt cofounder’s media ecosystem covers the intersection of technology and culture through podcasts, essays, and, now, books. Its new imprint, Dirt Books, debuts later this year with two titles grounded in two very different music scenes.
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Michael Shoults Named Head of HBG Distribution
Shoults, most recently COO of Hachette Book Group US Distribution, has been promoted to CEO of the publisher’s distribution arm.
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Greg Greeley Promises Continued Growth for S&S
The new Simon & Schuster CEO, who will soon embark on a listening tour with employees, said there has been no change in KKR’s original mandate to grow the company.
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Llewellyn Publisher Bill Krause to Retire
Krause led the 125-year-old mind-body-spirit publishing house for nearly two decades, overseeing acquisitions, sales, marketing, and publicity.
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Greg Greeley, Former Amazon Exec, Named CEO of S&S
Greeley spent nearly two decades at Amazon, where he oversaw its acquisition of Brilliance Audio, its entry into the print-on-demand and self-publishing markets, and its expansion into international markets.
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Minnesota Authors, PEN America Continue to Speak Out Against ICE
Authors from around Minnesota, as well as a visiting delegation of international writers representing PEN America, convened in the Twin Cities last week for readings, talks, and other events in support of immigrants’ rights.
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Steph Opitz Tapped to Head Consortium
Most recently director of bookstore partnerships for Bookshop.org, Opitz has been named director of publishing services at Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, effective April 6. She succeeds Julie Schaper, who is retiring.
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Macmillan Creates New CTO Role
Darryll Colthrust has been appointed as the publisher’s first chief technology officer, effective April 7. He is currently co-CEO of Chaptr, which is backed by Macmillan parent company Holtzbrinck and has developed AI-driven services for publishers.
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Literacy Orgs Funnel Children’s Books to Twin Cities Immigrant Families
Minnesota’s A Book of My Own and Reach Out and Read, a national organization, are working with schools and mutual aid groups to provide multilingual books to Minneapolis and St. Paul area families sheltering in place amid ICE’s incursion on the state.
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