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Jeannie Mun joined Oyster as CFO. She was previously CFO at the technology company MediaMath. Additionally, Barry McCarthy joined as Advisor. He was previously CFO at Netflix.
The Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Len Vlahos resigned, effective June 12th. He and his wife Kristen Gilligan will join the Senior Management Team of the Tattered Cover bookstores, acquiring controlling interest of the business over the next two years from current Owner Joyce Meskis¸ who plans to retire when Vlahos and Gilligan take over.
Tom Reale is now COO at Brown Books Publishing Group. Most recently, he was VP, Special Projects at Academic Partnerships.
Alex Merrill joined Skyhorse Publishing in the newly created role of COO. Most recently, he was Group Publisher at Morris Media Network.
Jeanne-Marie Hudson is now VP, Director of Marketing at Berkley/NAL. She was previously Senior Director, Marketing Communications and Audience Development at St. Martin’s Press.
Lynn Cully returned to Kensington as Director of Sales. She previously held the positions of Sales Director and Publisher at the company from 1990-2000.
Luke Dempsey is now Executive Editor at HarperOne. Previously, he was Nonfiction Editorial Director at Ballantine.
Yulia Borodyanskaya is now Rights Director, Subsidiary and Foreign at Abrams Books. Previously, she was Director, International Rights at McGraw-Hill Education.
Susan Reich retired from her position as President at Publishers Group West on March 31st. She can be reached at susanreich@gmail.com.
At literary agencies, Eric Myers joined Dystel & Goderich Literary Management as Agent. Previously, he was Agent at Spieler Agency. He will be bringing his client list with him. . . Maria Ribas joined Stonesong as Agent for Nonfiction. She was previously Agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. Leila Campoli also joined Stonesong as an Agent, specializing in nonfiction. She was previously Editor at Palgrave Macmillan. . . Alli Brydon joined Bright Group Inc. as Managing Agent. Previously, she was Senior Editor at Sterling Children’s Books. . . Stephanie Abou joined Lippincott Massie McQuilkin as Agent. She was formerly at Foundry.
Christine Foltzer joined Tor.com as Associate Art Director. Previously, she was Assistant Art Director at Hachette.
In children’s publishing, Jennifer Besel joined Black Rabbit Books as Associate Publisher. She was previously Senior Editor at Capstone. . . Alix Reid is now Executive Editor at Carolrhoda Books and Carolrhoda Lab, overseeing a list of titles acquired from Egmont USA. Reid was Interim Editor-at-Large at Lerner. . .Kristin Carder joined Klutz as Editor. She was Designer and Illustrator at Braid Creative. Vicky Eva has also joined Klutz as Senior Sourcing Specialist. Formerly, Eva was Senior Vendor Account Manager at One Kings Lane.
Nadea Mina joined Open Road Integrated Media as Senior Publicist. She was formerly Senior Publicist at St. Martin’s Press.
Faith Black Ross joined Severn House as Acquiring Editor. She was formerly an Editor at Berkley.
Kyle Duncan is now VP, Publisher of Books and Media at David C Cook. Most recently, he was Principal of the publishing consulting firm Scriptorium.
Emily Williams is now Manager, Publisher Relations at educational non-profit Expeditionary Learning. She was previously Manager, Digital Content at Nook.
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