PEOPLE Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, founding VP and Publisher of Harper Horizon, will succeed Angela Bole as CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association. Bole will remain until the end of November before beginning her role as CEO of the Firebrand Group. At Penguin Random House, David Phethean, VP, Mass Merchandise, National Accounts and Distributor Sales, will…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Sonali Fry joins Crown Books for Young Readers as VP and Co-Publisher while continuing to serve as Publisher for Little Golden Books and Sesame Street and Publishing Liaison for Little Tiger Group. At Random House Children’s, Jamie Yee joins as Designer/Digital Artist; she was formerly Assistant Designer at Hachette Book Group. Ray Arjune, lately…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Molly Stern, formerly Publisher of Crown, is starting a new publishing company, Zando, and will serve as Chief Executive. The venture’s first books will be published in Fall 2021. Alexander Czik, has been named Director of Operations and Strategy. He was most recently Associate, Group Strategy and M&A at Macmillan. Penguin Random House is…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Mark Warren has joined Random House as VP, Executive Editor. He was previously Editor at Esquire for two decades and is the coauthor of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s memoir, The Good Fight. At WaterBrook & Multnomah, Helen Macdonald has joined as Production Editor. Jim Dassise has left his role as West Coast…Continue Reading
PEOPLE As reported earlier, Ronald Boire is leaving his position as CEO of Barnes & Noble. Owner and founder Len Riggio will re-assume CEO functions until a successor is named. At Bloomsbury US, Cindy Loh has been promoted to the newly-created role of VP and Publishing Director of Consumer Publishing. Dr. Adam Black will join…Continue Reading
