PEOPLE Julia Sommerfeld, Publisher of Amazon Publishing, has been named Head of Brilliance Publishing, in addition to her existing duties. Christopher Werner joins as Editorial Director; he worked previously as Executive Editor for Amazon Publishing. At Pearson, Sulaekha Kolloru has joined as Chief Strategy Officer. Most recently she was VP of International Portfolio Strategy and…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 Beginning October 19, Andy Bird will take over as CEO of Pearson. Current CEO John Fallon will continue in the position until then, at which point he will step down from the board and remain as an advisor for the remainder of the year. Kurt Mueller is joining Inkshares as COO. He was previously…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Mitzi Angel, President for Adult Publishing at Faber & Faber, will return to the US “later this year” to take over as Publisher, SVP of Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Jonathan Galassi is leaving that position but will remain as President and will continue to acquire and edit books. At Celadon Books, Anne Twomey will…Continue Reading
