Tag Archives: Leonard Marcus

People Round-Up, Early November 2022

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 Round-Up, Early September 2020

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

Not Quite the Same, Yet Not Quite Different: Publishers Weekly Global Kids Connect Conference

The United States boasts the largest book market in the world, and a significant part of that market is children’s books. But what are kids around the world reading? Do other children like to read the same things that Americans do? Attendees of yesterday’s Global Kids Connect Conference held at The Grand Lodge of the…Continue Reading