Tag Archives: Penguin Random House

People Round-Up, Mid October 2023

PEOPLE At Wiley CEO Brain Napack has left the company after six years. Matthew Kissner, took over as interim CEO; he was previously group executive and board chair, and acted as interim CEO from May to December in 2017.    At Penguin Random House, Nicholas Latimer, VP and senior director of publicity and Victoria Wilson,…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Early October 2023

PEOPLE Seth Dobbs, CTO at Bounteous since 2004, has been named CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the leader for technical development of the World Wide Web. He will start November 13th.   Will Schwitzer has been named CEO at scholarly publishing platform, Silverchair.  Thane Kerner has stepped down as CEO and has…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/31- 8/4

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How has translated fiction captured a new generation of readers? What are the prominent lawsuits in the fight…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Mid-July 2023

PEOPLE The National Coalition Against Censorship has named Lee Rowland, currently policy director at the New York Civil Liberties Union, to replace the retiring Christopher Finan as its executive director.  At Penguin Young Readers, VP, executive director, art & design Deborah Kaplan will retire in September. She has been at PYR for 31 years and…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/10- 7/14

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Should books be edited for contemporary audiences?  What insights were given on audiobooks and their production at the…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/12- 6/16

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What impact will AI have on publishing jobs? Should the literary canon be dismantled?  How has AI been…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/5- 6/9

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How has the extremist group “Moms for Liberty” backed book bans in schools? Why was the Bible the…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/15- 5/19

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How have publishers reacted to the increasing number of book bans in Florida and across the South?  What…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/8- 5/12

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How does AI give book recommendations and what are its limitations? How will AI affect Google’s search engine? …Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Mid-April 2023

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House, Carisa Hays will be leaving her role as publicity director. Following the retirements of Subsidiary Rights VP Leigh Butler and VPHal Fessenden, Tom Dussel will lead the team in the new role of VP, director, subrights, reporting to Allison Dobson at Penguin Publishing Group. Sabila Khan will lead the foreign…Continue Reading