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People Roundup, Mid-April 2012

April 13, 2012

PEOPLE Chris Barba will retire as executive VP, sales for Hachette Books Group after 33 years with the company. Meanwhile, Evan Schnittman, newly named EVP, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, officially starts on May 7. Stephen Morrison has left Penguin to become VP Publisher of Picador, succeeding Frances Coady. He reports to Jonathan Galassi and Stephen Rubin. Meanwhile, Patrick Nolan has been promoted to VP, Editor-in-chief and Associate Publisher at Penguin Books, reporting to Kathryn Court. He…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Adam Silverman, Alan Harvey, Amazon Publishing, Amy Baker, Anwesha Basu, Barney Rosset, Bloomsbury, Cambridge University Press, Chris Barba, Evan Schnittman, Frances Coady, FSG, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Geoffrey Burn, Hachette Books Group, HarperCollins, Henry Holt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hyperion, It Books, Jonathan Galassi, Kathryn Court, Katy Hershberger, Kevin Callahan, Kroberger, Laura Keefe, Lisa Sharkey, Maggie Sivon, Matt Harper, Nicholas Courage, Niko Pfund, Open Road Integrated Media, Oxford University Press, Pam Roman, Patrick Nolan, Penguin, Peter Bohan, Picador, Rizzoli, Ron Hussey, Ryan Chapman, Sarah Rucker, Stanford University Press, Stephen Morrison, Stephen Rubin, Sterling, Tara Weikum, Timothy Travaglini, Workman Publishing

People Roundup, March 2012

March 1, 2012

PEOPLE Open Road announced that Tina Pohlman, Vice President, Publisher, Three Rivers Press and Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing, will be its new Publisher, starting on March 5. Market Partners International conducted the search. Earlier, Open Road announced that former Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Bantam Dell Nita Taublib will be a Strategic Advisor for Romance. And, former Holt Editor-in-Chief Marjorie Braman is joining Open…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged ABA, Amanda Murray, Amazon, Anagrama, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Angela Tribelli, Ani Chamichian, Avon Trade Paperbacks, B&N, Bantam Dell Nita Taublib, Barnes & Noble, Barney Rosset, Berkley Center for Religion, Bill Sinnott, Billy Kingsland, BISG, Blue Rider Press, Bowker, Bridget Marmion, Broadway Paperbacks, Brown, Callaway Digital Arts, Cara Bedick, Carmen Johnson, Carolyn Swerdloff, Caryn Wiseman, Chase Carey, Chrissy Noh, Credit Suisse, Crown Publishing, Dan Cullen, Dan Shepherd, David Bronstein, David Rosenthal, David Steinberger, DBW, Dorothy Gilman, Doubleday, Douglas Black, Ebeling and Associates Literary Agency, EditEur, Elizabeth Bewley, Elke Villa, Evergreen Review, F&W, Fourth Story Media, Free Press, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Georgetown University, Georgina Levitt, Goodreads, Gotham, Grace Cavallieri, Grove Press, Hachette, Harper Paperbacks, Harper's, HarperCollins, HarperPerennial, Holly Hunnicutt, Holmes Agency, Holt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hudson News, It Books, James Murdoch, Jamie S. Gorelick, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jessica Bromberg, Jim Johnston, John J. McGurk, John Sargent, John Turner Sargent, Jon Anderson, Jonathan Galassi, Jorge Herralde, Jr., Julie Christopher, Katherine Furman, Kevin Callahan, Kevin Mulroy, Knopf, Kristina Holmes, Kuhn Projects, Kyusik Chung, Laura Perciasepe, Liberation Bookstore, Linda Zecher, Lisa Holton, Lisa Moraleda, Little, London Book Fair, Lucille Rettino, Macmillan Frances Coady, Margellos World Republic of Letters, Mariella Molloy, Marjorie Braman, Mark Bide, Mark von Bargen, Mark Weinstein, Market Partners International, Mary Cullinane, Matt Mullin, Matt Pantoliano, Michael Morrison, Mike McGrath, MTV Networks, Mystery Writers of America, National Geographic Society, New York Times Magazine, News Corp, News International, NYC & Company, Omnicom Media, Open Road, Page Street Publishing Company, Palgrave Macmillan, Patrick Kirk, Paul Elie, Peace and World Affairs, Penguin, Perseus Books, Picador, Poppy, Potomac Global Media, ProQuest VP, Publishing Trends, Quayside's Fair Winds Press, Quercus, Quirk Books, Quiver Books, Rachel Kahan, Random House, Reader's Digest, Rich Kelley, Riverhead Books, Robert B. Cohen, Robert Cohen, Rodale Books, Roshan Nozari, Russell & Volkening, S&S, Sarah Hochman, Scholastic Trade Publishing, Sharon Lubrano, Simon & Schuster, Skyhorse, Sooji Kim, Sr., Stephanie Selah, Stephen Perrine, Sterling, Steve Rubin, Suhrkamp Verlag, Sumiya Nowshin, Templar Publishing, The Experiment, Three Rivers Press, Tina Pohlman, Tom Mockridge, Tor/Forge Books, Una Malzac, Universal Music, Vanessa Kehren, Vanguard Press, Washington Independent, Washington Independent Review of Books, Webster Younce, Weinstein Books, Weinstein Company, William Kiester, William Morrow, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Wyatt Mason, Yale University Press, Your Expert Nation

Book Reviews, Revamped: The New Review

By Laura Hazard Owen

October 5, 2009

This article is part of our series on how book reviews are changing. Introduction | The New Review | $$$ | Credibility and the Blog Blurb Question | Bloggers’ Frustrations | Meanwhile, in Consumer Book Reviews Online book reviews don’t necessarily look like their print counterparts, nor do they necessarily cover the same books. At…Continue Reading

Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Barnes & Noble Book Review, book reviews, Candy Tan, James Meader, James Mustich, Janice Harayda, John Williams, National Book Award, One-Minute Book Reviews, Picador, Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Steve Riggio, The Second Pass, Ward Sutton

Book Reviews, Revamped: Credibility and the Blog Blurb Question

By Laura Hazard Owen

October 5, 2009

This article is part of our series on how book reviews are changing. Introduction | The New Review | $$$ | Credibility and the Blog Blurb Question | Bloggers’ Frustrations | Meanwhile, in Consumer Book Reviews Whether or not book reviews lead directly to increased sales, the fact is that online book reviewers have deep…Continue Reading

Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Daniel Menaker, Elizabeth Bird, James Meader, John Williams, Liz Perl, Mark Sarvas, Maud Newton, NYPL, Picador, Sarah Wendell, Simon & Schuster, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, The Elegant Variation, The Second Pass, Titlepage.tv

Novello Festival Press: A Library Sponsored Literary Publisher

July 1, 2006

In 1999, Amy Rogers and two fellow Charlotte, North Carolina writers felt their city needed a publishing house to capitalize on the region’s literary talent. Charlotte already had a reputation for its commitment to the literary arts – in 1989, the progressive Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County helped start the Novello Festival of…Continue Reading

Posted in Featured Articles • Tagged Amy Rogers, Novello Festival of Reading, One Foot in Eden, Pat Conroy, Picador, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Country, Ron Rash, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison

Bookview, April 2006

April 1, 2006

PEOPLE Brian Napack has been named President of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. In the newly created position, Napack will share general management responsibilities with CEO John Sargent over all of Holtzbrinck’s divisions, including both trade and educational operations. Steve Sorrentino, most recently an author (Luncheonette) has gone to B&N as Director, Author Promotions & Special…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abrams, Alan Smagler, Amber Qureshi, Amy Collins, Andrea Spooner, Anjali Singh, Audible, Augusten Burroughs, B&N, Ballantine, Basic Books, BISG, Bloomberg Press, Brenda Marsh, Brian Napack, Brown, Budge Wallis, Buzztone, Byron Preiss, Cadence Marketing Group, Carolyn Gleason, CDS/Perseus, Chris Anderson, Cindy Eagan, Collins Business, Continuum, Courtney Hodell, David & Charles, David Rosen, Deb Aaronson, Disney, DK, Don Fehr, Doubleday, Dutton, Elizabeth Dyssegaard, Elizabeth Mackey, eReader, Eric Himmel, F + W, Farrar, Free Press, Furaha Norton, Gray Peterson, Gretchen Koss, Hallmark, Harry Scherman Lifetime Service Award, Harvard Business School Press, Henry Hirschberg, Herb Schaffner, HNA, Holtzbrinck, Houghton, Houghton Mifflin, Image, iUniverse, Janet Coleman, Jay Henry, Jeanne Mosure, Jeffrey Krames, Jennifer Weis, Jennifer Zatorski, Jess Michaels, Jill Abramson, John Sargent, John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize, Josalyn Moran, Josh Weiss, Joshua Kendall, Judy Klein, Judy Sjo-Gaber, Karen Frangipane, Kate Tentler, Ken Carpenter, Ken Wright, Kendra Harpster, Kerry Liebling, Kristen Weber, Laurie Chittenden, Linda Cunningham, Lisa Benenson, Lisa Berkowitz, Lisa Sherman-Cohen, Literacy Partners, Little, Liz Smith, Liza Baker, Maggie Kneip, Making Information Pay, Marcy Fink, Mark Tavani, Mary Albi, McGraw-Hill, Meredith, Michael Cunningham, Motricity, Mysterious Press, NAL, Nora Ephron, Oxford, Paul Crichton, Penguin, Picador, Prentice Hall, Rebus Media, ReganBooks, Rubin Pfeffer, S&S, S&S Digital, Sandi Mendelson, Sara Domville, Scholastic, Second Annual New York Round Table Writers' Conference, Simon Tasker, Smithsonian, Spiegel & Grau, St. Martin's, Steve Sorrentino, Stewart, Straus, Tabori and Chang, The Mercantile Library, Tim Brazier, Tracy Van Straaten, UJA-Federation, Viking, Vintage, Virgin, Warner, Weekly Reader, Working Mothers, Working Woman

Marketing Makeover

October 1, 2005

WOM’s The Word As Podcasts, Blogging, Buzz & Viral Go Mainstream Although the book publishing industry as a whole has yet to go viral in the way of blockbusters or burgers (Have you “crashed” the Wedding Crashers trailer or Had It Your Way with Burger King‘s Subservient Chicken?), many in the industry say they’re not…Continue Reading

Posted in Featured Articles • Tagged Book Standard Summit, Bookreporter.com, Bret Easton Ellis, Bzz Agent, Carol Fitzgerald, Chris Anderson, Dave Balter, Doubleday, Drill Team Media, Farah Miller, Fauzia Burke, Free Press, FSB Associates, FSG, HarperCollins, HeadButler.com, Holtzbrinck, Hype Council, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Jeff Gomez, Jeff Seroy, Jesse Kornbluth, Knopf, Lee Eisenberg, Lunar Park, Michael Crichton, New York Times Magazine, Patricia Cornwell, Penguin, Peter McCarthy, Picador, Predator, Seth Godin, Simon & Schuster, State of Fear, Steve Kleinberg, Subir Chowdhury, Sue Fleming, Suzie Sisoler, The Book Report Network, The Ice Cream Maker, The Number, Tom Wolfe, Wired

Book View, June 2002

June 1, 2002

PEOPLE Harcourt reports that Laurie Brown has been hired as SVP, Director of Trade Sales and Marketing for Adult and Juvenile Publishing. She formerly held that position at FSG. Lori Benton rejoins Harcourt as VP Publisher of Children’s Books, replacing Louise Pelan, who has taken early retirement. She comes from Holt, where she was Associate…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View, Featured Articles • Tagged Abrams, Adrian Webster, Adrienne Miller, Algonquin, Allison Devlin, Amelie Nothomb, Andrea Davis Pinkey, Barnes & Noble, Barney Rosset, BEA, Beau Friedlander, Beckett, Big Book of Fiction, Bill Boedeker, Book-of-the-Month, Broadway, Brown, Charlie Winton, Chevalier des Arts er Lettres, Chris McKenney, Christopher Sweet, Chronicle, Coleridge & White, Context Books, Creative Publishing, Cyracuse Univ Press, Dan Weiss, DAP, Dave Nelson, David Ford, Debbie Engel, Direct Marketing Days, Edward de Grazia, Elements, Esquire, Esther Margolis, Exley, French Publishers' Agency, FSG, Gene Brissie, George deKay, Gwenda David, Hal Fessenden, Harcourt, Harper San Francisco, Holt, Hoover's, Houghton Mifflin, Jane Friedman, Janet Silver, Jean Griffin, Jerusalem Book Fair, Jim King, Joe Bianco, Jonathan Nowell, Joost Elfers, Karen Krieger, Kathryn Court, Kent Carroll, Kevan Lynn, Kimberly Witherspoon, Laurie Brown, Len Shatzkin, Licensing Show, Linda Pennell, Linda Stormes, Little, Liz Bianco, Lori Benton, Louise Pelan, Lucinda Karter, Marge Berube, Mark Ouimet, Martin Brochstein, Marty Garbus, Matt Dillon, Miranda deKay, MIT Press, Nader Dareshori, NBN, Nebraska Press, Nielsen BookScan, Pat Strachan, Paul Pasquantonio, Peter Mayer, Peter Straus, Peter Webber, PGW, Picador, Postmaster General, Putnam, Random House, Randy Kaye, Richard Knight, Rob McMahon, Rob Shaeffer, Robert Riger, Robert Solomon, Robin Cruise, Rodale Books, Rogers, Rudy Guliani, Ryan Harbage, Sparknotes, St. Martin's, Sue Mingus, Susan Naythons, The Character of Rain, The Licensing Letter, Thorsons, Tim Bent, UC Press, UJA, Viking, Viking Studio, VNU, Warner, Wayne State Press, Wendy Strothman, Yale Univ Press, Zev Birger

Book View, May 2002

May 1, 2002

PEOPLE Paul Gottlieb has been named Executive Director of the Aperture Foundation. He leaves Abrams after 22 years, during which time he held the titles of Publisher, President, CEO, and most recently, Company Director and Vice Chairman of the La Martiniere Groupe. He begins August 1. Brigitte Weeks is leaving Guideposts to become Vice President…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abrams, Alison Gross, Amy Gurney, Amy Metsch, Amy Tan, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Anita Diggs, Aperture, Ardis Publishers, B&N, Ballantine, Bedlam Burning, Benchmark Books, Bernette Ford, Bertelsmann/Berryville, Black Epxresions, BOMC, Book Tech Magazine, Book-of-the-Month Club, Bookspan, Brenda Marsh, Brigitte Weeks, Carl Lennertz, Carl Proffer, Carole Baron, Cartwheel, Catch Me If You Can, Celia McGee, Charlie Conrad, Children's Press, Christopher Walken, Clarence Strowbridge, Courier, Cowan, Crossings, Dan Rather, David Byrne, David Maurer, David Remnick, David Wan, Disney, Doubleday, Dove Publications, Dreamworks, Dreamworks SKG, Elaine Markson, Ellendea Proffer Teasley, Eric Major, Fodor's, Frank Abagnale, Franklin Watts, Geoff Nicholson, George Plimpton, Gerry Howard, Guideposts, Hamish Hamilton, Hari Kunzru, HarperBusiness, HarperCollins, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, Houghton Mifflin, Hyperion, Inez Bon, innovative Kids, James McCourt, Jenny Frost, Jessye Norman, Jill Lamar, Joe Klein, Joel Grey, John Makinson, John Waters, Jose Carreras, Joyce Stein, K&N, Kate Nunn, Kris Kliemann, La Martiniere, Larry Kirshbaum, Lauren Bacall, Leonardo Di Caprio, Liebowitz & Letman, Linda Doyle, Linda Pennell, LKC, Lynn Goldberg, Marion Maneker, Marshall Cavendish, Mawrdew Czgowchwz, Melanie Fleishman, Michael Jackson, Michele Rapkin, Miramax Films, New Line Cinema, New York Magazine, NY Review of Books, Overlook Press, Paul Gottlieb, Pearson, PEN, Penguin, Peter Mayer, Picador, Publishing Services Network, Questia, Random Audio, Random House, Rea Hederman, Rob Weisbach, Robert Allen, Ron Howard, S&S, Sarah Nelson, Scholastic, Simon Prosser, Steven Spielberg, Susan Lyne, Suzy Wetlaufer, Sylvia Nasar, The Big Con, The Impressionist, To-To Ma, Tom Hanks, Toni Goodale, Tory Klose, Tricia Conley, Victoria Skurnick, Viking, Wall Street Journal, Walmart, Warner

Book View, May 2001

May 1, 2001

PEOPLE Candy Lee, formerly CEO of Troll Communications, has joined iFormation Group as the MD of Sales & Marketing. Launched in June 2000, iFormation is a partnership of The Boston Consulting Group, General Atlantic Partners, and Goldman Sachs that partners with “the world’s leading companies by investing in and operating new technology businesses that leverage…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abrams, Alan Young, Amy Rhodes, Anchor Books, Anne Beattie, Anne Messitte, Anthea Disney, Anthony J. Lukas, AOL, Audio Publishers Association, Avalon Publishing Group, Baker & Taylor, Balliett & Fitzgerald, Bantam, Barbara Goldsmith, Bertelsmann Group, Beth Baxter, Bill Bryson, Bill Buford, Bill Massey, BISG, Blue Moon Books, Bob Dylan, Bob Stein, Boston Consulting Group, Cambridge University Press, Candida Donadio, Candy Lee, Carroll & Graf, CCNY, Charles Bozian, Chris Wold, Christine Stanley, Chronicle of Higher Education, CLMP, Columbia University Press, Consortium, David Naggar, David Sedaris, David Streitfeld, Elizabeth Mackey, Frank Daly, Franklin Electronic Publishers, General Atlantic Partners, getAbstract.com, Goldman Sachs, HarperCollins, Harvard University Press, Headline, Herman Graf, Houghton Mifflin, iFormation, Ingram, Jane Friedman, Jennifer Marshall, Joan Ganz Cooney, Julie Schaper, L.A. Times, Larry Ashmead, Lindsay Waters, Literacy Partners, Liz Smith, Marlowe & Company, Martha Levin, Martin Amis, Martingale, Matrix Award, Melanie Fleishman, Nader Dareshori, Neil Ortenberg, New Yorker Festival, News Corp, Nick Hornby, Norman Mailer, Oprah Winfrey, Pat Schroeder, Paul Rudnick, PEN, Pete Peterson, Peter Clifton, Phyllis Levy\, Picador, Pleasant Company, PubEasy, Random House, Red Wheel/Weiser, Robert Caro, Rodale, Roger Klein, Shelley Santa, Softbook/Gemstar, Soho Press, Steven J. Ross, Steven Sorrentino, Susan Reich, TextOneZero, Thames & Hudson, The Free Press, Thomas Middelhoff, Thunder's Mouth, Tina Pohlman, Tom Brokaw, Tracy Rhodes, Troll Communications, Tuttle, UJA, Vintage, Vista, von Holtzbrinck, Washington Times, Wendy Wasserstein, Wendy Weil, Women in Communications, Y.S. Chi, Zadie Smith

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