Publishing Trends

MARCH 19, 2024

The American Booksellers Association announced Preethi Kannath has joined the education team as lead instructional designer. In Agency News… At Laura Dail Literary Agency , Jennifer Udden has joined as literary agent. Katrina Damkoehler has been promoted to associate art director at Random House Children’s Books.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jenny Davis has been named creative director, leading the newly created illustrated design team, at the Random House Publishing Group. She will report to SVP, creative director Paolo Pepe. Rachel Ake has been promoted to associate art director at Modern Library.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Watson has been named chief financial officer at Barnes & Noble Education. In Agency news: Jane Chun has joined Transatlantic Agency as literary agent. Moore has joined Aevitas Creative Management as an agent. Aiden Siobhan has joined Laura Dail Literary Agency as associate agent.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

At Barnes & Noble Education , Hunter Blankenbaker joins as VP of Investor Relations. Lisa Beech joins Nelson Books as Director of Publicity; previously, she was Associate Director of Publicity at WaterBrook & Multnomah. Erin Fitzsimmons joins Sourcebooks as Senior Art Director for Fiction. PROMOTIONS.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Random House Children’s Linda Palladino , SVP, director of production, will retire on March 31. Kelly Gildea has been named director of audio production and creative partner development at Penguin Random House Audio. Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency has been sold to RCW and will have a new children’s division.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Oliver Munday has returned to Doubleday , from Knopf , as creative director. Kelly Blair has been named senior art director for the Knopf Cooks line. At Sourcebooks , Nicole Lecht has joined as associate art director for Bloom Books. At Milkweed Editions , Joanna Demkiewicz , marketing director is leaving.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Crist will be reporting to Callie Garnett , Editorial Director, Adult Trade. At Simon & Schuster , Jasmine Normil has joined as children’s education & library marketing coordinator. At Tin House Books , Masie Cochran has been named publisher and editorial director, after serving as interim publisher since last October.

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