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. Dorian Randall has been promoted to senior literary scout. Grace Layer has been promoted to associate editor at Dutton.

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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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MARCH 19, 2024

Megan Zimlich is being promoted to senior manager of digital content at Kensington Publishing Chronicle Books has named Christina Amini as publisher of gift and she will also work in partnership with Chronicle’s Games & Toys. In Agency News… At Laura Dail Literary Agency , Jennifer Udden has joined as literary agent.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Jim Milliot , who has been editorial director of Publishers Weekly since 2014, will be retiring at the end of the year. Jonathan Segura has been named editorial director. David Adams has been appointed reviews director. Andrew Albanese has been promoted to executive editor. Nidhi Pugalia has been promoted to editor.

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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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JANUARY 16, 2024

In Agency News… Anna Llewellyn has joined as project coordinator at Brockaman, Inc. KO Media Management has promoted Kate Rogers to associate agent and will continue in her role as licensing coordinator. At The CAT Agency , Aliza R. Hoover and Christie Megill have been promoted to agent. Molly Gendell has joined Maria B.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

At Penguin Random House , SVP, Director of Publishing Operations Sue Malone-Barber will retire at the end of the year. Felicia Frazier , SVP, Children’s and Educational Sales, is departing to launch a new venture, to be announced. Previously she was Director of Classroom Services at Mackin Educational Resources.

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