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People Round Up, Mid March, 2024

Publishing Trends

ReaderLink Distribution : Lakshmi Jiddu has joined as D365 Finance and operations developer. Katrina Damkoehler has been promoted to associate art director at Random House Children’s Books. At Black Dog & Leventhal , Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director.

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People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022

Publishing Trends

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. Greg Stadnyk is now Art Director for Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K.

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People Round-Up, Early April 2023

Publishing Trends

He was a former director of BookExpo America and New York Comic Con. Kleopatra Benyam , formerly Senior Director of Finance at Ralph Lauren , joins as Director of Finance. Lillian Sun is now Production Director, Children’s and Black Dog & Leventhal. At Macmillan , joins as VP of Strategy and Investments.

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People Round Up, Early March, 2024

Publishing Trends

The California Independent Booksellers Alliance announced that Hannah Walcher will become executive director, starting part- time in March and transitioning to full-time in June. Jake Babad is rejoining the agency as VP of finance and co-head of media rights on March 4th. At Ave Maria Press , Justyna Coppus has resigned as publicist.

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People Round-Up, Mid-April 2023

Publishing Trends

At Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, May Choy has been promoted to vp & senior director, strategy & finance. Emily Reardon has been promoted to assistant director of publicity at Knopf. Sal Ruggiero has been promoted to assistant director, foreign and subsidiary rights.

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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

An art director? A marketing director? DeWerd says that the people in leadership or finance always have their eye on potential and immediate solutions to make budget, and sometimes imprint closures may come down to cutting very senior people making high-level salaries. A managing editor?

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People Round-Up, Early November 2022

Publishing Trends

At Random House Children’s Books , Liz Dresner , lately Senior Art Director for Sourcebooks , joins as Art Director, YA. At Avid Reader Press, Davis Kass , formerly VP and Executive Director of Publicity at Hilsinger Mendelson , joins as Senior Director of Publicity.