Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If the acquiring editors of the imprint are bringing in projects that aren’t selling well enough as frontlist titles, chances are they will not backlist well. An art director? A marketing director? Publicist Kathleen Schmidt , who has had a long career in traditional publishing, agrees. “If A managing editor?

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 5, 2024

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. Megan Westbrook has been promoted to project manager at Crown.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 6, 2023

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. Maddy Wong is now Associate Project Editor.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 10, 2023

At Oxford University Press , Zachary Haynes has left his position as Director of Global Business Development. Sarah Brody joins Sourcebooks as Associate Art Director. Associate Art Director Matt Roeser has left Candlewick Press and can be contacted at roeser.matt@gmail.com. Jay Farahani joins as PHP Web Developer.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 19, 2023

Previously he was VP, Finance at Cengage Learning. Caitlin Mulrooney-Lyski joins Henry Holt as VP, Executive Director of Publicity. Previously she was Director of Publicity at Ecco. Most recently he was Executive Director, Nashville Sales at Hachette. Sarah Sisterson becomes Art Director at Sourcebooks.

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