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People Round Up, Mid March, 2024

Publishing Trends

ReaderLink Distribution : Lakshmi Jiddu has joined as D365 Finance and operations developer. Shea Dunlop has joined as sales assistant. At Open Road Integrated Media , Hazel De Leon has joined as marketing coordinator for sales channels. At Black Dog & Leventhal , Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director.

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People Round Up, Early March, 2024

Publishing Trends

At One Signal Publishers , Alessandra Bastagli , has joined as VP and publisher, she was previously editorial director at Astra House. She succeeds founding publisher Julia Cheiffetz. At Simon & Schuster , Ali Cutrone , formerly executive director of online sales at Hachette Book Group , is joining as VP of digital and online sales.

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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. She was formerly Editorial Director of Oprah’s Book Club and Books Editor for O Magazine. Sunanda Movva joins as Senior Business Analyst.

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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

The most straightforward explanation for imprint closures: lack of sufficient sales. While there isn’t a specific frontlist sales number associated with being a profitable backlist title, publishers often know, based on similar books, which ones have the ability to sell steadily over time. An 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. Wilson has been named Director, effective January 2023. Yana Hosken moves up to Director, Accounting.

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People Round-Up, Mid-April 2023

Publishing Trends

He was most recently retail sales manager/digital strategy specialist at Grove Atlantic. Sonya Harris has joined Chronicle as senior sales manager for special sales. At Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, Tim McCall has joined as trade sales director. John Aardema has been promoted to senior art director.

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People Round-Up, Mid-December 2022

Publishing Trends

At DK , Scott Grande joins as VP, Commercial Finance & Operations for North America. He was previously Director of Financial Analysis at Penguin Random House. Maya Battle , previously Associate Director of Audience Development and Category Specialist at Random House , joins as Director of Marketing Intelligence.