Melanie Saxton

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I help business leaders chronicle their journeys by copywriting corporate books and ghostwriting memoirs and autobiographies. Corporate books can include the trajectory upward, from founding to Fortune 500 status. I either write or edit these amazing books for business clients or on behalf of authors who cover the topics below.

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MARCH 5, 2024

PEOPLE Co-Founders Madeline McIntosh, Nina von Moltke and Don Weisberg announced the launch of Authors Equity, a new collaborative book publisher. McIntosh holds the title of CEO and Publisher, von Moltke is President and Weisberg is Senior Advisor. Sam Priddy will serve as publisher.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

PEOPLE At Twelve , Publisher Sean Desmond has left the company and will join HarperCollins as VP, executive editor in September. The news came in a memo from HCCB President and Publisher, Suzanne Murphy. Seema Mahanian joins Pamela Dorman Books as senior editor and reports to Dorman. She was previously at Grand Centra l.

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APRIL 8, 2024

PEOPLE Penguin Random House , Anna Paustenbach will join Avery Publishing as executive editor on April 1st. Jen Schwabinger , VP and director, sales development is departing after 40 years with the company. Alison Martin is named SVP of customer solutions, analytics, projects, and strategy, and Jeanie Wood will report to her.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

PEOPLE Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch , is transitioning to the role of Chairman, and will be succeeded by Hachette UK CEO , David Shelley , who will take on both HBG and HUK roles. Richard Kiston , deputy CEO of Hachette UK, will be taking on the same role for Hachette Book Group. COO Joe Mangan has announced his retirement.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

She first joined S&S in 2008 after three years as publisher of Rodale Books. Kaitilin Harri has been named senior director of publishing at William Morrow. She was previously the senior director or marketing at Morrow. She was formerly the managing editor at PowerHouse Books. Norton as assistant editor.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

At Penguin Young Readers , Ken Wright , President and Publisher of the Viking , Philomel , and Flamingo Publishing Group , will retire at the end of January 2023. Jordan Bishop joins Random House Children’s Books as Digital Marketing Associate. Erin Fitzsimmons joins Sourcebooks as Senior Art Director for Fiction.

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