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As you may or may not have heard, this GalleyCat editor will now be working full-time at mediabistro.com. He will continue editing this site along with senior editor Ron Hogan and correspondent Jeff Rivera--working to build a stronger site and jump start some new projects.
Here's more about the job from the LA Times: "Mediabistro is known for offering classes to journalists and wannabe journos, and now it will create a similar smattering of classes for publishing professionals and authors. Two things Jason Boog mentioned to Jacket Copy are helping people learn how to get books formatted for the Kindle and a class on iPhone apps. And odds are that something marketing-ish -- say, using Facebook, Twitter or the social networking platform of the future -- will be available too."
We are grateful for your support over these last few years, and look forward to working with you in the future. With this new position, we can follow more leads, increase publishing curriculum and partnerships, and help shape the eBook Summit next month. Email us at jason [at] mediabistro [dot] com or write us on Twitter--send your tips, suggests, requests, and hopes for future GalleyCat projects.
Greenleaf Book Group has hired David Leach as Director of Book Sales, a brand new job for the publisher.
Previously, Leach had served for 12 years at Thomas Nelson, ultimately serving as national key account manager, special sales. He will work in Greenleaf's corporate office in Austin, Texas.
Here's more, from the release: "In addition to increasing sales of Greenleaf's list to existing and new accounts, Leach will oversee the improved integration of the company's distribution and marketing departments. CEO Clint Greenleaf says, 'David is a key new hire for us. His contacts and experience in special sales combined with his passion for literacy make him a great asset to our team.'"
After five years as editor-in-chief of the Paris Review, Philip Gourevitch has stepped down--leaving open one of the most coveted spots in literary journalism.
Most recently, Gourevitch was the co-author of "Standard Operating Procedure." According to the NY Observer, Paris Review Foundation director Terry McDonnell, New York Review of Books editor Bob Silvers, and Paris Review founder Peter Matthiessen will lead a literary search party to replace the editor.
Gourevitch admitted that he was worn out from working on a new book while editing the journal. Here's more from the article: "Mr. Gourevitch said he felt like he'd done a pretty good job holding it together, but that he felt 'extremely exhausted;' at the end. 'I didn't want to do that again,' he said."
Former William Morrow publisher Lisa Gallagher has joined Sanford. J. Greenburger Associates as a literary agent, months after the publisher lost her job in a massive restructuring at HarperCollins.
In 2000, Gallagher moved from London to help found the U.S. offices of Bloomsbury Publishing. Founded in 1932, the SJGA agency represents a number of authors, including Dan Brown, Nelson DeMille, and Robin Preiss Glasser.
Here's more from Heidi Lange, vice-president of the agency: "Gallagher is that rare publishing professional whose talents include a strong editorial insight, marketing expertise, and keen business sense. She has a reputation for being extremely pro-author, working closly with writers on all aspects of a book's publication, and yet she never loses sight of the realities of the marketplace."
Today Macmillan CEO John Sargent announced that Steve Rubin will become president and publisher of Henry Holt at the beginning of November.
The current Henry Holt president Dan Farley will turn his attention towards managing the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. In September, Rubin resigned as executive VP and publisher-at-large for Random House, a position he assumed in February following massive restructuring at the conglomerate. Before that, he had served as Doubleday Broadway Group's former publisher.
Here's Rubin's statement, from the subscription-only article: "Throughout my career, I have always strived to publish those exceptional books that bridge the gap between commerce and literature. I believe that Holt is the perfect place to do this, given that its sister companies are the distinguished Farrar Straus and the powerhouse St. Martin's Press, I can't wait to work more directly with books and authors in developing a tight, powerful, focused list."
According to the NY Observer, Trautwein will replace Emily Eakin--despite a hiring freeze at Condé Nast. As we noted yesterday, the literary magazine also hired a managing editor this year as well.
New Yorker editor David Remnick had this emailed statement, from the article: "Anyone whose resume includes playing sax in Chubby Checker's touring band has got to have something going on. And from everything I have seen, Nick Trautwein, really does." You can find out more about his jazz experience in this exclusive GalleyCat video from last year...
Former Zagat Survey SVP of marketing and interactive John Boris will now serve as managing director of Lonely Planet Americas, All Things Digital reports.
The article also explores the famous travel guidebook company's digital efforts this year, noting that 75 percent of the company's profits still come from the print side. Nevertheless, digital efforts are growing as the company interacts 700,000 registered users and will launch Amazon Kindle editions of guidebooks that include "all or part" of 600 guidebooks on the international version of the digital reader.
Here's more from CEO Matt Goldberg, interviewed in the article: "Goldberg--who came to Lonely Planet early this year from Dow Jones, where he was SVP of digital strategy and operations, including for WSJ.com–noted that Lonely Planet’s digital businesses have doubled their revenues to $20 million this year via premium pricing and advertising."
The publishing world lost two pillars of academic support this week, as Stanford University shuttered a publishing program and a Columbia University professor has postponed his book review seminar.
According to a Publishers Marketplace (subscription only) report, the Stanford Publishing Course for Professionals has ended after more than 30 years of teaching publishing. Here's more form the gloomy article: "Longtime director Holly Brady is leaving Stanford--saying she 'expects to continue the conversation from another vantage point here in Silicon Valley'--and her staff has been dismissed."
On the other side of the country, Columbia English professor James Shapiro has put his book reviewing seminar for undergraduates on "infinite hiatus." Blaming the rapidly-eroding pay scale for book reviewers in the age of blogs, Shapiro explained in a NY Observer article: "[W]hat's no longer there is the possibility of training a generation of book reviewers since, as you know, newspapers around the country are shedding their book reviews, or shrinking these sections."
Author and journalist Mary C. Hickey is returning to Ladies' Home Journal, filling a new editorial spot that includes curating book features at the magazine.
Besides writing for a number of magazines, including People, More, Life, The Washington Post, USA Today, BusinessWeek, and Working Mother, Hickey is a published author. In 1992 she co-authored the Penguin title, The Working Mother's Guilt Guide.
Here's more from the release: "she will be overseeing the magazine's books coverage, along with relationships, news stories and general features. Hickey was most recently Deputy Editor at Parents magazine, where she worked for nine years...Hickey has more than 20 years of experience in magazine, newspaper and academic journalism, and worked for Ladies' Home Journal from 1994-1996."
Steve Ross, the former president of president of HarperCollins' now shuttered Collins Division, has found a new calling as a regular blogger at The Huffington Post. It's been a literary week at HuffPo--Arianna Huffington just announced that she will lead a book club and launch a books section on her popular website.
Ross earned his creative writing MFA at New York University, and tested his writing chops with a piece of black comedy. Out of all the topics this award-winning editor and publisher could choose for his first post, Ross wrote about fashion. His satirical piece looks at New York City's Fashion Week during a recession that has hobbled every industry, from fashion to publishing.
Here's on fantastical riff from his inaugural post: "In keeping with the theme of this season's [Fasihon] Expo -- 'Donations: Past and Present' -- the audience of fashionistas and former financiers paid tribute to this year's movers and shakers in Downturn Fashion. Anna Wintour, her sunglasses dangling a Duane Reade price tag, welcomed Ben Bernanke, who brandished a bandolier of bailout funds strewn in an X across his hirsute chest."
New York Observer publishing reporter Leon Neyfakh has shifted beats, moving from the book world to the art scene--marking the change with a new article about a Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition.
During his publishing reporting days, Neyfakh profiled celebrated novelist Rivka Galchen, carefully tracked the state of Rob Lowe's memoir, and covered one of publishing's darkest days. GalleyCat caught up with the publishing reporter to find out more. Neyfakh explained: "I'm going to be covering the art world, which means I'll be writing about museums, galleries, collectors, and more. In general I love knowing and writing about how cultural institutions work and the people who run them or otherwise come into contact with them."
At the same time, Neyfakh stressed that he wasn't abandoning the publishing beat altogether: "I don't know how often I'll write about publishing but I think it'll be pretty regularly. I'll definitely do it if big important events occur, like if that detective Hachette hired figures out who leaked Ted Kennedy's book to the Times or Brian Murray decides to start a new non-fiction division at Harpercollins."
A few months after seeking its first submissions, the fledgling digital publisher Quartet Press has disbanded. The announcement came late today in a simple blog post entitled: "To Our Friends in the Bookish Community."
Kat Meyer wrote the release: "For a variety of reasons large and small, Quartet Press has decided to discontinue operations. Sometimes, even with the best of intentions, a hard-working team, and the support of the community, things just don't work out. This is one of those times. It's disappointing to all of us, but it's reality and we will all move on.
"We are truly grateful to all of you who have wished us well. Your support and enthusiasm for our venture was humbling, and we hope you will not see our company's disbanding as an indication that any of us doubt the viability of digital publishing. Far to the contrary--if nothing else, we have learned that the future of digital publishing, while overwhelmingly complex, will be bright indeed, and we will each be working toward that bright future via our individual efforts."
The NY Observer reports that Simon & Schuster cut three employees last week: two Pocket Books editors and a Simon Spotlight Entertainment editorial assistant.
The Pocket Books layoffs included editorial director Maggie Crawford and editor Margaret Clark. Clark had worked specifically with Star Trek books, growing a fanbase in the obsessive, dedicated Star Trek universe. One fan worried about the publisher's loss on a message board: "She's done a good job for a long time ... what happens when you hire a rookie who doesn't even know what Star Trek is?"
Last December, Simon & Schuster cut 35 positions. As GalleyCat reported, the publisher's CEO Carolyn Reidy called the restructuring "an unavoidable acknowledgment of the current bookselling marketplace and what may very well be a prolonged period of economic instability."
Yesterday Quartet Press announced that Angela James has joined the company as editorial director, acquiring titles while training and managing editorial staff.
Quartet co-founder, Kassia Krozser had this statement: "Her vision of digital publishing meshes perfectly with the Quartet Press philosophy, and her focus on the best possible reading experience means she's always exploring new ways to connect books and readers. She is a leader in the digital publishing industry, both within the world of romance and the wider publishing community."
Today HarperStudio announced that associate marketing director Sarah Burningham is leaving. In addition, the imprint will hire publishing veteran Jessica Wiener as their new marketing director.
According to the post, Burningham has left to become a full-time writer, supporting her second book, "Boyology." Wiener worked at Hyperion Books, promoting books with Mitch Albom, Randy Pausch, and Candace Bushnell. She will start in September.
HarperStudio associate publisher had these thoughts Debbie Stier, from the post: "I have to say, as someone who's been in publishing for quite a long time, Sarah's got the magic: the books are great (and as I always say, it goes back to the book); she's got a great hook (self-help books for teenage girls by a young woman who's old enough for the Mom's to feel comfortable with and young enough for the girls to identify with and look up to); and she lights up like a lantern when the camera turns on. From the moment I saw Sarah do her first television interview, I knew the days of her working in house were numbered."
Wood has twenty years of industry experience, most recently serving as associate publisher at Council Oak Books. She also worked at Crown's Harmony Books, Duke University Press, and Columbia University Press. At FinePrint, she will focus on "serious nonfiction, in the areas of science and nature, business, history, religion, and other areas by academics, experienced professionals, and journalists as well as commercial fiction with a fantastical twist and high-concept science fiction."
Calhoun most recently served as senior editor at Hylas Publishing. He also worked at John Boswell Associates and Bishop Books. At FinePrint, Calhoun will focus on: "nonfiction titles in the areas of sports, humor, and pop culture."
In this rough-and-tumble publishing economy, a new editorial job is breaking news. Today mediabistro.com posted an editor-in-chief opening at Getty Publications.
The art book publisher has a backlist of more than 400 titles, publishing 50 peer-reviewed books every year--including this year's "Images in the Margins" by Margot McIlwain Nishimura. The publisher supports different arms of the J. Paul Getty Trust -- including the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Conservation Institute.
Check it out: "The Editor-in-Chiefs main responsibility is to seek, develop, and acquire books for Getty Publications to publish and distribute, with the goals of furthering the institutions mission. The Editor-in-Chief, who reports to the Publisher, is responsible for ensuring that each book selected meets the highest content and editorial standards. Because the Getty publishes for a variety of audiences, the Editor-in-Chief will build a list that has broad appealbringing ideas on art and culture to the general public as well as to readers with more focused scholarly interests."
Former HarperCollins Children's Books executive editor Adriana Domínguez has joined Full Circle Literary as a literary agent.
At HaperCollins, Domínguez managed the children's division of the Latino imprint, Rayo. Before that, she served as Children's Reviews Editor at Criticas magazine and worked as a professional translator for children's books.
Here's more from the release: "Ms. Domínguez will continue her strong list of children's picture books, middle grade novels, and literary young adult novels. She will also represent authors writing for adults in the following genres: literary fiction, women's fiction, and historical fiction. For her adult nonfiction list, she will seek women's interest, multicultural, pop culture, and how-to books.
Earlier in his career, Linn was CEO and owner of Consortium Book Sales and Distribution. At Quartet, he will oversee finance, administration and general management at the digtial press. Quartet is already seeking submissions for the fall.
Linn explained the move in a statement: "I'm an entrepreneur at heart and I've been fascinated with this transitional phase of reading, writing and publishing for some time. So when the opportunity to create Quartet presented itself, it seemed the time was right to make the move."
This week the publishing industry saw some serious post-restructuring shuffling as literary types leapfrogged from Henry Holt to Germany's Suhrkamp Verlag, Penguin Press to Broadway Books, and HarperCollins to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The NY Observerreported that Henry Holt editor Webb Younce decided to move to Germany to become the English-language editor at Suhrkamp Verlag. His former EIC Marjorie Braman is already thinking about replacements, a rare opening in the publishing recession. In addition, the NY Observerreported that Vanessa Mobley left Penguin Press earlier this year, and is now headed to Broadway Books to serve as senior editor.
Finally, GalleyCat noted earlier this week that former Collins division publisher Bruce Nichols will now serve as adult trade and reference publisher at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Publishers Weekly confirmed reports that Perseus Books Group cut around 20 employees last week. In addition, the publisher will release about 100 fewer titles in 2010.
The cuts affected three percent of the company's total workforce, and the company plans "a furlough program and executive pay cuts" this summer.
While Perseus did not respond to GallyCat's request for comment, the PW article notes that Perseus president David Steinberger wrote a letter to employees explaining "it has become clear that we need to take additional steps now in order to be financially prudent and pursue opportunities to grow."
Podcast host and TVNewser blogger Steve Krakauer retired from the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning. GalleyCat editor Jason Boog will be stepping into Krakauer's big pair of shoes on Monday morning.
If you are a journalist, writer, blogger, media-type, publicist, or book-lover who wants to appear on the show, there's a wide-open guest calendar for the next few months. Topics will range from media news to publishing to newspapers to movies to magazines to culture to television, and, perhaps most importantly, books. Email Jason for more details.
Here's more on Krakauer's last show: "Mediabistro.com editorial director Rebecca Fox and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven helped send off Steve with some discussion about The New York Times's Bill Keller reporting from the frontlines of Iran and a reliving of the time Rush Limbaugh gave a shout out to the podcast. Also: what Steve has learned since launching the podcast a few months ago and some love lockdown."
Today Dalmatian Publishing Group decided to shutter Santa Monica offices of its Intervisual Books and Piggy Toes Press, moving the groups to the company's Atlanta office.
According to Publishers Weekly, the publisher is re-organizing in the wake of the move. Intervisual and Piggy Toes publisher Debra Mostow Zakarin will not make the Atlanta move, instead she will take an "editor-at-large" role in the company. Piggy Toes Press' list included children's books like "Hush-a-Bye Counting" and Intervisual's list included fill-in-the-blanks books like "My Life: A Book About Me"
Here's more from a PW interview with Mary Counts, president of Intervisual and Whitman Publishing: "According to Counts, Dalmatian will continue to publish a 'full range' of titles under the two imprints, including some Intervisual pop-up books. Because of the current economic environment, fewer titles could come out of the imprints."
Stuart Woods has been named editor of the Canadian publishing magazine, Quill & Quire.
Woods had worked as a Q&Q staffer for two years, and has transitioned into the editor role following the death of journalist Derek Weiler in April. Before working as a print journalist, Woods' career began as an editor at the Montreal publishing house, Price-Patterson.
Here is Woods' statement, from the release: "I would like to continue to build on Quill & Quire's reputation for in-depth industry analysis, breaking news coverage, and must-read reviews of upcoming books, while at the same time improving the way the magazine--in print and online--acts as a resource for the Canadian book publishing community as a whole. I am excited by the challenge presented by this opportunity, while at the same time saddened by the circumstances through which it has come about."
Macmillan Audio promoted Stephanie Hargadon to associate publicist for the audiobook group.
Hargadon previously served as assistant to publisher Mary Beth Roche helping with audiobook campaigns for authors that included Sandra Dallas, Patrick Taylor, and Elise Broach. Starting June 15, Hargadon will replace the current publicist, Liz Noland. Nolan is leaving the company for graduate school.
Here's more about the group: "Macmillan Audio produces audio programs based on best-selling books published by the Macmillan group including St. Martin's Press; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Henry Holt and Company; and Tor/Forge. Additionally, we also produce Macmillan Audio original programs."
As you may or may not have heard, this GalleyCat editor will now be working full-time at mediabistro.com. He will continue editing this site along with senior editor Ron Hogan and correspondent Jeff Rivera--working to build a stronger site and jump start some new projects. 
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