Madeline McIntosh Named PRH US CEO; Cottage Door Buys Parragon Assets

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [The #1 Domestic Full Service Pre-Press Publishing Services Provider]( [McIntosh Named CEO at Penguin Random House]( Penguin Random House has named Madeline McIntosh to the newly created position of CEO of Penguin Random House US, and promoted Allison Dobson to president of Penguin Publishing Group. [more »]( [Cottage Door Press to Acquire Parragon Assets]( Cottage Door Press, an independent publisher founded in 2014 by former Publications International president Richard Maddrell, has agreed to acquire what it termed “a substantial portion of [the] worldwide intellectual property rights” of Parragon. [more »]( [Trade Sales Fell in November]( Sales in the adult trade segment fell 2.2% in November 2017 compared to a year ago, but were still up 2.9% in the first 11 months of the year. In the children’s/young adult category, November sales were down 8.2% and sales in the first 11 months of the year fell 3.0%. [more »]( [He Can Write Thrillers. Can He Survive One?]( He doesn’t look like the most dangerous man in the world. But his imagination makes up for it. 'New York Times' bestselling author Lee Goldberg's 'True Fiction' introduces readers to thriller writer-turned-action hero Ian Ludlow and sets the stage for an electrifying series where real life is stranger—and deadlier—than fiction. (Sponsored) [Learn More »]( [Miami Writers Institute | May 19-12, 2018 | Register Today!]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Publicity & Marketing Planner - Storey Publishing - North Adams](. - [Acquisitions Editor - HarperCollins Christian Publishing - Nashville](. - [Editor, Epic Ink - The Quarto Group - Bellevue](. - [Editorial Director, Children's Product - The Quarto Group - Bellevue](. - [Associate Editor - Central Recovery Press - Las Vegas](. JOB MOVES Jared Fliesler has joined Scribd as COO. Paul Muckley has joined Barbour Publishing as senior acquisitions editor for Bibles and reference. Jillian Rahn has been promoted to associate art director at Sourcebooks. Sam Schutz, formerly associate publisher for licensing at Scholastic, has joined LBYR as publishing director for brand, licensed, and tie-in publishing. [VIEW ALL »]( [IPG Acquires ISBS]( Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has acquired the academic book distributor International Specialized Book Services (ISBS). The purchase adds more than 60 new clients to IPG. [more » »]( News Briefs [Wiley, Lumina Datamatics Partner on Rights Service]( John Wiley and Sons Inc. and Lumina Datamatics have teamed up on a project that will enable the discovery and legal use of Wiley images and figures on Lumina’s rights platform. [more » »]( BOOKSTORE NEWS [An Artist's Quirky Bookshop in Queens]( Kosti’s Last Sunday Bookstore in Queens, N.Y., is open once a month and sells books and other works by artist Richard Kostelanetz. [San Francisco Bookseller to Revive Bar]( Christin Evans, co-owner of The Booksmith, and a partner have bought and will reopen the Alembic, a once popular bar. [Indies Shrug Off Amazon Store Openings]( Bookselling This Week reports independents near recently opened Amazon stores have seen few lost sales. [South African Chain's CEO Exits]( Exclusive Books CEO Benjamin Trisk, credited with saving South Africa's largest bookstore chain, is leaving. [VIEW ALL »]( THE ROUNDUP [Amazon Is Killing Jobs]( A new report from the ABA and Civic Economics reveals a continuing and increasing loss of jobs and revenue thanks to the e-tailer's growth. [U.K. Book Reviewers: Let's Go Green]( A group of U.K. books journalists have written an open letter urging publishers to use recyclable packaging to send out books. [Gaiman Takes Gormenghast to TV]( Neil Gaiman is set to adapt Mervyn Peake’s gothic fantasy series for the small screen following years of talks. ['Mrs. Fletcher' Comes to HBO]( Kathryn Hahn will star in, and Nicole Holofcener will direct, an HBO comedy pilot based on Tom Perrotta's book. [The Natural Enemy of the Librarian]( Uplifting monument or waste of space? On Philip Johnson’s Bobst Library and a conflict between librarians and architects. [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Trade Paperback Bestseller List]( 'The Lying Game' by Ruth Ware is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['X-Men: Grand Design' by Ed Piskor]( "This labor of love is a cohesive chronicle of the X-Men universe from genesis forward." [Read more » »]( SHELFTALKER [Gertie’s Leap to Sameness]( Kenny Brechner Should a book cover convey the essence of the story it represents? Your opinion is requested. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Russia Comes to Columbia]( Last month at Columbia, author Masha Gessen (c.), photographer Misha Friedman (r.), and Nicholas Lemann, director of Columbia Global Reports, discussed Gessen and Friedman’s new book, 'Never Remember: Searching for Stalin's Gulags in Putin's Russia' (Columbia Global Reports), in front of a packed house. Courtesy Columbia E-mail not displaying correctly? 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