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Anna Michels promoted to Editorial Director, Sourcebooks and Poisoned Pen Press

1/14/2019

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We are thrilled to share that Anna Michels has been promoted to Editorial Director, Sourcebooks and Poisoned Pen Press. 

Shana, Editorial Director for Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark, joins us in congratulating Anna:

​"​Anna first joined us as an editorial intern, and she has been a tremendous asset ever since. Every year she has steadily taken on more responsibility and leadership with her trademark unflappable attitude.  In 2015, it was Anna’s idea to begin in-depth research on the mystery category with an eye toward experimentation and hopeful eventual expansion. Anna spearheaded our education and shortened our overall learning curve, building on knowledge and authors that put us in exactly the right frame to have Poisoned Pen Press join us this year.  Along with Robert, Barbara, and the entire PPP team, Anna has managed the PPP transition gracefully, shepherding an entirely new imprint into Sourcebooks.  
 
Anna’s acquisitions in adult nonfiction and with Sourcebooks Landmark have left their mark on our point-of-sale figures and on readers, and her agent contacts continue to yield interesting and fruitful projects and partnerships due to her committed relationship-building. When the long-established 1-2-3 Magic brand joined us, Anna took the helm in working with an author used to being in charge of his own publishing company. Anna’s authors love her, whether she’s helping them title a new cozy series (did you know Anna’s very punny?) or rebrand an entire nonfiction program, and that care and attention she devotes to her books is part of what makes her such a great editor.  In her new role Anna takes on the leadership of the adult nonfiction program as well as the internal leadership of Poisoned Pen Press. From the new SNAP initiative to bedrock authors like Tom Phelan to exciting new works like MOTHERHOOD SO WHITE and THE GENIUS HABIT, Anna’s work on proactively adapting to a changing marketplace and growing nonfiction is poised to reap success.
 
We’re so excited for Anna to take this next step in her career and we look forward to seeing what she’ll bring us in the future!"

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Chris Bauerle Promoted to Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing at Sourcebooks

1/2/2019

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Chris Bauerle has been promoted to Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing at Sourcebooks. He was previously Director of Sales and Marketing and recently celebrated his 10-year anniversary with the Midwest-based publisher.

“Chris has successfully guided the transition of our publicity and marketing departments into one powerhouse group this year,” said Dominique Raccah, Publisher and CEO. “He’s built an extraordinary team. And we’re all excited about the future that we’re creating for our authors and retail partners.”

“Chris has been a key driver behind the consistent, double-digit annual sales growth at Sourcebooks for the last decade,” said Barb Briel, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. “He has brought a new level of engagement and accountability to the entire organization.”

​Bauerle joined Sourcebooks as part of its 2008 acquisition of Cumberland House Publishing, where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He also worked as Vice President, Mass Market Sales at B&H Publishing Group.

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Laura Costello Promoted to Assistant Editor

4/20/2018

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Laura Costello has been promoted to Assistant Editor for Sourcebooks Casablanca. She was previously Editorial Assistant.
 
As Project Editor for many Casablanca romance titles, Costello continually helps the team assimilate new processes for improved efficiency as well as creative end product. She is an expert at market research and creating large presentations and deep dives, in addition to organizing Romance Monthly Launches from start to finish.
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Stephanie Graham promoted to Marketing Specialist

4/16/2018

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Stephanie Graham has been promoted to Marketing Specialist at Sourcebooks. She was previously Marketing Associate.
 
Graham has spearheaded the coordination of 30+ trade shows a year since she joined Sourcebooks in 2015. Her continued dedication to our books and to the Indie bookseller community have helped Sourcebooks receive a record number of Indie Next Picks (15 picks in 2017!) and maintain significant engagement with booksellers through our Book Tipsy newsletter, and the Book Tipsy Twitter account.
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MJ Johnston promoted to Assistant Editor

4/11/2018

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MJ Johnston has been promoted to Assistant Editor of Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark. She was previously Editorial Assistant.
 
In her new role, Johnston will continue to handle the administrative needs of the editorial department while taking on additional responsibility in acquisitions, development of manuscripts, and author management. She will continue developing a new strategy for our baby names program and join the mystery team as an editorial resource to assist with list planning and strategy.
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Allison Sundstrom promoted to Senior Designer

4/10/2018

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Allison Sundstrom has been promoted to Senior Designer at Sourcebooks.
 
Sundstrom was initially hired as a Designer to take on full cover production in the Casablanca romance imprint,  and has made great strides in streamlining processes and design, all while providing fresh and dynamic back cover designs. This year, on top of managing all romance production, she has also taken on a larger role in Jabberwocky, including executing the full cover and internal design for Love is Love! and completely rebranding Little Pickle’s What Does it Mean to Be… series.
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Sara Hartman-Seeskin promoted to Senior Sales Manager

4/6/2018

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Sara Hartman-Seeskin has been promoted to Senior Sales Manager – Rights and Exports at Sourcebooks. She was previously Rights and Exports Manager.
 
Hartman-Seeskin has a solid track record of significantly expanding our rights program – developing a strong and consistent audio channel, growing international rights, and opening the door to new rights relationships – that resulted in 68% growth in the UK and 176% growth in the rest of the world in 2017.
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James Hegberg Promoted to Senior Online Marketing Manager

4/2/2018

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​James Hegberg has been promoted to Senior Online Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks. He was previously Online Marketing Manager.
 
Hegberg has been a driving force in the performance of paid search, paid social, and affiliate programs since he joined the company two years ago. His work to build out Paid Search programs across all three ecommerce brands has led to several revenue and efficiency gains in both Google and Bing.
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Liz Kelsch Promoted to Senior Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks

3/29/2018

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​Liz Kelsch has been promoted to Senior Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks. She has been with the publisher for 10 years and has previously served as Marketing Manager and Publicity Manager.
 
She was responsible for publicity and events that drove The Radium Girls by Kate Moore to the New York Times Best Sellers list and has handled a number of successful nonfiction releases including Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful, Cockpit Confidential, 1-2-3 Magic and the Days of our Lives anniversary books.
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Sean Murray Promoted to Executive Director of Sales

12/20/2017

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Sourcebooks is happy to announce that Sean Murray has been promoted to Executive Director of Sales.

 “Over the last 17 years, Sean has been a remarkable advocate for Sourcebooks, for our retail partners, and most importantly, for our authors and readers,” said Sourcebooks Publisher and CEO Dominique Raccah. “His vision and understanding of our key retailers’ needs make us a better publisher every day. Thank YOU, Sean!”
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 Murray was most recently National Sales Manager – Trade. 
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