WWW.PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM 3The Week in Publishing
Russell Perreault, who was
executive director of publicity and
social media for Penguin Random
House’s Vintage Anchor imprint—
and who had been with the unit
for 25 years—died suddenly on
July 27. He was 52.
Jason Schneider, editorial
director for Skyhorse
Publishing, died July 26
after a long illness. He
was 44. At Skyhorse,
Schneider directed the
creation of the company’s
Racehorse Publishing and Racehorse
Publishing for Young Readers imprints.
Quad reported that sales fell 1.2% in
the quarter ended June 30 compared to
the second quarter last year, falling to
$1 billion. It had a net loss of $14.7 million
compared to earnings of $9.4 million in
2018’s second quarter. The earnings
report came roughly a week after Quad’s
planned purchase of LSC Communications
was terminated due to objections from
the Department of Justice.
New tariffs could be
coming September 1 on
books imported from China,
according to an announce-
ment from President Trump.
A little more than a month
ago, Trump suspended
plans to impose 25% tariffs
on a range of products,
including books. The new
10% tariffs on $300 billion
worth of goods imported
from China are in retalia-
tion for what Trump views
as China’s
broken
promises
made in
recent
trade talks.Online & On-Air
President George Slowik Jr.
Executive V-P, Publisher Cevin Bryerman
V-P, Editorial Director Jim Milliot
V-P, General Manager Carl Pritzkat
V-P, Children’s Book Editor Diane Roback
V-P, Executive Editor Jonathan Segura
Associate Publisher Joe Murray
Art Director Clive Chiu
Managing Editor Daniel Berchenko
News Director Rachel Deahl
Senior News Editor Calvin Reid
News and Digital Editor John Maher
Features Editor Carolyn Juris
Deputy Reviews Editor Gabe Habash
Senior Editors Peter Cannon, Mark Rotella
Senior Reviews Editor Rose Fox
Reviews Editors Everett Jones, Hannah Kushnick,
Meg Lemke, Maya C. Popa, Seth Satterlee
Children’s Reviews Editor Amanda Bruns
Senior Writer Andrew R. Albanese
Bookselling & International Editor Ed Nawotka
Religion Editor Emma Koonse Wenner
Associate Editor, Children’s Books Emma Kantor
Assistant Editor Drucilla Shultz
Associate Art Director Nicole Cadavid
Copy Editor Robby Ritacco
Director of Marketing Krista Rafanello
Marketing Manager Stacey Gill
Sales Coordinator Deena Ali
Licensing Director Christi Cassidy
Director of Special Editorial Projects Adam Boretz
BookLife Editor Matia Burnett
Director of Strategic Development Seth Dellon
Digital Media Manager Michael Morris
Digital Editorial Associate David Varno
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ShelfTalker
Kenny Brechner of DDG
Booksellers asks, what can we
learn from the bookshelves we
find in summer vacation rentals?
publishersweekly.com/vacation
Podcast
Week Ahead
PW editorial director Jim Milliot
looks at plans to fill the gap left
by Baker & Taylor’s withdrawal
from retail wholesaling.
publishersweekly.com/wholesaleMore to Come
Calvin Reid, Heidi MacDonald,
and Kate Fitzsimons present a
final recap of San Diego Comic-
Con 2019.
publishersweekly.com/sdccrecap