Betsy Mitchell is retiring from Del Rey.
Paula Guran is leaving Pocket Juno to be a senior editor at Prime.
DongWon Song is leaving Orbit Books. No link on this as there hasn’t been an official announcement yet–at least not that I’ve seen–but given that the job posting for his replacement has been up for several days and I’ve heard about this from several people, I don’t think it’s a big secret at this point. Unrelated, the multitalented Jack Womack has left Orbit publicity; rumor has it that he’s taking some time to write a novel, which is thrilling news.
Looks like Jen Heddle’s move to Lucasfilm has started an avalanche of genre job-changing. Anyone else planning to jump on that bandwagon?
I sent out the Official PW news item on Betsy Mitchell to my own list, with a link. I also included a couple of photos, one from more than 30 years ago, back when Betsy was with Baen Books. She also worked for Davis Magazines, before she got into book publishing.
Excuse me, I keep tripping over my long grey beard…
I believe–and Andy can probably confirm–that that is the first time that the words “Betsy Mitchell” and “retiring” have ever been used in the same sentence.
It’s a sad day, ameliorated somewhat by the idea that Jack Womack is finishing/writing another novel.