Ballantine and Bantam Dell are being consolidated into a single publishing group within Random House. Libby McGuire--former senior v-p, publisher at Ballantine Books--has been promoted to senior v-p, publisher of the newly formed Ballantine Bantam Dell. Nita Taublib is stepping down as Bantam Dell’s executive v-p, publisher and editor-in-chief, and will leave the company.
McGuire will oversee hardcover and mass market publishing programs for the imprints Ballantine, Bantam, Del Rey/Spectra, Delacorte, Dell, ESPN Books, One World, Presidio and Villard. Trade paperback editions of these imprints will continue to be published under Jane von Mehren, senior v-p, publisher, trade paperbacks.
McGuire, who will report to Random House president and publisher Gina Centrello, named her senior management team: Jennifer Hershey, senior v-p, editorial director, Random House, has been promoted to senior v-p, editor-in-chief of Ballantine Bantam Dell. Scott Shannon adds the title of publisher, Ballantine Bantam Dell Mass Market to his current role as v-p, publisher, Del Rey/Spectra. Kim Hovey, v-p, associate publisher for Ballantine will become v-p, associate publisher for Ballantine Bantam Dell. Gina Wachtel, Bantam associate publisher, takes on the new role of associate publisher, Bantam Ballantine Dell Mass Market.