At WORD bookstores, which has locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jersey City, N.J.:
Davi Marra has returned as retail director. Marra was one of WORD's first employees before spending the last 11 years as a full-time bookseller at the Corner Bookstore in Manhattan.
Mike Webb, inventory director, will now handle the majority of the frontlist buying.
Deidre Dumpson, operations director, came to WORD in February from Dolphin Bookshop in Port Washington, N.Y.
Nicole Swift has joined the team as children's event manager. She has handled children's and graphic novel programming for the Miami Book Fair for the past eight years.
Co-owner Vincent Onorati has joined the staff in a full-time capacity running day-to-day operations as well as overseeing events. Co-owner Christine Onorati will continue to buy children's frontlist and non-book merchandise and continues to serve as a board member of the ABA.
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Nick Small has joined Sounds True as a publicity manager. He was formerly an associate director of publicity at Grand Central Life & Style.