Mary Morgan has sold Reading Group Choices to Amanda Angelini, who has 25 years of experience working in editorial leadership and audience development in direct-to-consumer newsletter publishing. Angelini called the move "truly a dream come true. It allows me to combine my professional experience with the things I've been passionate about my whole life: books, reading, and meaningful connection."
She added that she intends "to continue to foster the relationships Mary has so thoughtfully developed over the years with readers, publishers, and other industry partners. And I'm also excited to look for new ways to help RGC grow, through expanded partnerships and innovative opportunities to connect readers with great stories--and each other....
"My career has really centered on content strategy and building trusted, reader-centered content brands designed to inform, engage, and grow highly loyal subscriber audiences."
Morgan commented: "I have been looking for the perfect someone to take Reading Group Choices into its fourth decade, and Amanda has all the credentials."
Reading Group Choices helps reading groups find discussible books via its annual guide, website, e-mail newsletters, and reading group events it attends and organizes.
Morgan bought Reading Group Choices in 2014 from Charlie Mead, who had bought Reading Group Choices with his late wife, Barbara Drummond Mead, from founders Donna Paz Kaufman and Mark Kaufman in 2005. The Kaufmans started Reading Group Choices in 1994.