Congratulations to Shelf Awareness co-founder and publisher emerita Jenn Risko, who has joined Book Advisors as a partner and will advise publishers on divestitures, acquisitions, and strategy.
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For nearly 20 years at Shelf Awareness, she led the development of products that connected publishers, booksellers, and readers, and under her business leadership, the Shelf enjoyed sequential sales and profit growth. Before co-founding Shelf Awareness, she helped the National Academies launch a trade imprint, managed the trade business for Rand McNally, and led sales for Pacific Pipeline. In the course of her 30-year career, which began with her first job as a bookseller in her hometown of Westfield, N.J., she has had the pleasure of working with hundreds of people across the book industry.
David Lamb, principal in Book Advisors, said, "Jenn joins us at a pivotal time, as we're seeing more transaction activity in trade publishing than at any point since my partner Susan Reich and I founded Book Advisors in 2016. Jenn brings a vast and complementary network and her expertise is already proving itself in several of our sell-side mandates."
Jenn said, "It is almost miraculous to me that I get to continue doing one of my favorite things on a whole new level: learning everything I can about publishers and helping them with their dreams and worries. My experience with the Shelf was a life-changing journey, and I'm thrilled I get to go on this new adventure with people I've known and trusted for years: David and Susan, and my friend and their frequent collaborator Kuo-Yu Liang of Ku Worldwide LLC."