The following appointments have been made at Trafalgar Square Publishing, the distribution arms of Independent Publishers Group that specializes in the distributing U.K. and Australian publishers in the U.S.:
- Brooke O'Donnell has been promoted to managing director. She has been at IPG for 17 years and was most recently publishing director at Trafalgar square, which the company acquired in 2006.
- Pam Harcourt has been promoted to publishing manager. Harcourt joined Trafalgar Square in 2006.
- Shannon Frech has joined Trafalgar Square as publicity associate. She joined IPG earlier this year as an intern for IPG's publicity department and was most recently Trafalgar Square's publicity intern. She graduated last year from Creighton University with a B.A. in English.
- Elizabeth Kepsel has joined the Trafalgar Square as sales associate. She received a publishing certificate from the Denver Publishing Institute and has an MFA in writing from Northern Michigan University and a B.A. in English from Cornell College.
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Nicole Jarvis has joined Basic Books as marketing assistant. She is a graduate of Emory University and the NYU Publishing Institute. She replaces Melissa Runstrom, who is moving to Portland, Maine, at the end of the month.