Former B&N Buyer Jim Killen Joins Rebellion Publishing

Jim Killen

Jim Killen, one of many longtime buyers laid off by Barnes & Noble in June, has joined Rebellion Publishing as American editor-at-large, Bleeding Cool reported. Killen had been SF/fantasy and graphics novel buyer and had been at B&N 41 years. Rebellion, with headquarters in Oxford, England, is the SFF, horror and crime publishing arm of European games development company Rebellion and includes the Abaddon Books, Solaris Books and Ravenstone Press imprints.

Ben Smith, head of film, TV & publishing at Rebellion, said: "Jim Killen is not only one of the best informed people in the U.S. genre scene, but he has been a strong supporter at Barnes & Noble for Rebellion's books over the last decade. Our respect for his knowledge and insight has meant that I have long wanted to tempt Jim over to fence into publishing. I am delighted he is starting a new chapter in his highly respected career with Rebellion and look forward with great anticipation to the impact he will have on our list and performance. Being based in New York, Jim is perfectly situated to engage with our U.S. agent colleagues, our distributor Simon & Schuster and the wider industry. As Rebellion's publishing lists continue to expand we are thrilled to have Jim join us at such an exciting moment."

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