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| Roz Lippel | |
At Scribner, Roz Lippel, v-p and associate publisher, is retiring in November. She has worked at Simon & Schuster since 1986 and at Scribner since 1994. Scribner senior v-p and publisher Nan Graham recalled that when she and Susan Moldow joined Scribner to revive it, Lippel was integral to every early triumph and every success since then. "She was supremely competent, the epitome of grace, and singularly devoted, and we could not possibly have relaunched Scribner without her....
"If you were to draw up the ideal job description and skill set for an associate publisher, they would be modeled after Roz: she knows how to produce a book, identify the right jacket, help the sales force sell it, keep it in stock, and troubleshoot when something goes wrong. Put simply, Roz has been deeply, essentially involved in absolutely everything Scribner since she came onboard.
"Beyond her job, Roz's friendships within this company are far too many to count. Roz is the person everyone turns to when they need a confidante, or when there's a task that no one else wants to undertake, and she's the perfect planner when there is something to celebrate. We will miss her, and our authors will miss her. We trust she will thrive in her post-Simon & Schuster life. But not yet! We are holding on to her until November."
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| Stu Smith | |
Stu Smith will join Scribner as associate publisher, effective August 30. He is currently national account manager and director, Top Shelf. He began his career at Simon & Schuster 15 years ago in special sales, then moved on to a role as sales and publisher liaison, then account manager, and now manages the airport stores and Costco. He also directs the sales division's Top Shelf program and, during COVID, organized and hosted a series of staged conversations with authors and the sales team.
Graham said Smith "has done a stellar job of championing and selling for all the imprints. We at Scribner are deeply grateful for his nuanced responses to our books and his eloquence in conveying his passion and insight not just to his accounts but to his own colleagues and to our authors."