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| Jim Milliot (l.) and Jonathan Segura | |
Jim Milliot, editorial director of Publishers Weekly since 2014, is retiring at the end of the year, PW Daily reported. He began his career at Simba Information, where he wrote the BP Report ("On the Business of Publishing") newsletter and edited the Educational Marketer and IDP Report newsletters. In 1993, he joined PW as business editor and soon became news editor. In 2010, he was named co-editorial director, and became editorial director four years later. He has served on the statistics committee of the Book Industry Study Group and was the winner of BISG's Sally Dedecker Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year. He also has served on the board of the Independent Book Publishers Association and is a regular contributor to various industry publications.
He commented: "It has been exciting to be a position to document the many changes that have occurred in the industry over the last 45 years. From the consolidation of book publishers, the rise and fall of the bookstore chains, the arrival of the internet, Amazon, and e-books, and the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, there has been no shortage of important issues to report on over the years. Starting in 2024, I will still be keeping an eye on the industry, but from a new different vantage point as editor-at-large."
As we noted when he won the Sally Dedecker award, several of us at Shelf Awareness have had the pleasure of working with Jim, one of the nicest, most knowledgeable, and hardworking journalists in the book business. May he have a long, happy retirement!
In related news, executive editor Jonathan Segura has been appointed co-editorial director and will become editorial director in January. David Adams, a reviews editor, has been appointed reviews director. Senior writer Andrew Albanese has been promoted to executive editor. Rachel Deahl, director for columns and special projects and longtime Deals columnist, has been named director of branded content. And Adam Boretz, director of special editorial projects, will become senior editor.