Craig Young has joined Authors Equity as president of sales. Madeline McIntosh, CEO and publisher of Authors Equity, said that Young had begun working at the new publishing house "on a short-term basis earlier this summer, and his positive impact was so immediate, we're very excited he's agreed to make it official. Craig has an impeccable reputation with agents and authors thanks to his superlative instincts as a reader and student of the market, and to his commitment to supporting books not just at pub date, but over the long term."
Young has 30 years of experience in book publishing, most recently as deputy publisher of Little, Brown and before that at Ecco, Hachette, and HarperCollins.
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Kalani Kapahua, manager of Third Place Books's Ravenna store and a 10-year veteran of the Seattle, Wash., bookseller, is leaving to become a telesales/inside sales rep with HarperCollins and will lead day-to-day relationships with independent bookstores, with a focus on BIPOC independent bookselling partners.
Kapahua joined Third Place as a bookseller and has held a variety of positions, including assistant events manager. Named manager of the Ravenna store during the Covid pandemic, he "successfully guided the store through a challenging time and continued developing and maintaining an incredible staff and customer base," Third Place said.
Third Place co-owner and managing partner Robert Sindelar added, "I have truly valued Kalani's calm, thoughtful approach to leadership, his advocacy for his staff, and his friendship. We are all going to miss him. I wish him all the best in his new adventure."