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| Karen Torres | |
Karen Torres, who worked at Hachette Book Group and its predecessor companies for more than 36 years before launching K T Consulting in 2024, has joined the American Booksellers Association membership team as a member relations manager. Torres graduated from NYU's School of Journalism and Cooper Union's Publishing program before she began her career in publishing.
"Her love for independent bookstores drew her to sales," the ABA said. "Working in sales and concentrating her efforts in the indie marketplace, Torres realized she could greatly help independent bookstores from her position inside the publishing house. Now, as a member relations manager at ABA, she is looking forward to meeting new bookstore owners and continuing to help indies succeed."
The ABA also announced some changes to the member relations managers' assigned regions, which will now be:
Kaitlynn Cassady: MIBA, GLIBA, and CALIBA
Kamilah Clarke: SIBA and NAIBA
Jennifer Foley: NEIBA, MPIBA, and PNBA
Karen Torres: Associate members
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| John Cavalier | |
In other ABA news, this year's board of directors election results were released. John Cavalier of Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs and Lafayette, La., is the newest board member, joining returning members Diane Capriola of Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, Ga.; Donya Craddock of the Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth, Tex.; Jessica Stockton Bagnulo of Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Lisa Swayze of Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, N.Y.; and Holly Weinkauf of Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul, Minn.