ViacomCBS has promoted Jonathan Karp to CEO of Simon & Schuster, effective immediately, succeeding Carolyn Reidy, who passed away earlier this month.
Karp most recently served as president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing that includes Atria Books, Avid Reader Press, Gallery Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster and associated sub-imprints and lines. Now he will oversee all of Simon & Schuster’s domestic and international publishing operations.
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish called Karp “a key member of the leadership team that consistently delivered strong results” for the nearly century-old Simon & Schuster, “while expanding its readership across genres and formats. He is a highly skilled executive who is deeply committed to the collaborative process of publishing, and will no doubt build upon a storied legacy of success.”
Karp may at some point be leading the storied publisher under a new owner. ViacomCBS said in late February it was looking to sell the...
Karp most recently served as president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing that includes Atria Books, Avid Reader Press, Gallery Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster and associated sub-imprints and lines. Now he will oversee all of Simon & Schuster’s domestic and international publishing operations.
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish called Karp “a key member of the leadership team that consistently delivered strong results” for the nearly century-old Simon & Schuster, “while expanding its readership across genres and formats. He is a highly skilled executive who is deeply committed to the collaborative process of publishing, and will no doubt build upon a storied legacy of success.”
Karp may at some point be leading the storied publisher under a new owner. ViacomCBS said in late February it was looking to sell the...
- 5/28/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar-winning American Beauty producer Bruce Cohen and Scott Delman, who most recently won a Tony Award on Sunday as a producer of The Ferryman, has partnered to acquire film and TV rights to Ask Again, Yes, the latest novel from Mary Beth Keane.
The book, which hit shelves two weeks ago via Scribner, revolves around the families of two rookie NYPD cops who live next door to each other in a suburban neighborhood, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness.
It’s the latest tie-up for Delman and Cohen, who are co-producers on the West End production of The Inheritance, which won an Olivier Award and is heading to Broadway in the fall.
Delman won his 11th Tony with The Ferryman after serving as a producer on the likes of Book of Mormon, Curious...
The book, which hit shelves two weeks ago via Scribner, revolves around the families of two rookie NYPD cops who live next door to each other in a suburban neighborhood, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness.
It’s the latest tie-up for Delman and Cohen, who are co-producers on the West End production of The Inheritance, which won an Olivier Award and is heading to Broadway in the fall.
Delman won his 11th Tony with The Ferryman after serving as a producer on the likes of Book of Mormon, Curious...
- 6/11/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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