Living All In

Karen Ball, formerly in charge of fiction over at Zondervan, has been named senior editor of fiction at B&H (formerly called Broadman and Holman) though B&H’s online press room does not yet list the press release. 

Ball spent nearly 12 years with Tyndale as senior editor of books and then took the senior editor of fiction position for Multnomah (now being blended into Waterbook.)  She had been with Zondervan since 2003 until going freelance last March.

Former W Publishing editor Kate Etue has struck out on her own (with friends) and started a publishing and music services company with Recah and Marc ‘Thux’ Theodosiou.  On the book side of their company, Snap Repubic will offer services including proofreading, editing, cover copy, manuscript abridgment, author endorsements and more. 

Kate worked as an editor under my wife when Hayley was YA brand manager at Thomas Nelson and it was that twosome that huddled to create the Revolve Biblezine concept before Hayley left TNP to start Hungry Planet.  Kate took over the YA brand (renamed Transit) and wrote and edited much of the ‘extra’ content in the Biblezines.  She marched the product and many of its spinoffs to the marketplace with then publicist Laurie (Whaley) Roe.  Somewhere around the time Transit was scuttled as a brand and YA was folded into children’s imprint Tommy Nelson, Etue moved on to W.  The commercial success of the Biblezine also propelled Roe to a VP position at TNP before she left publishing earlier this year.  As a weird coincidence, I recently found Roe’s blog chronicling her journey from Bibles to opening a petite women’s boutique here. 

Best wishes to Kate as she sets out on her new venture.

From the Salem press release:

Salem Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SALM), a leading U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, magazine and book publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values, today announced that Chuck DeFeo has been promoted to vice president and general manager of www.Townhall.com and News Talk Online effective immediately. In his new role, DeFeo will manage Salem’s news talk radio station websites and SRNNews.com while maintaining responsibility for Townhall.com.

Commenting on the promotion, Edward G. Atsinger III, president and CEO, said, “Chuck DeFeo has played a significant role in making Townhall.com one of the leading brands in the conservative opinion space. In his new role, he will improve and expand our news talk radio station websites as well as launch SRNNews.com, a news site for conservatives. With his unique background in public policy and online activism, Chuck will lead the effort to implement Salem’s strategy of becoming one of the leading multi-media providers of conservative opinion content.”