Reagan Arthur, the editorial director of Little, Brown’s Reagan Arthur Books imprint, will be the next publisher and senior VP of Little, Brown. She will assume her new role on April 1st as Michael Pietsch becomes the new CEO of Hachette Book Group.

The release included this news: “In stepping into the role of Publisher, Arthur will retire the Reagan Arthur Books imprint she has led for three years.”

Arthur has worked at Little, Brown since 2001, earning her own imprint in 2008. She has edited Tina Fey, Joshua Ferris, Kate Atkinson, George Pelecanos and Ian Rankin.

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Tesco and Random House are teaming up to launch the Tesco Book Club, reports Booktrade.info. Tesco will select one Random House Group title each month which will be featured in their stores nationwide, branded with Tesco Book Club branding. The launch title, INNOCENT TRAITOR by Alison Weir, will be followed by ONE GOOD TURN by Kate Atkinson in July. The books will be Tesco Special Editions with a branded bookmark and each will feature “exclusive extra content”. Titles will also feature in Tesco Magazine and be promoted to Tesco.com customers via an email campaign.