Sean Manning

Jan 30, 2025 | publishersweekly.com | Sean Manning

In a decision some in the book business might call “stunning” or a “tour-de-force,” Simon & Schuster publisher Sean Manning, who succeeded Jonathan Karp last year at the top of S&S’s flagship imprint last year, has decided to no longer require authors to obtain blurbs for their books. In this essay, he explains why.

Jul 21, 2023 | magazine.wvu.edu | Sean Manning

Since Wren Baker, 44, came to WVU from the University of North Texas in December 2022, he has helped hire Mark Kellogg as the new women’s basketball coach, while also evaluating the current staffing situations across all sports. Add to that laundry list of tasks, he’s also a fundraiser, juggling the Mountaineer Athletic Club and the Country Roads Trust as an NIL collective for the Athletic Department.