From a New York Times story by Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter headlined “Dana Canedy, Publisher of Simon & Schuster’s Flagship Imprint, Has Left the Job”:

Dana Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, left her position after two years, the company said.

The announcement came amid an industrywide push to increase diversity. Several major publishing houses have over the past two years hired and promoted people of color into prominent editorial roles, including Lisa Lucas, the first Black publisher in Pantheon’s 80-year history, and Jamia Wilson, vice president and executive editor at Random House.