Storytel Books (Storytel AB) has appointed Line Miller as the new CEO at the publisher People’s, the Danish publishing house within Storytel Books. Line joins from Politikens Forlag where she currently serves as Publisher.
Line Miller brings more than 10 years of experience in modern book publishing. At Politiken she has created a creative and dynamic publishing environment, leading the house towards many literary and commercial successes, among them major bestsellers such as "All the Light We Don't See" by Anthony Doerr and Hanya Yanagihara's "A Little Life", and was instrumental in launching Politiken’s digital imprint North.
Line has been a dedicated member of Politiken for many years. She studied English literature and modern culture at Copenhagen University, and attended the Business of Culture programme at Aalto University in Finland.
“We are very happy to welcome Line to People's and Storytel Books. Her strong experience in the publishing industry and proven leadership qualities will be of high value to People's. Under Line's guidance, People’s will have a strong leader who can combine the skills and insight of classical publishing with Mofibo’s strong position in the new digital era – a unique offer to our authors, across all formats", says Linda Säresand, CEO, Storytel Books and Chairman of the Board for People’s.
As the CEO of People's, Line will assume the leadership of the publishing house and its employees, driving its continued success as a prominent publisher of contemporary literature across fiction and nonfiction, and all formats.
“People’s is such an exciting publishing house with both history and potential, with brilliant authors and staff. We live in rapidly changing times, and a world in flux only adds to the significance of the stories we tell each other, and stories are at the heart of what People’s does. I’m eager to begin charting the course forward together”, says Line Miller, incoming CEO at People’s.
Line will start her new position on the 8th of January 2024.
FNCA Sweden AB is the Company’s Certified Adviser.
For more information, please contact:
Linda Säresand, CEO, Storytel Books
Tel: +46 70 594 80 32
Email: linda.saresand@storytel.com
Malin Lindborn, Head of Communications, Storytel Group
Tel: +46 735 33 17 70
Email: malin.lindborn@storytel.com
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About People’s:
People’s (formerly People’s Press) is an innovative Danish publisher founded in 2002. The company specializes in publishing fiction and nonfiction across various genres and is home to a diverse group of talented authors from Denmark, the Nordic region, and around the world. People’s boasts robust physical sales and is experiencing a growing digital presence, particularly in the audiobook segment.
About Storytel:
Storytel is one of the world’s largest audiobook and e-book streaming services and offers more than one million titles on a global scale. Our vision is to make the world a more empathetic and creative place, with great stories to be shared and enjoyed by anyone, anywhere and anytime.
The streaming business within the Storytel Group is conducted under the brands Storytel, Mofibo and Audiobooks.com. The publishing business is managed by Storytel Books, and by the audiobook publisher StorySide. The Storytel Group operates in over 25 markets. The headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden.