Pilar Queen has joined the publishing department at United Talent Agency, after more than a decade at McCormick Literary. Maureen Moretti has joined P.S. Literary Agency as associate agent based in New York. At Trident Media Group, Adrienne Santamaria will expand her responsibilities to represent foreign rights for a broad range of adult titles, as…
More April Picks: Apple Books, Reese’s Book Club
Apple Books‘ best books for April include: Courting Mr. Lincoln, by Louis Bayard When a Duchess Says I Do, by Grace Burrowes Savage News, by Jessica Yellin The Luminous Dead, by Caitlin Starling Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb The Light Years, by Chris Rush Losing Earth, by Nathaniel Rich You’d Be…
People, Etc.
Emi Ikkanda is working as an independent editor at Emi Ikkanda Editorial. She was previously senior editor at Spiegel & Grau. At IPG, Cynthia Sherry has been promoted to group publisher of Chicago Review Press and Triumph Books. Noah Amstadter has been promoted to publisher, Triumph Books. Jeff Palicki has been named vp, director of…
Leaver and Smith Form New Publisher, Acquire Carlton Books to Start
Two experienced UK publishing executives — Mark Smith (formerly ceo of Bonnier Zaffre, and before that Quercus) and Marcus Leaver (formerly ceo of Quarto, and before that Sterling) — have joined to form Welbeck Publishing Group. They intend to “build a new trade publishing business through the acquisition of established companies…and by incubating start-up businesses…
Endeavor Looks to IPO, As Entertainment Writers’ Union Votes for New Code that Rejects Big Agencies’ Practices
People in businesses like ours still think of William Morris Endeavor as a talent agency, but ever since their acquisition of IMG for approximately $2.4 billion in 2014, the parent company has become a hedge-fund controlled entertainment group that also owns a talent agency. Subsequent deals included the purchase of a controlling interest in Ultimate…
Bonnier UK Discloses Big Losses and Recapitalization, Predicts A Profitable 2019
Struggling Bonnier Books UK announced improved sales in 2018, at £71.5 million (up 15 percent compared to 2017), and a reduced operating loss of £3.6 million. Operating EBITA was up £11m compared to 2017. “After a very weak 2017, Bonnier Books UK has made sizable progress towards its goal of sustainable profitability and looks set…