Katherine Furman has joined Reader’s Digest as senior editor for their trade books division, focusing on informative nonfiction, humor, inspirational stories, and other titles that align with the Reader’s Digest brand. She was previously an editor at Sterling.
Cara Bedick has joined The Experiment in the newly-created position of editor; she most recently was associate editor at Gotham. Ani Chamichian has also joined the company, as sales director.
Little, Brown Children’s announced the publication of the first installment in Lemony Snicket‘s new ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS series, originally expected in 2011, now set for publication on October 23, with an announced first printing of one million copies. The series is characterized as an autobiographical account of his childhood, featuring illustrations throughout by Seth (when the deal was announced in 2009, Maira Kalman had been set to illustrate). The first volume is titled, Who Could That Be at This Hour?