Andrew Nurnberg Associates announced a number of moves: Jenny Savill will become managing director of ANA and Doug Wallace will become managing director of Andrew Nurnberg Associates International. Founder Andrew Nurnberg has stepped down as managing director, and will continue to represent his own clients and serve as chair of the board. Sarah Nundy will step back as deputy managing director but remains executive director, overseeing the transition. In the London office, Savill will lead a new management committee, comprising Wallace, senior agents Sabine Pfannenstiel, Barbara Barbieri, Marei Pittner, and Michael Dean, and head of finance Siobhan Kelly.
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Rebecca Atkinson has joined Sourcebooks as senior marketing and publicity associate.
Transatlantic Agency Adds Film and TV Division
The Transatlantic Agency has formed a Media & TV Film division. The agency is “developing a boutique client list of screenwriters,” including many of their current authors, some of whom are adapting their own books. Agent Laura Cameron will now “co-agent book-to-TV/film and select screenwriting properties with other Transatlantic agents.” Other agents can also work directly with producers and out-of-house co-agents.
Our Next Live Discuss Guest: Book Consultant and Publisher Julie Trelstad
Join Discuss online at this Publishers Marketplace link Wednesday, January 26 at noon Eastern for an AMA with book publishing expert Julie Trelstad. In her second Discuss appearance, Julie will offer tips and tricks to getting published, so post your questions for a priceless consultation. To participate in Discuss, just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Julie will post back.
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Literary & Debut Fiction
Earlier this week we launched our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler, with excerpts from an array of great forthcoming literary and debut fiction. If you haven’t downloaded your copy yet, the “trade edition” is available now from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. As usual, we begin our free ebook with a broad overview of the upcoming publishing season, featuring hundreds of notable titles on the way. We’ll be presenting extracts from that season preview in the coming days. There are plenty of noteworthy new books out next year, including those by Emily St. John Mandel, […]
Follett Book Fairs Sold to Literati
After saying they would exit their unprofitable school book fair business as of last November, Follett School Solutions has now announced the sale of that business to book subscription business Literati. According to the release, “Literati will inherit the Follett Book Fair infrastructure, including book inventory, distribution centers, and key members of the executive, sales and operations team.” They will begin booking school book fairs for spring 2022 in parts of the Midwest, Texas, and Southern California. Schools in the Southeast can book now for the 2022-2023 school year.