The Personnel Section: Doubleday Reorganizes Rights; ABA Adds to Board; and Other News Citing such factors as dwindling domestic sub-rights opportunities and a more challenging environment for foreign rights (“both in acquiring rights from retentive agents and in selling them more strategically”), Doubleday Broadway deputy publisher Michael Palgon announced internally a restructuring of the rights department. Louise Quayle has been promoted to the new position of director, domestic rights, and Rebecca Gardner has been hired for the post of director, foreign rights, starting later this month. Gardner was at BBC North America, and before that worked for Maria Campbell Associates. […]
