William Clark has resigned from the board of directors of the Association of American Literary Agents, in a disagreement over board election procedures. He served on the board since 2018, co-founding the DEI Committee and the charitable arm Literary Agents of Change (LAOC). In a letter to the board, he stated, “I cannot continue to serve in good conscience and fulfill my legal responsibilities as a board member when the board is unwilling to acknowledge and hold others to account for disregarding the same responsibilities.” Clark told PL, “The responsibilities I refer to are the three core legal responsibilities of […]
Representation
Linda Kaplan at Kaplan/Defiore Agency will represent Disney Publishing Group for translation licensing.
Politics and Prose Workers Successfully Unionize
The Politics and Prose employees’ union has been officially recognized, the store and UFCW Local 400 announced in a joint statement. Store owners Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine and the union will now negotiate a contract. According to DCist, Graham and Muscatine voluntarily recognized the union, which has 54 members in three store locations, on December 31 after previously deciding they would wait until a formal vote. In a release, Graham and Muscatine said: “As stewards of a local, independent business with a 37-year legacy of progressive management and mission, we’ve valued collaborating with employees to solve problems and address […]
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At Putnam, Ashley Hewlett has been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Brennin Cummings has been promoted to senior marketing manager.
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At Macmillan, Tracy Eisele joins as senior administrator, procurement. Morgan Mitchell joins as associate production editor. Frances Sayers joins as senior production editor. Ahmed Scott joins as receptionist. Ethan Tolpin joins as manager, environmental sustainability. Rebecca Schmidt has been promoted to associate director sales strategy & analysis and Amazon.
In-Person Winter Institute Canceled
The American Booksellers Association canceled its plans for an in-person Winter Institute, originally scheduled for February 13-16 in Cincinnati. They will refund attendees’ registration fees in January, and will cancel hotel reservations at ABA hotels. The organization plans to announce updated programming details in the coming weeks. In a statement, the ABA said: “We have been full steam ahead with programming, planning, and safety precautions, but the rising number of COVID cases, the contagion of the new variant, and the hospital crisis in Ohio — including the National Guard being called in to assist understaffed hospitals — have forced us […]