At Crown, Annsley Rosner is being promoted to vp, associate publisher for Crown, Hogarth, Archetype, Tim Duggan Books, Broadway Books, and Three Rivers Press, as August 17, reporting to Molly Stern. Rosner is taking on many of the current duties and responsibilities of Figment.com co-founder and ceo Jacob Lewis, who is leaving his position as publishing director on August 14 to launch another start-up. Rosner will “partner” with Stern “on both the long-term development and day-to-day management of our front-list fiction and non-fiction programs, and “lead the trade paperback publishing programs for Broadway Books and Three Rivers Press with a mandate to grow this important part of our […]
Forthcoming: Knopf to Publish Strayed’s BRAVE ENOUGH In October
Knopf announced they will publish Cheryl Strayed‘s BRAVE ENOUGH, which “will draw from the wide range of Strayed’s writings and hone in on more than 100 of her most popular quotes,” on October 27, with a planned 100,000-copy first printing for the $16.95 hardcover. The author of WILD as well as TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS said in the announcement: “From the comic to the profound, the simple to the complex, the sorrowful to the ecstatic, the inspiring to the stern, whenever I need consolation or encouragement, a clear-eyed perspective or a swift kick in the pants—which is often — quotes are what […]
People: ICM Pairs with Helen Brann Agency
ICM announced “it has entered into a succession plan with The Helen Brann Agency,” while Helen Brann, 82, continues to work along with ICM in representing her clients. Brann says in the announcement, “Although I have no plans to retire from this job I love, I thought it important to put a plan in place to ensure the future success of my clients, and Esther [Newberg] and her team at ICM became the apparent choice to work alongside me in this process. I’m proud to work with them to represent my clients.” Brann already works with Newberg on books commissioned with the Robert Parker estate (represented […]
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At Trident Media Group, Tara Carberry has been promoted to associate agent, continuing to work with Kimberly Whalen and Erica Spellman Silverman. Dawn Ryan has been promoted to managing editor for Knopf Children’s. KF Literary Scouting is now scouting children’s, young adult, and new adult titles on behalf of Bayard in France and Harper Germany, both in the areas of (while continuing to scout for separate adult publishers in both territories). The Frankfurt Book Fair announced the 16 Fellows for this year, including Sarah Bowlin at Holt and Anna Kelly at Fourth Estate, along with such editors as Liciane Correa, Aurelia Goyens, Diana Hernandez […]
Judge Cote Denies Class Certification in One Author Solutions Lawsuit
More than two years after the original lawsuit was filed (with more recent lawsuits ongoing in other states) Judge Cote denied class certification to plaintiffs Mary Simmons and Jodi Foster, who are suing Author Solutions alleging fraud, unjust enrichment, and violation of various statutes and consumer protection acts. The original motion for class certification was filed last February. The 30-page decision, filed July 1, rejects certification for a variety of legal and technical reasons connected to the combination of charges in the suit. Judge Cote takes issue with Foster and Simmons seeking class claims in New York since they live in other […]
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Marjorie Braman, 60, died July 2 at her home in Taghkanic, NY of complications from breast cancer. She began her 26 years in publishing as an editorial assistant and worked her way up to svp, publishing director at HarperCollins and then vp, editor-in-chief at Henry Holt. She has worked as a consultant at Open Road Integrated Media. Authors she worked with include Elmore Leonard, Michael Crichton and Sena Jeter Naslund. Most recently Braman worked as an independent editor and was a member of the independent editors’ group 5e. She is survived by her husband, Jamie M. Saul. A memorial service […]