The Association of Authors’ Representatives has changed its name to the Association of American Literary Agents which “better reflects the membership and aligns the organization with its core mission of empowering and educating literary agents.” Along with the new name, the organization is updating its branding, communications, and website and aims to “offer deeper resources for members and writers.” The organization has a Twitter feed now, too. The AALA is also focused on helping to “build a more equitable publishing industry.” A new charitable non-profit arm, Literary Agents of Change, will “provide stipends for interns and a mentorship program to […]
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At Writers House, Maria Aughavin has been promoted to evp, finance; Albert Araneo moved up to evp, business affairs; and Cecilia de la Campa is now evp, global media & licensing. Jonathan Morris has been promoted to production coordinator at Random House Children’s. Rights At the end of the year Penguin Random House Canada is taking back in-house the sub-rights business that they turned over to The Cooke Agency International in 2009, in “a strategic shift…in order to drive international growth across our publishing.” Adrienne Tang has been hired as vp, subsidiary rights, reporting to ceo Kristin Cochrane. Tang was at Kids Can […]
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Lane Zachary will join Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents, continuing to represent many of her current clients as well as new writers of literary fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction. At Simon & Schuster, Sienna Farris will take the new position of vp, director of multicultural marketing, serving as “a company-wide, senior marketing expert and champion for our multicultural publishing,” reporting to Liz Perl. At Random House Children’s, Alison Stoltzfus has been promoted to senior director, publishing, for Princeton Review and Sylvan Learning. Suzanne Lee has joined the art department as designer, moving over from Princeton Review and Sylvan Learning. Larsson […]
Gendell and Three Others Leave Foundry to Start New Agency, YRG Partners
Yfat Reiss Gendell has left Foundry Literary + Media, which she co-founded, to start a new agency, YRG Partners. Joining her from Foundry are Tanusri Prasanna, Peter Steinberg and Adriann Ranta Zurhellen. Gendell indicates to Deadline “the agency will partner with a series of existing and new private equity firm relationships, each active in intellectual property and consumer brand development, to match-make between clients and the investment community, and to create unconventional opportunities that work alongside or independent of existing publishing models.” YRG will have offices in New York and Los Angeles. Reportedly, Foundry partner Peter McGuigan is also setting up […]
Corporate: Abrams Acquires Cameron, Bonnier UK Makes Flexible Work Permanent, and More
Abrams has acquired Cameron + Company, a family-owned publisher based in Petaluma, CA, publishing books with a focus on photography, art, food and wine, children’s books, and topics of regional interest. Abrams has distributed the line since early 2018. Cameron + Company will be a separate division under Abrams, with vice president and publisher Chris Gruener reporting to Abrams president and ceo Michael Jacobs. The current staff will remain based in their offices in Northern California. Separately, Hardie Grant has bought out Egmont, their joint venture partner in Hardie Grant Egmont, and will rename their children’s line Hardie Grant Children’s […]
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Andrea Joyce has joined Duckworth Books to handle its North American rights sales. She was most recently rights director at Canongate. Shanna Hogan, journalist and true crime author of books including Dancing With Death and Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story, died on September 1, following a tragic accident. (She suffered brain damage after stumbling, hitting her head and falling into the family’s pool last week.) Hogan was working on a new book at the time of her death. Her editor Charles Spicer said “Shanna Hogan was an intrepid journalist, a talented writer, a natural podcast star – and an […]