Putnam executive vice president, associate publisher and editor-in-chief Neil Nyren will retire at the end of the year after more than 33 years with the imprint. Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley President Ivan Held noted Nyren has been “a beloved presence in the mystery and thriller communities” and the most recent winner of theMystery Writers of America’s Ellery Queen Award. (Nyren’s plans include projects with MWA as well as “other initiatives within the crime fiction community.”) Held continued: “In addition to losing his presence as a lifelong representative of Red Sox Nation, we will miss his encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture, art, […]
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Maris Kreizman will leave her position as editorial director of Book of the Month club on November 30 after a little over a year with the company, to give her “full attention back to my own writing.” At William Morrow, Heidi Richter has been promoted to senior publicity director, while Anwesha Basu moves up to publicity director. In the UK, Charlie Brotherstone has opened his own literary agency, Brotherstone Creative Management. Brotherstone was at Ed Victor Ltd., representing his own clients and running the film/TV, serial and speakers departments, and a number of years at A.M. Heath. Brotherstone Creative Management will sell rights […]
Sanders and Evashevski Leave UTA; Amicucci’s Barnes & Noble Settlement
UTA book department co-heads and partners Howie Sanders and Kassie Evashevski are leaving the agency and will join Anonymous Content as producer/managers, where they will establish a dedicated literary rights division. UTA co-president David Kramer says, “It goes without saying that we will miss Howie and Kassie as colleague. But more than anything, as friends we wish them all the success in the world as they enter this new chapter of their careers and transition to producer and manager roles.” He adds, “We look forward to collaborating with them and our friends at Anonymous Content for many years to come.” […]
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Molly O’Neill has joined Root Literary as agent, still based in New York. She was most recently an agent at Waxman Leavell Agency. Margo Beth Fleming has joined Brockman, Inc. as a literary agent. She was senior editor at Stanford University Press, where she worked for the last 11 years. Sari Kamin has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as senior publicity manager (she was a freelance food journalist), and Breanne Sommer has joined as publicity manager (she was at Handcrafted PR, Artisan and Regan Arts). Both will handle handle culinary and lifestyle books. At NetGalley, Lindsey Lochner has been promoted to […]
People, Etc.: Sheinkman to PFD, and More
Elizabeth Sheinkman will move to PFD as executive director of the books department and senior agent on October 5, and she will join the agency’s executive board. She has been at WME in London since 2012, moving over from Curtis Brown UK. Agency ceo Caroline Michel says in the announcement, “We are lucky to have someone with Elizabeth’s experience and knowledge joining the team and look forward to welcoming her and her clients and growing the business with her.” Sheinkman adds that she looks forward to “the chance at this juncture to develop new skills through a role that will […]
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Ryan Doherty will be join Celadon Books, Macmillan’s new trade book division, as executive editor starting September 12. He has been vice president of literary development at Sony Pictures Entertainment (after a number of years as an editor at Ballantine). Celadon Books co-publishers Jamie Raab and Deb Futter say: “Ryan’s ability to identify high quality works of fiction and nonfiction that have strong commercial potential and his deep knowledge of the overall literary market are perfectly aligned with the mission of Celadon Books.” At William Morrow, Shelby Meizlik has been promoted to the new role of vp, special events and creative strategies; Kelly […]