Erica Rand Silverman will join Stimola Literary Studio as a senior agent on July 1 after eight years at Sterling Lord Literistic. She will continue to represent children’s literature, picture books through YA, and the occasional adult nonfiction in the areas of parenting, humor and wellness. Patrick Walsh is leaving Conville & Walsh (now owned by Curtis Brown UK) to start PEW Literary Agency. Conville and Walsh will continue to represent foreign rights to Walsh’s authors, and Curtis Brown UK will continue to sell film/tv rights for the new agency. Walsh says: “I have loved working with the team at Curtis […]
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At Basic, Betsy DeJesu has been promoted to publicity director. At the Crown Publishing Group, Rebecca Welbourn has been promoted to publicist for Crown, Hogarth, Tim Duggan Books, and Broadway Books, while Hannah Frail moves up to associate publicist for those imprints. In addition, Owen Haney has been promoted to associate publicist/marketer, Crown Business and Crown Forum. JL Stermer has joined New Leaf Literary & Media as an agent, representing adult non-fiction, memoir, comedy/satire, fashion, health & wellness, self-help, and pop-culture, as well as some YA, commercial, and upmarket fiction. Previously she was at UTA. Nina Post has joined Curiosity […]
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Brooke Carey has left the Penguin Group and launched a freelance writing, editing, and book doctoring business, specializing in practical and idea-driven non-fiction. Publishing Trends reports that Maris Kreizman is leaving her position as publishing outreach lead at Kickstarter. At Penguin Publishing Group, Allison Dobson has been promoted to the newly created role of svp, director, strategy and finance. At Clarkson Potter, Emma Brodie has been promoted to associate editor. Sonali Fry has been promoted to publisher of little bee books. Former Samhain Publishing editorial director Latoya Smith, has joined the L. Perkins Agency, representing women’s fiction, romance, erotica, erotic fiction, thriller/suspense and advice/how-to […]
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Brenda Marsh will become managing director of Abrams & Chronicle Books, the UK-based sales and marketing joint venture of Abrams and Chronicle Books, on June 27. Marsh has been vp, director of business development at Abrams since 2014, after almost 15 years in executive positions at Barnes & Noble. She fills the position vacated by Doug Pocock in March. Abrams ceo Michael Jacobs says in the announcement, “Brenda is a proven leader, an inspirational boss, and a superb mentor as well as a seasoned professional who is admired throughout the publishing industry.” Also in the UK, president of SAGE International Stephen Barr has been […]
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Malcolm Bouzi has joined Open Road as junior front end developer. Previously he was a web developer at the Araca Group. Farideh Koohi-Kamali has joined Peter Lang Publishers as senior vice president. She succeeds Christopher Myers, who has left the company after over 25 years as managing director and education editor. Koohi-Kamali spent the past 14 years as editorial director of Palgrave Macmillan’s US academic program. New Ventures Hachette Book Group announced it has sold 51 percent of its Yen Press manga imprint to Japanese publisher Kadokawa, creating a joint venture, overseen by publisher and managing director Kurt Hassler. The […]
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Jennifer Schuster will become executive editor, Crown Archetype and Three Rivers Press, reporting to Tricia Boczkowski, as of April 18. She had been at NAL. Amelia Possanza will join Flatiron Books as senior publicist on April 11. Previously she was a publicist at Touchstone. In addition, Kimberly Escobar will join as publicist. Previously she was a publicist at Grand Central. Lisa Baker will join Aitken Alexander Associates as director of translation rights in August, and will also represent her own list of clients. She was rights director for Faber and Faber. Longtime co-owner of the Once Upon a Crime Bookstore Gary Shulze, 66, […]