Dave Eggers has published the hardcover editions of his own books since 2002 through his company McSweeney’s Books, long before it was indie-fashionable — and fueled by a paperback co-publishing arrangement with Vintage and international licenses with traditional publishers. His latest novel, THE CIRCLE, has just been listed for publication October 8 — with the hardcover coming this time from Knopf. It’s said to be a co-publication with McSweeney’s as well, though the listing (and bookseller metadata) only credits Knopf. More formal information is expected later today. Last month, McSweeney’s announced the sale of their archives to The Harry Ransom […]
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Director of publicity for Bloomsbury Children’s and Walker Children’s Katy Hershberger is leaving. She will start next week as an associate director of publicity for Simon & Schuster Children’s, as well as the Atheneum, and Margaret McElderry Books imprint. Following the sale of AP Watt to United Agents late last year, Derek Johns will retire at the end of November. He has been at AP Watt since 1992. At Harlequin’s Mira, Tara Parsons has been promoted to editorial director. Casey Maloney joined Picador as senior publicist. She was most recently a publicist at Penguin, working on the Gotham, Avery, Viking […]
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David Inman will return to Quarto in September as managing director of their UK publishing group, Aurum. He is currently sales and marketing director at Templar, prior to which he was sales and marketing director Quarto. Former senior editor at Ballantine and literary agent Pamela Dean Strickler, 53, died July 18 from cancer. Strickler spent sixteen years at Ballantine before leaving to start her own agency, specializing in romance, women’s fiction, and historical fiction. The Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s lifetime achievement award has gone to Wendell Berry. He tells the AP: “As a poet and fiction writer, my goal was to write […]
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Catherine Onder will join Bloomsbury Children’s on September 3 as editorial director, reporting to publishing director Cindy Loh. Most recently she was senior editor at Disney Hyperion. Loh says in the announcement: “Cat’s publishing vision perfectly dovetails with Bloomsbury’s plans for the future. We have three ambitious new lines launching next year and a fresh, new focus. I can’t wait for Cat to lead our team and grow the list in even more exciting directions.” The latest “cover reveal” is for Sue Monk Kidd’s January 7, 2014 release, THE INVENTION OF WINGS. The 14-title longlist for the FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book […]
People: Expanding S&S Canada, and More
Now that the Canadian government has officially signed off on Simon & Schuster Canada’s expansion of its editorial and publishing activities, the company announced that president Kevin Hanson is taking the additional job of publisher, continuing to report to Michael Selleck. S&S ceo Carolyn Reidy said in a statement that Hanson “is perfectly suited to lead Simon & Schuster Canada in this exciting endeavor, which will increase our ability to publish authors from the entire English-speaking world on a global scale.” In addition, director of sales operations Alison Clarke has been promoted to associate publisher, while Phyllis Bruce will oversee […]
Author News: New Worlds for Geddes and Vonnegut
Bestselling photographer Anne Geddes will publish her new print books and products through Sourcebooks, starting next spring. They plan new photographic books as well as “a baby journal, a gift book for moms, board books, and more.” Sourcebooks is also taking over sales of existing Geddes ebooks immediately. The Geddes Group publishes existing/backlist US print books directly, in a distribution agreement with Perseus Distribution, after publishing through Andrews McMeel for a number of years. Additionally, Geddes will contribute to Sourcebooks’ fast-growing franchise of personalized children’s books and story apps, Put Me In the Story. She “will anchor the baby edition of Put Me […]