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.” […]
Bookstores
For the Record: Amazon Has Over 40 Stores, In Addition to Amazon Books
We’ve covered the rollout of Amazon Books carefully, as recently as yesterday’s report on the 14th known bookstore location, planned for Austin, TX. (On that front, Amazon corrected and updated their job listing to indicate the new store is located at The Domain NORTHSIDE, a separate property adjacent to The Domain.) Also note that the likely bookstore No. 15 is the one in Washington, DC’s Georgetown, on M Street. where the company is also looking for a manager. They are also hiring a DC-based district manager. The Georgetown store was first reported on in the spring, and both of the new […]
Amazon Plans Fourteenth Books Store
Not officially announced yet, we can tell you that Amazon is moving into a new state with their fourteenth known bookstore location: On Friday, the company posted a job listing for a store manager (“Must love books and devices!”) in Austin, TX. The location is the new upscale Simon mall development The Domain, in Northwest Austin, being promoted as an alternative to downtown. (N.B: Amazon later corrected their listing to The Domain NORTHSIDE — which is an adjacent mall.) Amazon has expanding corporate offices in the area, which also includes a Whole Foods, and the research campus of the University […]
People, Etc.
At Open Road, Mary McAveney is being promoted to chief marketing officer and Daniel Shemesh has been promoted to chief financial officer. Katie O’Callaghan and Stephanie Cooper have both been promoted to director of marketing, working on titles across all of the Harper imprints (Harper hardcover, Harper Design, Amistad, and Broadside Books). At WaterBrook and Multnomah, Julia Wallace has been promoted to executive managing editor; Karen Sherry has been promoted to associate director of interiors; and Helen Macdonald has joined as production editor. Monica Odom has returned to Liza Dawson Associates as agent, bringing her clients with her from Bradford Literary Agency. Author most notably of the […]
People, Etc.
At Workman, Rebecca Carlisle has been promoted to director of publicity for the Workman imprint, with Moira Kerrigan moving up to director of marketing there. Danny Cooper, Evan Griffith, and Rachael Mt. Pleasant each move up to associate editor. Amy Kattan joins as marketing manager for Artisan Books. Previously she was digital marketing manager for Simon & Schuster. Forthcoming Another excerpt from Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming What Happened was posted by Bustle. This excerpt focuses on the creation of Clinton’s political action organization Onward Together and recommends ways to get involved. Bookselling Nashville’s Parnassus Books, owned by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes, opened […]
Bookselling Briefs
East Bay Booksellers, previously a Diesel bookstore, will open in Oakland, CA on September 1. Former Diesel manager Brad Johnson purchased the store with the help of micro loans from the community and an Indiegogo campaign. The store will continue to stock general interest books and host events. Bookmark It in Orlando, FL will close in early September after four years in business.