Wendi Gu has returned to Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as agent; she spent the last two years at Janklow & Nesbit as associate agent. Sarah Phair has joined SJGA as agent after 6 years at Trident Media Group, and Edward Maxwell has been promoted to agent. Jenny Stephens has been promoted to agent at Sterling…
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At Flatiron, Bryn Clark has been promoted to editor and Sarah Murphy to executive editor. Agnes Ahlander Turner has been promoted to executive vice president at Maria B. Campbell Associates, and Beniamino Ambrosi and Johanna Gustavsson both been named vice president. In the UK, Noel Murphy will join Granta Books and Granta Magazine as commercial…
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Sarah Guan has joined Erewhon as editor. She previously worked at Ace, DAW, and Orbit. Martin Cahill joins as marketing and publicity manager. He was previously a literary agent freelancer, publicity and marketing specialist, and fiction writer. Madison Perdue left Amberjack Publishing on August 6. She was serving as acting marketing director, after joining the…
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Scholastic Trade has hired Hannah Babcock as rights and co-edition manager (she was at Abrams), and Carolyn Seyster has joined Klutz as senior product/toy designer (she was at Viacom/Nickelodeon). In promotions in the trade division: Lauren Donovan is now senior director of publicity; Elisabeth Ferrari moves up to senior publicist; Taylan Salvati becomes publicist; and Jordana…
HMH Announces Decent Sales and Increased Billings, But Bigger Loss
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt reported Q2 earnings, with net sales of $389 million, up from $357 million last quarter. “Billings” increased more dramatically, reflecting orders for their new core programs, at $489 million, up from $371 million a year ago, a new record for the company. As a result, the company increased its billings guidance modestly,…
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Julie Buntin has been promoted to editor-at-large at Catapult. Alexandra Primiani has joined Avid Reader Press as publicity manager. Most recently, she worked at Melville House. Aurora Bell has joined the University of South Carolina Press as acquisitions editor, regional books and other titles. She was previously associate editor at Countryman Press. Sam Morgan has joined…