Sourcebooks has appointed Moxie & Company as their brand licensing agency. More changes to UK-based website Pottermore have resulted in some layoffs. BuzzFeed had suggested there were “significant” reductions, citing only a “well-placed source.” A company spokesperson told the site, “As a result of a reorganization at Pottermore, there have been a small number of job losses. These reflect the evolution of the business and are being handled as sensitively as possible.” Pottermore tells the Bookseller the job cuts are related to an “exciting new strategy” they will unveil soon. According to their annual filings with Companies House, the workforce […]
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Ken Wright has been promoted to the newly created position of president and publisher, Viking Children’s and Philomel. Each imprint will retain its autonomous identity and editorial direction. Of Wright’s promotion, Penguin Young Readers president Jen Loja said in the announcement: “Viking and Philomel are home to some of our most beloved classics and dynamic new voices. Viking has flourished under Ken’s direction.” In addition, Jill Santopolo has been promoted to associate publisher, Philomel. Loja commented: “Jill’s editorial vision and commi tment to finding anddeveloping new talent, coupled with Ken’s seasoned leadership, will ensure Philomel continues to evolve and thrive as […]
Whiting Award Winners
The Whiting Awards were announced in a ceremony Wednesday evening. The ten winners of the $50,000 prize are: Fiction Patty Yumi Cottrell (Sorry to Disrupt the Peace, McSweeney’s) Brontez Purnell (Since I Laid My Burden Down, Amethyst Editions) Weike Wang (Chemistry, Knopf) Nonfiction Esmé Weijun Wang (The Collected Schizophrenias, forthcoming from Graywolf Press) Anne Boyer (Garments Against Women, Ahsahta Press) Poetry Rickey Laurentiis (Boy with Thorn, University of Pittsburgh Press) Tommy Pico (Nature Poem, Tin House Books) Playwrights Nathan Alan Davis (Nat Turner in Jerusalem; Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea) Hansol Jung (Among the Dead, Cardboard Piano) Antoinette Nwandu (Pass Over, Breach)
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Trisha de Guzman has joined Farrar, Straus Children’s as associate editor. Previously she worked at Rodale. At Scholastic Trade, Emily Clement has been promoted to executive editor, Harry Potter, Wizarding World and special projects. Amanda Shih has joined as associate editor, nonfiction; she was previously at Tarcher Perigee. Rachel Weinert has moved over as rights and co-edition manager; she was with Scholastic International. Crystal McCoy has joined as publicity manager; she was previously at Little Bee/Sizzle Press. Stacey Kondla joined The Rights Factory as an associate agent for children’s books, based in Calgary. Previously she worked at Scholastic Canada Book Fairs and Indigo Kids. At Princeton University Press, Laurie Schlesinger […]
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Nancy Mercado will join Dial as associate publisher and editorial director starting April 9, reporting to Lauri Hornik. She was previously editorial director at Scholastic. Brian Perrin has been promoted to vice president, marketing for Harper Business and Harper Wave. Jaime Green will serve as romance columnist for the New York Times Book Review, writing a quarterly column, which will debut in their June Summer Reading issue. Tina Jordan, the editor overseeing the column, says in the announcement, “This is an enormous and rich genre brimming with novels that celebrate women, love, sex and — last but definitely not least […]
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Tina Pohlman has joined Union Literary as agent. Previously, she was evp and publisher at Open Road. Chris Clemans has joined Janklow & Nesbit as an agent. Previously he was an agent at The Clegg Agency. Hilary Teeman has been promoted to executive editor, Crown and Hogarth. Sarah Janet has been promoted to executive director, marketing analytics at Open Road. Anne Twomey will join Celadon Books as creative director on April 2. She has been vp, creative director at Grand Central. Six American writers were nominated for the Sunday Times Short Story Award in the UK.