Adrienne Szpyrka will join Running Press Kids as associate editor on July 11. Previously, she was editor at Sky Pony Press. At Macmillan, Jonathan Hollingsworth has been promoted to ebook channel associate director. Mark Irwin has joined Insight Editions as senior editor. Previously he was a trading card brand manager at Upper Deck and founded his own startup, Creative Militia. Aditya Otiv has joined Open Road as social media manager. Prior to joining Open Road, Aditya was junior connections associate at Starcom MediaVest Group. Editorial director at Johns Hopkins University Press Greg Britton was presented with the Association of American University Presses’ […]
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Julie Stevenson will join Lippincott Massie & McQuilkin as an agent to expand her list of literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, YA and children’s books. Previously she was an agent at Waxman Leavell and Sobel Weber Associates. She will divide her time between New York and her hometown of Missoula, Montana. Alexandra Poreda has joined Other Press as associate editor. She was previously a development editor at Cambridge University Press. Kat Brzozowski has moved from Thomas Dunne Books over to Macmillan’s Swoon Reads and Feiwel and Friends as an editor. Former NBN vp of sales Michael Sullivan, 69, died on Sunday following an extended illness. CEO […]
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With the move of Thomas Dunne Books to a boutique imprint, TD Books vp, associate publisher Pete Wolverton becomes vp, executive editor at St. Martin’s, reporting to Jennifer Enderlin. Laura Lee Mattingly has joined Present Perfect Dep’t as a literary agent and partner to founder Kate Woodrow. Mattingly, previously senior editor at Chronicle Books, will represent books in a range of lifestyle categories including personal growth/self-help, home, gardening, beauty, and mindfulness while Woodrow continues to sell illustrated/art and how-to nonfiction. At Chronicle Books, Julia Patrick moves into the new role of assistant editor, entertainment. Previously, she was the associate manager, […]
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Patricia Hespanha has been appointed executive director of HarperCollins Brasil, responsible for the day-to-day management of operations, establishing strategic direction, and setting the editorial program for profitable business growth. Hespanha, who most recently served as executive director, infrastructure for the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Games, succeeds Antonio Araujo, who will transition to general manager of Nova Fronteira e Petra. HarperCollins ceo Brian Murray said in the announcement: “I am excited to welcome Patricia to HarperCollins Brasil. She has a proven record of leading organizations to success. HarperCollins remains enthusiastic about the market, and Patricia’s leadership and […]
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Liz Kossnar has been promoted to associate editor at Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers. Jordan Hamessley has joined Insight Editions as senior editor, children’s. She was previously editorial director for Adaptive Books. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates are now scouting for Shandong Jiabo. Poet, essayist, and novelist Michelle Cliff, 69, died June 12 in Santa Cruz from liver failure. Awards Sarah Crossan‘s novel-in-verse One has won the Carnegie Medal, the first children’s book in that format to win the award, while Chris Riddle has won the Greenaway Medal for the third time for illustrating The Sleeper and the Spindle […]
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David Lamb has joined Hachette Books as assistant editor. Previously he was an editorial assistant at Scribner. Damon Reiss has been promoted to head of custom sales & strategy for HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Penguin Classics publisher Elda Rotor is profiled by CNN Philippines. Though much of the conversation revolves around publishing Flipino authors, Rotor does explain the utility of the list when public domain digital editions of classic books abound: “In the 10 years I’ve worked at Penguin Classics, it’s proven to be true that there is nothing that compares to a quality edition of a great work of literature. […]