Perseus Books Group imprint Seal Press is being aligned within the company, moving from its historical place as part of the Avalon Group — Avalon Publishing purchased Seal in 2002 — to a more practical alignment with PBG’s Da Capo Press, where Seal will be an imprint. As a result, the publisher position is being eliminated, and publisher since 2005 Krista Lyons will leave the company on July 1. Avalon publisher Bill Newlin says in the announcement, “Krista Lyons has been Seal’s champion, publishing books for an expanding readership while remaining true to Seal’s roots in the feminist movement. For 19 years Krista has […]
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Independent literary agent Elana Roth Parker is relocating to Detroit, MI and will work from there for the Laura Dail Literary Agency. In the UK, Kate Stephenson will join Headline as senior commissioning editor on August 4, reporting to Alex Clarke, who is setting up a yet-to-be-named imprint at the division. Previously she was commissioning editor for Avon UK. Abrams announced a number of recent promotions and new hires. Lianne Schmidt has joined as senior contracts associate; she comes from Trident Media. Allison Paige Doscher has joined as associate editor for Calendars; previously she was an assistant editor at Harper Design. […]
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Julie Will has been promoted to editorial director at Harper Wave. Allison Hunter will join Janklow & Nesbit as an agent on July 11. Previously she was an agent at the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency. Erin Simpson has been promoted to senior agent at the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. Patti Hughes, vp, distribution publishing and special sales at Macmillan, died June 12 of complications from cancer. Hughes spent 27 years at Macmillan, over two separate tenures. “Patti was a wonderful colleague, mentor and friend,” Macmillan president, sales Allison Lazarus said in a statement. “She was a rare individual who could focus […]
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At Beacon Press, Gayatri Patnaik has been promoted to editorial director. Lauren Hill has joined Bloomsbury USA’s adult trade department as publicist. Previously she was assistant marketing manager at Oxford University Press. Melissa Valentine has joined Sounds True as full-time acquisitions editor. Previously she was an editor at New Harbinger Publications. In addition, Caroline Pincus has been named freelance editor-at-large,. She formerly associate publisher at Red Wheel Weiser. Kobo ceo Michael Tamblyn presented at The Economist’s Canada Summit on how the ebookseller’s Canadianness helped the company forge a path to success. “It turns out that being Canadian has helped us in […]
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Erica Rand Silverman will join Stimola Literary Studio as a senior agent on July 1 after eight years at Sterling Lord Literistic. She will continue to represent children’s literature, picture books through YA, and the occasional adult nonfiction in the areas of parenting, humor and wellness. Patrick Walsh is leaving Conville & Walsh (now owned by Curtis Brown UK) to start PEW Literary Agency. Conville and Walsh will continue to represent foreign rights to Walsh’s authors, and Curtis Brown UK will continue to sell film/tv rights for the new agency. Walsh says: “I have loved working with the team at Curtis […]
People, Etc.: Enderlin Named Publisher at SMP; Cohen Gets Holt Imprint
Svp, publisher for St. Martin’s Griffin and St. Martin’s Paperbacks Jennifer Enderlin has been promoted to evp and publisher of St. Martin’s Press, effective immediately, with editorial, marketing/publicity and art reporting to her. Enderlin, who has been at SMP for 23 years, will continue her role as an editor as well, and continues to report to president and publisher Sally Richardson (and subrights will still report to Richarson, too). Richardson writes to staff: “One of the most important responsibilities I have at SMP is to ensure the company’s continued growth and line up the right people to keep it moving forward. And now […]