Agency News Anna Sproul-Latimer and Kent Wolf have joined to launch Neon Literary, with offices in New York and Washington, DC. Sproul-Latimer has been at the Yoon Ross Agency for almost 15 years, and Wolf has been at the Friedrich Agency. They say in their announcement “it was the eventual realization that their clients were…
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Amar Deol will join Atria as editor, moving over from Simon & Schuster and reporting to editorial director Lindsay Sagnette. Cara Duckworth joins the AAP as vice president, communications, reporting to John McKay. She has been at the Recording Industry Association of America since 2007, most recently as svp, communications. In the adult books group…
International: Haynes Puts Itself Up for Sale, and Bonnier Launches A Danish Publisher
Haynes Publishing, which is publicly traded in London, has decided to put itself up for sale, with Europa Partners as its financial adviser. Founder John Haynes died a year ago. Executive chairman Eddie Bell said in a statement, “The board now believes our future will be best secured by the whole group becoming part of…
People, Etc.: Atsma Moves to Ecco
Helen Atsma will join Ecco as vp, editorial director on December 2, reporting to Daniel Halpern and filling the position vacated recently by Megan Lynch. She has been editorial director, fiction at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kelly O’Connor Lonesome is joining Tom Doherty Associates as senior editor for Nightfire. She was previously at Orbit, though for…
People, Etc.: Folio Acquires Emma Sweeney Agency, and More
Folio Literary Management has acquired and will continue the business of Emma Sweeney Agency, effective January 2, 2019. Sweeney says in the announcement, “I’ve enjoyed a very rewarding 37 years in book publishing and am grateful for the life it’s given me, as well as the wonderful friendships. The decision to move on has been…
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Rachel Kim has been promoted to agent at 3 Arts Entertainment. Navah Wolfe will acquire and edit a number of novellas for Subterranean Press. She was at Saga Press. Alexandra Machinist has been promoted to head of the Media Rights department at ICM, continuing to represent authors as well. Publishing co-heads Jennifer Joel and Esther…