Astra Publishing House is launching an imprint dedicated to publishing illustrated books for children, to be led by Jill Davis. She was most recently executive editor at Harper Children’s. She will report to coo Ben Schrank and president Leying Jiang. Davis says, “My focus at Astra will be developing authors and illustrators from all over and helping them create unforgettable stories with sparkle, soul, and lots of surprises. The majority of my list will be illustrated books for ages 0–12, with an occasional teen title.”
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As of July 7, HarperCollins will institute interim changes on new books from former Houghton Mifflin Harcourt lines as they “continue to work to integrate the companies.” Frontlist and reprinted adult books going to press that were published by HMH will use the Mariner name and colophon, and children’s books will use the Clarion name and branding. These changes will apply to audio as well. HMH Productions has been renamed HarperCollins Productions. The terms of the acquisition of HMH Books & Media do not allow HarperCollins to use the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt name or branding on a on-going basis.
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Kierna Mayo has joined Random House as vp and executive editor at One World/Roc Lit 101, reporting to Chris Jackson. She was most recently SVP of content for Interactive One. At Penguin Random House Canada, Leah Persaud will join the sales team as group sales coordinator, moving over from her position as executive assistant to ceo Kristin Cochrane, and reporting jointly to vice president of sales Charidy Johnston and group sales director Val Gow. At Kids Can Press, Yasemin Uçar has been promoted to the newly created role of editorial development director. Patricia Ocampo joins as senior editor; she was […]
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Claire Eddy and Will Hinton have been promoted to editorial directors of Tor, Nightfire, Tor Teen, and Starscape. Also, Molly McGhee is promoted to assistant editor, effective immediately, reporting to Devi Pillai and Miriam Weinberg. Stacey Barney will join Nancy Paulsen Books as associate publisher, starting June 1. She was most recently executive editor at Putnam Children’s. Caitlin Tutterow will also join the Nancy Paulsen imprint; she was previously assistant editor at Putnam Children’s. Michelle Triant has joined Chronicle Prism as senior publicist. She was previously at Fortier Public Relations and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Brianne Johnson has joined HG Literary, bringing her list […]
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Macmillan global chief operating office Andrew Weber “will depart at the end of May to take a position with another company.” He has been at Macmillan since 2013. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group ceo Stefan von Holtzbrinck says in the announcement: “Andrew has been a loyal partner to Macmillan and Holtzbrinck, with great collegiality, human warmth and an eye for talent, all of which will ensure his legacy at Macmillan Publishers as well as at Macmillan Learning.” DK CFO and strategy director Paul Kelly takes on added responsibility as president of DK US, in addition to his current role. CEO Carsten Coesfeld […]
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Rivka Holler has been promoted to marketing coordinator for Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s. Senior agent Elizabeth Bennett becomes partner at the Transatlantic Agency. Catherine Cho has launched the new agency Paper Literary. She was at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency. Forthcoming Colin Kaepernick‘s publishing company announced their first title — but it’s still not his memoir. (That was due last year, after a deal with Harper One in 2016 and another reported deal with One World in late 2017 also did not result in a published memoir.) Abolition for the People: The Movement for a Future without Policing & Prisons is an […]