Journalist Yashar Ali reported earlier this week that former CIA officer Amaryllis Fox — whose book LIFE UNDERCOVER: Coming of Age in the CIA is scheduled for publication on October 15 by Knopf — has not yet received written approval to publish from the CIA’s Publications Review Board. Nonetheless, a Knopf spokesperson tells PL, “We are proceeding to publication based on assurances the author has received from the PRB.” The publisher indicates on background that Fox has coordinated with the PRB throughout the process of writing the book, including obtaining verbal clearance before submitting her proposal to publishers and continuing […]
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Judith Haut has been promoted to evp, deputy publisher at Random House Children’s Books. Newly reporting to her is Tom Russell, vp and publisher, The Princeton Review and Sylvan. RHCB president and publisher Barbara Marcus said, “Throughout her 25-year career with RHCB, Judith has played a critical role in building and growing the division. Her passion for placing diverse and quality content into the hands of young readers and her strategic focus and understanding of the children’s industry have been key to her and our success. Judith will continue to work with me and our senior team to set long-term […]
Amazon Belatedly Apologizes for Breaking Atwood Embargo
Late Thursday morning, Amazon finally commented on their error the dispatched some copies of Margaret Atwood’s new book to customers a week before the embargoed international release date: “Due to a technical error a small number of customers were inadvertently sent copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments. We apologize for this error; we value our relationship with authors, agents, and publishers, and regret the difficulties this has caused them and our fellow booksellers.”
Too Big to Punish? Amazon Ships Atwood’s The Testaments A Week Early
Amazon shipped at least some copies of Margaret Atwood’s much-anticipated The Testaments to some customers a full week early, in violation of the strict worldwide September 10 embargo. On Twitter and Instagram, several users reported receiving their early copies. A spokesperson for Penguin Random House told PL, “A very small number of copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments were distributed early due to a retailer error which has now been rectified. We appreciate that readers and booksellers have been waiting patiently for the much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling The Handmaid’s Tale. In order to ensure our readers around the world […]
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Maggie Lehrman has been promoted to editorial director, fiction for Abrams Children’s. At Knopf, Julianne Clancy has been promoted to assistant director of marketing. Emily Murphy moves up to marketing manager. Joanna Cárdenas has been promoted to senior editor at Kokila. Marisol Salaman has been promoted to publicist at Portfolio/Sentinel. Carla Bruce-Eddings has joined Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull as senior publicist. Cassie Mannes Murray has been promoted to assistant agent at Howland Literary. Former Melbourne University Publishing chief executive Louise Adler has joined Hachette Australia as publisher at large, acquiring books on current affairs and politics. Scouting Sanford J. Greenburger Associates is […]
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People At Random House Children’s, Laura Hernandez joins as associate manager, digital marketing. She was previously marketing coordinator at DK. Nicole Valdez joins as marketing & publicity manager for Random House Graphic. She was previously publishing publicity specialist for DC Entertainment. Carol Ly has joined the middle-grade design team as senior designer. She was previously senior designer for Macmillan Children’s. Pep Carrera has joined ProQuest as president of its books business unit, which provides “flexible models and integrated technologies that make the acquisition and management of books cost-effective and efficient.” He was president and coo at Ingram’s VitalSource. Distribution McSweeney‘s […]