Dylan Julian has joined Workman as associate production editor. Previously, he was managing editorial assistant at Penguin Random House. Samantha Wekstein will join Thompson Literary Agency as agent for children’s books, young adult, and adult commercial fiction on October 7. She is currently an agent at Writers House. At Orion, Vicky Eribo will join Seven Dials as publishing director and Jamie Coleman will join Trapeze as publishing director, starting October 14. Eribo is currently editorial director for Harper Non-Fiction, while Coleman, is editorial director at PRH UK. Tabitha Pelly will join Transworld in the new role of senior publicity manger at […]
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Random House Publisher Susan Kamil Dies
Random House Publishing Group president and publisher Gina Centrello announced to staff Monday morning that Random House publisher Susan Kamil, 69, died on Sunday “from a sudden illness…after complications from lung cancer.” Centrello wrote: “Her loss is shattering in so many ways. Susan was a brilliant editor, who guided her beloved authors through the creative process with the greatest insight, energy, and care. As a gifted publisher for the Random House lists, her leadership and generosity of spirit has had a profound and far-reaching impact. Above all, she was a deeply committed, endlessly supportive colleague to all of us—our unwavering, […]
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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 […]
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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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Wendi Gu has returned to Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as agent; she spent the last two years at Janklow & Nesbit as associate agent. Sarah Phair has joined SJGA as agent after 6 years at Trident Media Group, and Edward Maxwell has been promoted to agent. Jenny Stephens has been promoted to agent at Sterling Lord Literistic. Olivia Russo will join Penguin Children’s as senior director, publicity on September 3. She was formerly publicity director, Harper Children’s. Rebecca Brewer is no longer at Ace/Berkley, and can be reached at rebeccacbr@gmail.com and Brewereditorialservices.com. Phoebe Morgan will rejoin Harper UK as editorial […]
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Andrew Welham, deputy ceo of Octopus Publishing Group, will retire at the end of the year after 12 years with Hachette UK. Forthcoming Macmillan will publish Edward Snowden‘s memoir PERMANENT RECORD globally on September 17, with Metropolitan as the US imprint. “Edward Snowden decided at the age of 29 to give up his entire future for the good of his country,” Macmillan CEO John Sargent said in a statement. “He displayed enormous courage in doing so, and like him or not, his is an incredible American story. There is no doubt that the world is a better and more private […]