Melissa Danaczko has joined the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency as an agent. Danaczko will represent literary and commercial fiction, as well as select non-fiction. She was most recently senior editor at Doubleday. Dana Murphy has been promoted to agent for The Book Group. Katharine McAnarney has joined Little, Brown Children’s as senior publicist. Most recently, she was publicist for Penguin Children’s. Sara Wigal has joined JKS Communications as senior book publicist (previously, she was associate publicist for Open Book Publicity). Ellen Whitfield has joined as book publicist (previously, she coordinated books coverage for the Waco Tribune Herald and other papers). Peter Mauceri, […]
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Sarah Haugen has joined Harper Wave as assistant editor. Previously, she was with Little, Brown. People from across the trade have offered remembrances of and testimonials to the late Ed Victor. Distribution Penguin Random House Publisher Services announced a multi-year North American book sales and distribution agreement with art and craft publisher Search Press, starting January 1, 2018. Bookselling New York City children’s bookstore Books of Wonder on 18th Street will open a second location on West 84th Street this summer. The lease on the downtown store expires in 2019, and owner Peter Glassman explained, “Given the rise in retail rents along 18th […]
People, Etc.: Ed Victor Dies, and More
Literary agent Ed Victor, 77, died the evening of June 7 of a heart attack, following a long battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, his company Ed Victor Ltd. confirmed to the Bookseller. The agency said: “Ed was a one-off: the toughest yet most professional of agents, who would always get the very best deal for his clients. An inveterate party-goer, he often attended three events in an evening. He will be a huge loss to the publishing industry and the wider world, and we miss him dearly.” The agency celebrated its fortieth anniversary last November. Born in New York, Victor went to […]
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Workman has promoted Daniel Nayeri to the new position of publisher for Workman Children’s Group; with Nathalie Le Du moving up to executive editor; and Justin Krasner promoted to editor in the group. They also plan to expand with the addition of four new editorial and production positions. Workman publisher Suzie Bolotin will continue to oversee both the adult and children’s departments. Thames & Hudson has appointed Christopher Sweet as their first editor-at-large, focusing on editorial acquisitions. Elizabeth Keene has been promoted to associate editorial director and Sarah Thegeby moves up to publicity associate. At Trident Media Group, Nicola DeRobertis-Theye will now be responsible for licensing frontlist titles in the UK […]
Harper Bolsters International Management
As part of the expanding global publishing program set in motion by the acquisition of Harlequin’s operations around the world, HarperCollins ceo Brian Murray announced changes to the international leadership team “to align our structure with our strategy to realize our ambitious foreign language growth plans.” Murray adds that, “This central structure will allow me to work more closely with the international teams to ensure we are investing appropriately and hitting all the targets necessary for growth in the non-English markets.” EVP, International and chief digital officer, Chantal Restivo-Alessi will now oversee the general management and operations of all foreign language publishing. […]
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Kathy Schneider has joined the Jane Rotrosen Agency as agent after more than 25 years in publishing, most recently as svp and associate publisher at Harper Collins. Dorothy Vincent has joined Trident Media Group as director of foreign rights. Previously, she was director of foreign rights for Janklow & Nesbit, where she worked for 22 years. Mary Keeley has departed Books & Such Literary Management, where she was an agent since 2010. She plans to pursue opportunities outside of the publishing industry. Laura Antonacci joins Chronicle Children’s as marketing director. Previously, she was the senior marketing manager for Random House. Author/artist of over 40 books for children Geoffrey Hayes, 69, died unexpectedly […]