William Morris Endeavor has hired two prominent young UK-based agents to run their UK literary office, more than filling the void left when Eugenie Furniss left the agency earlier this year to start her own firm. Simon Trewin of United Agents has been named head of the UK literary department as well as partner, and Elizabeth Sheinkman of Curtis Brown UK “will help spearhead” the London office. Co-head of the worldwide literary department Jennifer Rudolph Walsh says in the announcement, “We feel like we’ve hit the jackpot with these two, and I’m looking forward to watching our UK book division […]
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Sargent To Run Reorganized Global Holtzbrinck Trade Group; Sherer to Leave Basic for UNC Press as Heimert, Weinberg Move Up
Starting July 2, Holtzbrinck’s book publishing units will be restructured into three global divisions that will separate trade books and science and education publishing into different groups. Current Macmillan US president and ceo John Sargent will take over management of the global trade group, encompassing all the consumer book publishing operations in the US, Germany (Droemer Knaur; Rowohlt; and S. Fischer), the UK (Pan Macmillan) and Australia (Pan Macmillan Australia). The trade chief executives for those international divisions, including UK md Anthony Forbes-Watson, will report to Sargent. Macmillan UK ceo Annette Thomas will now lead the global science and education division, which includes […]
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Derek Krissoff has been named the new editor in chief for the University of Nebraska Press, effective July 16. He has been a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Georgia Press since 2006. John W. Warren has joined Georgetown University Press as marketing and sales director. He has spent the past twelve years as marketing director of RAND Corporation’s publications department. KC Smythe will retire on June 15 from his position as national account manager at Hachette Book Group, after 10 years with the company. Prior to Hachette, he spent 17 years at Ingram, mostly in the buying department, and 6 years as […]
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Hachette Book Group’s Orbit division is adding a new imprint for commercial fiction, Redhook. Launching in April 2013 with Robert Lyndon’s historical epic set in the 11th century HAWK QUEST, they plan to start with one or two titles a month. The imprint will publish in all formats, including some digital-only titles. Orbit svp and publisher Tim Holman says in the announcement, “Redhook will help us grow the division and broaden our business and consumer relationships. Our highly focused acquisition strategy will be matched by original and individually tailored publishing strategies.” CEO David Young adds, “The creation of Redhook is […]
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Edmison/Harper Literary Scouting has been named North American scout for Gads Forlag in Denmark. Helen Nam joins Sourcebooks as art services manager for children’s picture books and middle grade fiction. She was an acquisitions editor for children’s books at Publications International, Ltd. Bloomsbury has added a small imprint in associated with bicycling magazine and book publisher Rouler. The new Rouler Books imprint will publish approximately six books a year, with Bloomsbury handling the sales and marketing, the Bookseller reports.
People, Etc.: McIntosh Named Random House COO
Madeline McIntosh has been named chief operating officer for Random House, effective immediately, reporting to ceo Markus Dohle. She also continues with her duties and responsibilities held in her previous position as president, sales, operations and digital. McIntosh first joined the company in 1994 and, after a brief stint at Amazon, rejoined in 2009. In a statement Dohle said McIntosh “has been, and continues to be, a vital part of the transformation of our organization as we redefine the way our sales and corporate operations support and collaborate with our publishing divisions.” Dohle added: “I believe that the strong position […]