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January 23, 2025By Erin Somers

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January 23, 2025By Erin Somers

Random House Publishing Group   

In the rights department, Jessica Cashman has been promoted to assistant director, foreign rights.

In the Art Department:

Minhee Bae has been promoted to senior manager art operations.

Daphne Chiang has been promoted to designer.

Michael Morris has been promoted to art director, One World.

Irene Ng has been promoted to designer.

Ten Speed Press   

Kausaur Fahimuddin and Gabby Ureña Matos have been promoted to assistant editor.

Windy Dorresteyn has moved back over as vice president and deputy publisher of Ten Speed Graphic (the soon-to-be-named Ten Speed children’s imprint), licensing, Clarkson Potter Gift, and Compendium.

Calligraph   

Leila Campoli has joined as principal agent. Campoli was previously with Stonesong.

Skyhorse   

Financial disclosure forms for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reflect that the nominee for HHS Secretary has a consulting deal with Skyhorse “regarding seeking and advising on books to be published,” which was entered in 2022.  The publisher paid him $451,000 for “consulting fees for author introductions, book ideas and forewords to other authors’ works & bonus.” The filing notes that, if confirmed as secretary, Kennedy will terminate the agreement.

The forms also note that, in 2024, Kennedy signed a contract for three new books with Skyhorse, two of which have been “completed.” UNSETTLED SCIENCE and A DEFENSE OF ISRAEL are each given a “value” of $1 million to $5 million, with a note that at least some advance is owed. A third book, AMERICA’S PATH BACK TO MORAL LEADERSHIP, is set for publication in March and given a value of $1,000 to $15,000. “I will not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these books during government service,” he states.

Under spouse’s assets, his wife Cheryl Hines received a $600,000 advance from Skyhorse for her memoir MY SHADE OF CRAZY, due to publish in July.

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