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Former Tattered Cover co-owners Kristen Gilligan and Len Vlahos have launched hybrid publisher Left Field Publishing. They plan to publish fiction, non-fiction, YA and kids books. Authors pay half of upfront costs and share royalties with the company. The publisher writes, “At the same time, we will use crowdfunding campaigns to build excitement and raise money for some of those costs.”

Titles slated for publication in 2025 and 2026 include, “An off-beat fantasy-YA from a critically-acclaimed, bestselling writer”; a “business book (on the art of negotiation) in the form of a novel by a successful real estate developer”; and a fantasy-horror novel by a debut author.

Cheryl Eissing has been promoted to senior editor.

Paul Milner joins as senior commissioning editor. He was previously at IMD Business School.

Vanessa Quon has joined Tundra Book Group as production editor.

Emma Lockhart has been promoted to associate managing editor, Knopf Canada.

Chalista Andadari has been promoted to senior publicist.