As part of our continuing work on revamping the deals submission form, thanks to user feedback we have now launched a separate, dedicated reporting form for translation rights sales. The new form lets you report anywhere from 1 to 6 territory sales in a single report (and for more, just fill out a second form)….
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At Berkley, Jen Monroe has been promoted to associate editor. Lily Choi and Grace House have both been promoted to assistant editor. Cassie Gonzales has joined Farrar, Straus Children’s and Roaring Brook Press as associate designer. Previously, she was assistant designer at Little, Brown Children’s. Proposals Creator of the “Sh—y Media Men” list Moira Donegan has a book proposal “following in…
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Brandi Larsen will leave DK, where she was most recently vp, publishing, on June 22 to relocate to Cleveland, Ohio, where she will focus her time on coaching and her personal passion for writing. She may be reached at brandilarsen@gmail.com. At Random House Children’s, Dani Valladares has joined as editor for the Rodale Kids imprint. She was previously associate…
Novik’s Spinning Silver Tops July’s Library Reads
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is the top pick for July’s Library Reads list. Also on the list is Zoje Stage’s Baby Teeth, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2018 Spring/Summer sampler and available for download now. The rest of the picks: Clock Dance, by Anne Tyler Dear Mrs. Bird, by AJ Pearce Give Me Your Hand,…
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Laura Brown has joined Park Row Books as editor, moving over from the Harper imprint. Opening Sales THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING by Bill Clinton and James Patterson sold approximately 152,000 hardcovers in the first week on sale, as tracked by Bookscan through the outlets they monitor. The co-publishers trumpet it as the best first week…
Eight Book Exchange Employees Quit Over Sexual Harassment Claims
Eight employees of Book Exchange in Missoula, Montana have quit after multiple alleged sexual harassment incidents involving Nabil Haddad, the husband of the store’s owner. Two of the employees, Miranda Keenan and Melanie Sourbeer, told the Missoula Independent about incidents in 2014 and 2016, in which Haddad touched them inappropriately. Another former employee, Sunshine Tucker, says…