Wendy Lamb will step down from her role as vice president and publishing director of Wendy Lamb Books at the end of the year and become a freelance editor and creative consultant. The imprint will continue, with associate editor Dana Carey acquiring, in consultation with Melanie Nolan, vp and publisher of Knopf Children’s. Lamb will…
Walsh Leaves Behind Agenting at WME to Focus On Events
William Morris Endeavor’s head of worldwide literary, lectures, and conference divisions Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is moving into a new role at the company, focusing on the live events business she built at the agency. Walsh does so as the annual TogetherLive event she co-founded with Glennon Doyle readies its annual tour, this year to 10…
Audible and Publishers Quibble Over Disagreement On Quick Path
Audible’s attorneys had told Judge Caproni they would respond this week to her suggestion for a “standstill” on any launch of Captions and an expedited trial instead of ruling on a preliminary injunction. Instead, they filed a letter Thursday afternoon saying, “We have not, as yet, been able to reach agreement on a proposed path…
Machado’s In the Dream House Tops November Indie Next List
Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir In the Dream House is the No. 1 Pick for November’s Indie Next List. Also on the list are Adrienne Brodeur’s Wild Game, Kevin Wilson’s Nothing to See Here, and Susannah Cahalan’s The Great Pretender, all excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2019 Fall Winter sampler, and Lyssa…
People, Etc.
Jennifer Corcoran will join Harper Children’s as senior director of publicity and events on October 21. Most recently she was senior director, communications at the cable network Universal Kids. Theresa Dooley has been promoted to publicity manager at Harper. Deborah Gershenowitz will join UNC Press as executive editor, starting November 1. She was previously senior…
Remember September: How Did They Pick?
September kicked off the fall selling season with anticipated releases such as Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, and the “book club” world was sparked by the announcement of Oprah’s new, more regular bi-monthly book club for Apple TV+. With that in mind, here is our regular look at how the previous month’s high-profile…