Publishing Trends

JANUARY 19, 2023

At Tuttle Publishing , Laura Ferguson joins as Sales and Marketing Director. In agency news… Kristina Sutton Lennon , founder of Focused Artists , joins Context Literary Agency as Director of Media Rights, Translation Rights Agent, and Junior Agent. Sarah Sisterson becomes Art Director at Sourcebooks.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In agency news… Laurel Symonds joins KT Literary as Literary Agent. She was previously Literary Agent at The Bent Agency. Additionally, Fernanda Martínez has launched an editorial services agency, Fernanda Literary Services. At Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , Saho Fujii becomes Executive Art Director.

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Publishing Trends

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In agency news, Adefisayo Adeyeye joins Andrea Brown Literary Agency as Contracts/Royalty Coordinator. She was formerly Publicity Director at Oni Press. Most recently she was Art Director at Hello!Lucky. In agency news… Keely Boeving has been promoted to Senior Agent at WordServe Literary.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 10, 2023

At Oxford University Press , Zachary Haynes has left his position as Director of Global Business Development. Sarah Brody joins Sourcebooks as Associate Art Director. Associate Art Director Matt Roeser has left Candlewick Press and can be contacted at roeser.matt@gmail.com. Jay Farahani joins as PHP Web Developer.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jenny Davis has been named creative director, leading the newly created illustrated design team, at the Random House Publishing Group. She will report to SVP, creative director Paolo Pepe. Rachel Ake has been promoted to associate art director at Modern Library.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Andrea DeWerd, who runs The Future of Agency and has worked in marketing and publicity at three of the Big Five publishers, says that sometimes imprints spend too much on acquiring books, and “the sales simply aren’t there” to back up big advances. An art director? A marketing director? A managing editor?

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

At Publishers Weekly , art director Clive Chiu will retire at the end of the year. With his departure, Bobby Lawhorn , who is currently deputy art director, will take the lead on print design for the magazine. Lara Starr , associate director of publicity, has left Insight Editions.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 19, 2024

In Agency News… At Laura Dail Literary Agency , Jennifer Udden has joined as literary agent. Katrina Damkoehler has been promoted to associate art director at Random House Children’s Books. At Black Dog & Leventhal , Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director.

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Publishing Trends

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In Agency news: Jane Chun has joined Transatlantic Agency as literary agent. Aiden Siobhan has joined Laura Dail Literary Agency as associate agent. At Crown Publishing Group , Derek Gullino becomes senior vice president, executive director, bookmaking. Serena Sigona has been promoted to production director.

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Publishing Trends

JUNE 14, 2023

Jennifer Weis has launched The Weis Agency , based in New York City. Weis was a senior agent at Ross Yoon Agency , which was recently acquired by WME , and previously executive editor at St. Shannon O’Neill joins the agency as editorial director. Foreign rights will be handled by Kimberly Whalen at The Whalen Agency.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Oliver Munday has returned to Doubleday , from Knopf , as creative director. Kelly Blair has been named senior art director for the Knopf Cooks line. At Sourcebooks , Nicole Lecht has joined as associate art director for Bloom Books. Emily Mahon has been promoted to senior art director at Doubleday.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Matt Gannon is joining HarperCollins Publishers as senior director of warehouse operations. Kelsey Manning has joined as director of marketing for The Morrow Group. Shawn Dahl has joined Abrams as art director. She is the co-author of Brooklyn Street Style. Maria Goldverg will join Liveright , the imprint of W.W.

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Publishing Trends

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In Agency news : Amy Bishop-Wycisk has joined Trellis Literary Management as agent. Harriet Poland has joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA) as an agent. Elinor Davies has been appointed as associate literary agent at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency. Katie Klimowicz has been promoted to associate art director.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 5, 2024

In Agency News… Stephanie Winter has joined KO Media Management as literary agent. Laura Crockett has been promoted to senior literary agency and foreign rights manager at TriadaUS Literary Agency. Molly Ketcheson has joined Wolfson Literary Agency as literary agent. Zibby Media has promoted Anne Messite to president.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At Sourcebooks , Tim Hall has joined as childrens art director. In Agency News At Calligraph , Leila Campoli has joined as principal agent. At Trident Media Group , CEO and co-founder Dan Strone resigned three weeks ago and officially leaves the agency on February 7. Kate Ellsworth has joined as editor at Running Press.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 19, 2024

Dan Vidra , international sales director has departed the company. Celeste Knudson has joined as senior art director for children’s. At Andrews McMeel Publishing , Jessica Rodriguez has joined as children’s and graphic novel art director. Simon & Schuster has promoted Natalia Olbinski to associate art director.

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Publishing Trends

MAY 6, 2024

Stephanie Lewis , director of analytics, was most recently director, business analytics, at Insight Editions ; prior to Insight she held various data analytics positions at Sourcebooks. At Zando , Christopher King , has joined as art director, he was previously associate art director at Penguin Press.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 23, 2024

At Tin House Books , Masie Cochran has been named publisher and editorial director, after serving as interim publisher since last October. In Agency News… At The Book Group , Caitlin O’Shaughnessy has joined in the new hybrid role of director of strategy & business development, literary agent, starting in June.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In Agency News Spencerhill Associates Literary Agency have promoted Sandy Harding and Ali Herring to senior agent. They were previously at Ladderbird Literary Agency. At Jane Rotrosen Agency , Danielle Marshall has joined as an agent. Transatlantic Agency has named Rachel Letofsky as senior agent.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 3, 2025

In Agency News At The Robbins Office and Susanna Lea Associates , Jessica Rios joins as head of operations, reporting to both Kathy Robbins and Susanna Lea. At BookEnds Literary Agency , James McGown has been promoted to senior literary agent. Leslie Siebert was named sole president and will oversee day-to-day operations at the agency.

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Publishing Trends

JULY 23, 2024

In Agency News… Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts, VP of international rights at HG Literary has left her position and will now work exclusively on domestic clients and will retain the title of VP. At Bindery Agency , Kesia Lupo , associate literary agent is leaving the company and contacted at keslupo@gmail.com. Jonathan Cobb.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

and Molly Condon has joined as senior accountant of shared services In Agency News… At Gardner Literary , Sherri Wilson Johnson has been promoted to associate literary agent. Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency has been sold to RCW and will have a new children’s division. Andrea Brown Literary Agency , Sally M.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 24, 2023

Cecilia Lyra has been promoted to literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency. Dawn Adams has been promoted to senior art director at Sourcebooks. Brittany Vibbert has been promoted to associate creative director, calendars & gift. John Aardema has been promoted to senior art director.

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