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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

Harlequin Teen (started in 2009) was relaunched as Inkyard in 2019, publishing both YA and middle-grade fiction. versus the prior year and below their levels from 2020 and 2019. An art director? A marketing director? In 2022, children’s hardcover sales were down 12.5% Discoverability is a major issue there.”

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People Round-Up, Early April 2023

Publishing Trends

In agency news… Jana Hanson , formerly Agent at Metamorphosis Literary Agency , joins D4EO Literary Agency as Agent. Allison Devereux joins Trellis Literary Management as Agent; she was previously Agent and Foreign Rights Director at the Cheney Agency. Sweeney will join as Partner and Associate Publisher on May 1.

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People Round-Up, Mid October 2023

Publishing Trends

Popelars was formerly the director of marketing for Algonquin Books and joined Tin House in 2019. Masie Cochran , editorial director, has been appointed as interim publisher. She will still continue to serve in her role as editorial director. Harriet Poland has joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA) as an agent.