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People Round Up, Mid April, 2024

Publishing Trends

Norton , where they have been an acquiring editor since 2020. Crist will be reporting to Callie Garnett , Editorial Director, Adult Trade. At Tin House Books , Masie Cochran has been named publisher and editorial director, after serving as interim publisher since last October. Crist comes from W.W.

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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

versus the prior year and below their levels from 2020 and 2019. 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?

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People Round-Up, Mid October 2023

Publishing Trends

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.