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Meet the Agent: Tanya McKinnon
As readers look to understand America’s current period of social crisis and street protest, agent Tanya McKinnon, founder and principal of McKinnon Literary, aims to deliver the right books to them.
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Dana Canedy Named Publisher at S&S
Dana Canedy, a former 'New York Times' journalist who has been the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes since 2017, has been named senior v-p and publisher of the S&S imprint, effective July 27.
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Red Sofa Literary Principal Threatens to Sue Other Agents, Author
An attorney representing Dawn Frederick of Red Sofa Literary threatened two agents and an author with legal action unless they retract tweets casting aspersions upon Frederick and desist from further tweets.
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Schroder, Edelstein Join Scribd
Scribd has named Charlie Schroder head of domestic content acquisition and new verticals, and appointed Liz Edelstein as its director of original content strategy and operations.
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Three Agents Resign After Red Sofa Literary Owner's Tweet
Three literary agents affiliated with Red Sofa Literary, a boutique agency in St. Paul, Minn., resigned this past weekend after its principal tweeted that she was calling police to report looting on her block.
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Karp Named CEO of Simon & Schuster
Jonathan Karp, who joined S&S in June 2010 as publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint and was promoted to president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing in 2018, has been tapped to succeed the late Carolyn Reidy as president and CEO.
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Carolyn Reidy’s Rich Legacy
The S&S CEO left behind a prospering publishing company and earned the respect and affection of the book world.
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Colleagues Remember Carolyn Reidy
The sudden death of Carolyn Reidy yesterday morning left many in publishing stunned. Abrams CEO Michael Jacobs remembered her as a woman "with great range, intellect, and joie de vivre." Agent Gail Hochman added, "I think there will be many candles lit for her."
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CEO of Follett Corp. Retires
After serving as president and CEO of Follett Corp. for a little more than two years, Pat Connolly has retired. Company chairman Todd
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Artist Relief Reports First Round of Emergency Grants, Survey Results
More than 55,000 applicants applied to Artist Relief to receive the first round of 200, $5,000 emergency relief grants for artists in need due to the pandemic.
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