Tag Archives: Siobhan O’Leary

London Book Fair 2012: Digital Minds the Gap

The Digital Minds Conference on April 15 had an impressive number of attendees, given that it took place on the Sunday before the London Book Fair.  Conference Chair, Evan Schnittman, still listed as Bloomsbury in the program (he officially starts at Hachette Books Group on April 30) emceed the event.  Pottermore‘s Charlie Redmayne gave one…Continue Reading

The Translator: Siobhan O’Leary

Siobhan O’Leary, former Associate Manager, Foreign Rights, Crown siobhan.c.oleary [at] gmail.com The Model Writing projects, translation, and representing US literary agents to German publishing communities The Background O’Leary has a special place in this article (and our hearts!) not only because she used to be the International Editor of PT, but because she did what…Continue Reading

International Bestsellers: Joe Speedboat & Friends

Sylvia Plath, Puberty, & A Slowly Setting Midnight Sun Combining the quirky prose of Paul Auster and the eccentricity of The World According to Garp, Dutch author Tommy Wieringa’s latest novel, Joe Speedboat (De Bezige Bij), injects the classic Bildungsroman with postmodern absurdity. The eponymous protagonist, a fourteen year-old bomb expert, airplane builder, and kinetic…Continue Reading

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PEOPLE Andy Martin has left Sterling for St. Martin‘s and the Minotaur imprint where he will be VP, Publisher, reporting to SMP President Sally Richardson. Martin had been Publishing Director at Sterling. Raquel Jaramillo, longtime VP Creative Director at Holt, is moving to Workman as Director of Children’s Books reporting to Susan Bolotin. Peter Ginna…Continue Reading