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Sierra Stovall Joins Sourcebooks as Rights and Exports Manager

9/26/2018

Sierra Stovall joins the Sourcebooks team as Rights and Exports Manager. Sierra joins us with experience as Subsidiary Rights Manager at W.W. Norton & Company and held the same position previously at Macmillan Publishers. She has extensive experience in a wide variety of subsidiary rights including translation, world English, audio, large print, film/TV, and book club. In her new role she will be managing our international business which includes the direct management of rights.

Trade Review Roundup: Week of September 24

9/25/2018

We are happy to share trade reviews across all our imprints this week. Read below for all the details!

Foreword Reviews gave P is for Pterodactyl a Starred Review!

9/24/2018

We are thrilled to share that Foreword Reviews has given P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter, illustrated by Maria Beddia, a starred review!

...children of all ages will enjoy celebrating the exceptions to the rules.

Read the full review in the November/December issue of Foreword Reviews.

Read more about P is for Pterodactyl:

From wacky words to peculiar pronunciations, get kids excited about language with this unconventional alphabet book from Raj Haldar (aka Lushlife).

Turning the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, P is for Pterodactyl is perfect for anyone who has ever been stumped by silent letters or confused by absurd homophones. This whimsical, unique book takes silent letter entries like “K is for Knight” a step further with “The noble knight’s knife nicked the knave’s knee.” Lively illustrations provide context clues, and alliterative words help readers navigate text like “a bright white gnat is gnawing on my gnocchi” with ease. Everyone from early learners to grown-up grammarians will love this wacky book where “A is for Aisle” but “Y is definitely not for Why.”

Better known by his stage name Lushlife, Raj Haldar is an American rapper, composer, and producer from Philadelphia, PA. This is his first book.

Chris Carpenter is a software developer for a tech startup in New York.

Maria Beddia is a freelance illustrator, muralist, and textile designer based in Philadelphia.

Valerie Pierce Promoted to Director - Marketing, Retail & Creative Services

9/13/2018

Valerie Pierce has been promoted to Director - Marketing, Retail & Creative Services from Senior Manager - Marketing, Retail & Creative Services. Pierce will continue to build on the the incredible foundation she laid as manager of the Marketing department and leading efforts to position and market our books to booksellers and store managers, to lead the industry in the creativity and effectiveness of our marketing communications, and to drive the most impact out of title- and author-level campaigns through very strategic and out-of-the-box marketing tactics.

Sarah Haley has been promoted to Customer Service Team Lead

9/13/2018

Sarah Haley has been promoted to Customer Service Team Lead. Haley started her career with Sourcebooks in February of 2014 and has proven to be an asset to the department and company. Since her first day at Sourcebooks, she has demonstrated professionalism, integrity and has continuously gone above and beyond for every customer that she encounters.

With her promotion, Haley will oversee the front desk as well as manage all relations with current and potential customers. She will manage all processes for manual order entry. She will maintain all project management with respect to employee outreach and oversee all order fulfillment to Bookstore customers. Haley will continue to maintain and manage export oversees accounts, Author and event processing, as well as build and support relationships with larger retailer accounts.

Heather Moore Promoted to Director - Marketing, Jabberwocky

9/13/2018

Heather Moore has been promoted to Director - Marketing, Jabberwocky from Senior Manager - Marketing, Jabberwocky. Moore will continue to expand the market share and growth positions of Sourcebooks' juvenile prongs, as well as re-imagine the level of impact that a publisher's events strategy can have for books and authors.

Booklist has given The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs a Starred Review!

9/12/2018

We are thrilled to share the Booklist has given The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs a starred review!

...a notable standout among cookbooks for kids

This review will be published in the October 1 edition of Booklist. Read the full review online here.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN is the most authoritative resource for reliable, kitchen-tested recipes and cooking information. They value process, curiosity, practicality, and honesty. They believe everyone can learn to be a successful cook and their mission is to test recipes over and over until they understand how and why they work, and arrive at the best version.

Click here to read more about Sourcebooks partnership with america's test kitchen

click here for america's test kitchen kids website

Bellewether Received a Starred Review from Shelf Awareness!

9/11/2018

We are excited to share that Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley has recevied a starred review from Shelf Awareness!

With meticulous research into a fascinating segment of colonial America, Bellewether is historical fiction at its best

Click here to read the full review.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and RITA award winner Susanna Kearsley is known for her meticulous research and exotic settings from Russia to Italy to Cornwall, which not only entertain her readers but give her a great reason to travel. Her writing has drawn comparisons to Mary Stewart, Daphne Du Maurier, and Diana Gabaldon. She won the coveted Romance Writers of America RITA Award for The Firebird, and hit the bestseller lists in the U.S. with The Winter Sea and The Rose Garden, both RITA finalists and winners of RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Other honors include National Readers’ Choice Awards, the prestigious Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, and finaling for the UK’s Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Her popular and critically-acclaimed books are available in translation in more than 20 countries and as audio books. She lives in Canada, by the shores of Lake Ontario.

Visit her online at susannakearsley.com or on Twitter @susannakearsley.

Trade Review Roundup: Week of September 10

9/10/2018

We are excited to share trade reviews across all of our imprints. Read below for all the details!

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is an IndieNext Pick!

9/7/2018

We are thrilled to announce that The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton is an IndieNext Pick for October!

Click here to learn more about the IndieNext list. Click here to see the American Booksellers Association's Indie Next List Preview.

This novel is so ingenious and original that it’s difficult to believe it’s Turton’s debut. Readers may be scratching their heads in delicious befuddlement as they work their way through this novel, but one thing will be absolutely clear: Stuart Turton is an author to remember. —Booklist, STARRED Review

STUART TURTON is a freelance journalist who lives in West London with his wife. Stuart is not to be trusted—in the nicest possible way. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is his first novel.

Click here to read Publishers Weekly's spotlight on Stuart and The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.

Click here to follow Stuart on twitter, @Stu_Turton.