June 2022 Newsletter

 

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Featured Publishing Professional: Wendy Wong
Featured Publishing Professional: Wendy Wong

Why book publishing

The original reason? I was sick of being a freelance journalist and wanted to find something in the editorial space that also came with a steady paycheck. As I was looking for full-time editorial jobs, book publishing came up over and over again and brought me back to those early days of weekly trips to the library, maxing out my borrowing limit and my mom’s, and immersing myself in different lives, worlds, and ideas from one book to another. I was (and still am) excited to be a part of that, working with smart, thoughtful, passionate writers, guiding them and their work through each step of the publishing process, and helping these books find the exact readers who want and need this in their lives. There are a lot of lows that can come with being in this industry, but reading a proposal or manuscript, falling in love, and wanting to run out and immediately tell everyone you know about it…

Wendy Wong (she/her) was a food writer for several years prior to her pivot into publishing. She worked at a small educational publishing company before joining HarperCollins, where she acquired titles for Harper and Harper Business such as The First, The Few, The Only by Deepa Purushothaman, a Financial Times business book of the month. She is currently an Associate Editor at Ballantine in Penguin Random House. Twitter: @wendyplacething

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Publishing Professionals Making Moves in the Industry

By Elizabeth Agyemang

  • Angeline Rodriguez has joined WME as an agent.

  • Janine Perez-La Sala has been promoted to Associate Marketing Director at Grand Central Publishing.

  • And a special shout-out to our secretary Claire Yee on her new role as senior editor for Ten Speed Press / 4 Color Books.

Congratulations to all!

 
 

Source of Knowledge Bookstore

By Elizabeth Agyemang

Source of Knowledge bookstore has been serving its community of Newark, NJ since 1992. What began as a bookstore has evolved into a community center that centers Black art, Black literature, culture, and community. They’ve created a space for young people to discover themselves amongst Source of Knowledge bookstore’s shelves, for students to dig deeper into Radical Black thought and for local Newark artist to gather in community and love.

Location: 867 Broad Street / Kenneth a. Gibson Blvd, Newark, New Jersey 07102

sourceofknowledgebookstore.com

By Jasmine Miranda

By Jasmine Miranda

People of Color in Publishing Burnout Panel

Last week, People of Color in Publishing hosted a panel about burnout in publishing featuring Faye Bi, Shelly Romero and Ely Mellet, moderated by Leila Siddiqui. Read about the event here

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People of Color in PublishingJune 2022 Newsletter