Georgia Garrett to leave A P Watt

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 17:31 Zadie Smith's literary agent Georgia Garrett has left A P Watt for Rogers, Coleridge & White on the eve of Frankfurt Book Fair. Georgia Garrett joined A P Watt in September 2000 and was deputy managing director. Before that she ran Andrew Wylie's London office, having been editorial director at Picador. At RCW she will join former Picador publisher Peter Straus, as well as David Miller. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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