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| Pete Mulvihill | |
The Watermark Agency has hired Pete Mulvihill, longtime co-owner of Green Apple Books, San Francisco, Calif., as an agent. (He continues at Green Apple.) He will represent a range of authors in all categories, "driven by genuine curiosity, deep connections in the book world, and a bold, heartfelt belief in the power of compelling storytelling," the agency said. His first deal involves a children's board book, ABC Dim Sum by Karen Wong, sold to Penguin Workshop.
Mulvihill is a former board member of the American Booksellers Association and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (now part of CALIBA). Throughout his more than 30 years at Green Apple, he has "strived to bring attention to small press, indie and self-published books," Watermark continued. "His expertise as a bookseller is grounded in personal, hands-on experience and an unwavering enthusiasm for both literary and bestselling authors."
Other recent hires by Watermark include Lynn Grady as v-p and agent based in New York City. She has been senior v-p and deputy publisher at William Morrow, publisher of Dey Street Books, and group publisher at Chronicle Books. She will represent projects across every category and genre and is championing bold new voices and unexpected ideas in both fiction and nonfiction.
Lily McMahon has joined Watermark as literary associate based in San Francisco. McMahon was most recently an assistant editor at Bloomsbury Publishing in London and plans to work with nonfiction authors addressing big-picture questions concerning morality and well-being as well as contemporary social, political, and economic issues.