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People Roundup Late May, 2025

May 19, 2025

PEOPLE

At Simon & Schuster, Jonathan Merritt joined the imprint on May 12th as VP and executive editor, specializing in faith, religion and spirituality, reporting to Priscilla Painton. He was previously a literary agent at Christopher Ferebee Agency.

At Macmillan, Nellie Kurtzman has joined Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group as executive creative director of brand marketing.

At Penguin Random House, Chelsea Abdullah, formerly assistant marketing and publicity manager at Astra Books for Young Readers, has joined DK Books/Penguin Random House as children’s marketing manager. Matt Lamberti has joined Penguin Random House as SAP developer. Sylvie Frank, previously editorial director at Disney Hyperion, has joined Flamingo Books as senior executive editor. At Putnam Books, Melanie Fried has joined as executive editor. At Random House Children’s Books, Vivian Suchman has joined as editorial director of National Geographic Kids. Katie Moore has joined as executive editor of National Geographic Kids. Emily Fego has joined as associate editor of National Geographic Kids. Kathryn Robbins has joined Random House Children’s Books as senior designer for National Geographic Kids. At Delacorte Press, Britt Rubiano has joined as executive editor. Lisa Bosley has joined as director of marketing, licensed, and proprietary brands for National Geographic Kids. Eva Absher-Schantz has joined as executive director of art and design at National Geographic Kids. Angela Graven will lead the newly formed digital and regional print production team at Penguin Random House. Senior production manager, digital reprints Bernice McManus; production manager, digital print Amanda Crawford; and production manager, correctives Avi Bonime will report to Graven. Maddie Caldwell joined as executive editor of Random House, she was previously at Grand Central.

At Abrams, Julia Primavera has joined as production director. Rebecca Reisert has joined as senior production manager. Yenilet Rodriguez has joined as production associate.

At HarperCollins, Alli Grote Picard has joined Focus as senior editor.

At Bloomsbury, Evan Hansen-Bundy has joined as editor. He was previously associate editor at Algonquin Books.

At Ingram Content Group, Dr. Rajen Bhatt joined earlier this year as the new role of director of AI.

At Ploughshares Jenny Molberg was named editor-in-chief.

At Ignition Press, Scott Newman has joined as art director. Joe Campagna has joined as print manager.

At Fortress, Kathleen Gallagher Elkins has joined as acquisitions editor.

At Magnetic Press James Lowder has been named as its consulting editor.

At Commons Notions Press, Jeff Waxman, formerly a sales rep and a marketing consultant for independent publishers, has been named sales and marketing director. Emily Miller has joined as publicity director.

At Yarros Ink, Lizzy Mason, formerly publicity director at Entangled Publishing has joined as managing director.

At Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree Publishing, Nina Serafini has joined as sales assistant for Barnes & Noble, indie bookstores, Ingram, and Books A Million.

At Mad Cave, Charles Beacham has joined as editor.

At Wise Acre Comics Anthony Zicari has joined as editor-in- chief.

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In Agency News…

At Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Lucy Cleland has joined as VP and senior agent.

At Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, Gracie Freeman Lifschutz has been promoted to subsidiary rights associate and literary agent.

At Rights Factory, Matt Belford, formerly literary agent at New Leaf, as literary agent.

At Future of Agency, Sara Mehelic is promoted to marketing assistant. Genessee Floressantos has joined as a publicity specialist. Kelly Dasta has joined as marketing specialist. Naureen Nashid has joined as marketing specialist.

At Howland Literary, Ashlee MacCallum has joined as a junior agent.

At Lucinda Literary, Michael Kaler has joined as editorial coordinator. Previously he was an associate editor at Basic Books.

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PROMOTIONS

At Penguin Random House, Kate Renner has been promoted to senior art director at Viking, Philomel, and Flamingo. Kristen Pozzouli has been promoted to director of school and library marketing at DK Books/Penguin Random House. At Putnam Books Katie McKee was promoted to deputy director of publicity and Tarini Sipahimalani was promoted to associate editor. Lauren Morrow has been promoted to publicity manager. Sarah Thegeby has been promoted to senior publicity manager. Andy Craven has been promoted to senior director, reprint production, now heading adult and children’s book production. Associate director Sandra Bretnall will report to Craven.

At Hachette, Jen Graham has been promoted to senior managing editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

At Macmillan, Angela Tabor has been promoted to associate publicist at St. Martin’s Publishing Group.

At Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree, Elyse Vincenty and Allison Tarnofsky were promoted to senior marketing manager of trade.

At Soho Press, Lilly DeTaeye has been promoted to publicist.

At Watkins Media, Caroline Lambe has been promoted to head of marketing and publicity for adult trade.

At Zando, Julia McGarry has been promoted to senior publicist.

At Storehouse Voices, Isabela Alcantara has been promoted to publishing associate.

At Mad Cave Studios, Kristen Simon has been promoted executive editor at Nakama Press.

At Grove Atlantic, Jenny Choi has been promoted to associate publicist.

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DULY NOTED

Reported first by AP, President Trump has appointed, Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney and now Deputy Attorney General as acting Librarian of Congress. Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney general, is acting register of copyrights and director of the Copyright Office. Brian Nieves, a deputy chief of staff and senior counsel in Blanche’s office, was made acting assistant librarian of the Library of Congress.

The NYU Advanced Publishing Institute is now open for registration with a special early-bird rate. Designed for mid- to senior-level book publishing professionals, the program will take place in-person on New York University’s Greenwich Village campus, from January 5 through January 9, 2026. The full day executive education sessions will feature lectures, case studies, and workshops led by top publishing and media professionals, with an emphasis on management, leadership strategies, and consumer connections. The team at the NYU Center for Publishing,Writing, and Media, hosts of NYU API, are lining up an exciting roster of industry thought leaders. You can view highlights of API 2025 HERE. For questions, please reach out to nyu.api@nyu.edu.

Center for Fiction have filed for a union election with the RWDSU, according to a post from their social media, they “are forming a union to ensure that our voices are heard when decisions are made that impact us, and to ensure that we are compensated adequately as employees who live in one of the most expensive cities in the world.” Employees as of Friday, May 16th are awaiting for management to respond.

A reminder that the celebration of Mike Shatzkin’s life will convene on Thursday, May 22, from 5PM to 8pm, at The Prince George Ballroom. If planning to attend please rsvp to marthamoran@gmail.com.

Art dealer Larry Gagosian purchased Bookhampton from Carolyn Brody.

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EVENTS

May 20: 2025 International Booker Prize

May 22–June 1 Hey Festivals Wales in Hereford, UK

May 25–28 Tbilisi International Book Fair in Tbilisi, GE

May 28–June 1 Istanbul International Literature Festival in Istanbul, TR

June 3 US Book Show in New York, NY

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People Roundup, Early May, 2025

By PT Editors

May 5, 2025

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PEOPLE ROUNDUP

At Macmillan, Kim Lauber will join in the newly created role of SVP, consumer insights, marketing & analytics, on May 19. She will report to EVP, business development & strategy Alyssa Awe. Lauber was most recently VP of marketing at Abrams. Madeleine Merchant joins as VP of human resources. Justine LeCates has joined as SVP, trade finance. Marina Lerman has joined as senior tax manager. Frances Metzger has joined the field sales team as inside sales rep. William Plunkett has joined as national account manager, eBook sales. Bree Currier has joined as a contracts associate. Diarra Bell has joined as AI engineer.

At Penguin Random House, Lucile Culver has joined Portfolio and Penguin as director of marketing. Culver was previously associate director of marketing at Harper One.

At Bloomsbury, Lilith Dorko will join as senior editor for US politics. Alexandra Ludlow, formerly a publisher liaison and category manager at Barnes & Noble, has joined as senior national account manager. Jaclyn Sassa is now digital sales manager, managing all eBook and audiobook sales at Bloomsbury. She was previously Trade Sales Manager. Evan Hansen-Bundy has joined Bloomsbury as editor. He was previously associate editor at Algonquin Books.

At Sourcebooks, Corina Lupp has joined as associate art director. Catie Middleton has joined as production specialist. Renee Kahler has joined as production specialist. Christina Leaf has joined Bespoke Publishing as production editor. Jim Dickert has joined as senior accounting manager. Kristen Clawson has joined as managing editor. Pamela Jaffee, senior director of publicity and brand marketing is leaving.

At Entangled Publishing, Rebecca Heyman has joined as editorial director of Amara. Heyman was previously owner at Rebecca Faith Editorial.

At Zando, Nancy Trypuc will join as deputy director of marketing. She was most recently at Macmillan. Alyssa Garcia joins as marketing manager. She was most recently at Sourcebooks.

At Amazon Publishing, Emily Freidenrich has joined as an editor at Lake Union.

At August Books, Ause Abdelhaq will join as senior commissioning editor on May 6. He was previously a commissioning editor at Pan Macmillan.

At Open Road Integrated Media, Nicolette Kanceler has joined as staff accountant.

At Center for the Art of Translation, Alyson Sinclair will join as communications director, starting May 5. Previously, she was publisher of The Rumpus and found of the boutique literary publicity firm Nectar Literary.

At the American Booksellers Association (ALA), Cynthia Compton becomes president of the board. Jake Cumsky-Whitlock becomes co-vice president and Diane Carpriola becomes co-vice president and secretary. Raquel Roque will serve on the board.

At Independent Publishers Groups (IPG), Carolina Manrique has joined as new business development associate of international business.

Chrisalle Maida, formerly designer at Simon Kids, Simon & Schuster, is joining Candlewick Press as designer.

At Common Notions Press, Rebecca McCarthy is leaving for a reporting fellowship with Grist. Emily Miller is now the publicity manager, she was previously the manager at Greedy Reads in Baltimore, MD. Jeff Waxman becomes sales and marketing director. He was previously a sales rep and a marketing consultant for independent publishers.

At ReaderLink, Dylan Stovall has joined as equipment supervisor. Jeff Robinette has joined as warehouse supervisor. David Yeargan has joined as supervisor, equipment team. Maria Cavalacante Lima has joined as designer, Printers Row Publishing Group adult imprint.

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In Agency News…

At Donald Maass Literary Agency, Donald Haston has been promoted to assistant literary agent.

At Aevitas Creative Management, Rachel Anne Cantor joins as senior editor/associate agent. Cantor was previously VP of digital marketing at Harper’s magazine.

At Wave Literary, Bethany Saltman will join as both an agent and director of business strategy, partnering with CEO Rachel Neuman on the design and operations of Wave Studios, the agency’s “new educational and resource-rich wing”. Saltman founded book development agency Bookish and will continue to host the Bookish podcast. Jessica Larios-Zarate joins as assistant literary agent, supporting the agency and representing select fiction and nonfiction.

At Spencerhill Associates, Renee Runge has joined as associate agent.

At SteelWorks Literary, Julie Romeis Sanders has joined as an agent. Sanders was previously editor at Bloomsbury Children’s.

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PROMOTIONS

At Penguin Random House, Celina Sun has been promoted to associate editor. Jessica Davis has been promoted to associate publisher of Penguin Children’s. At Crown, Katie Berry has been promoted to associate editor. Travis Temple has been promoted to senior director of education distribution sales for children’s.

At Macmillan, the following promotions were made within Macmillan Audio: Drew Kilman has been promoted to associate director, publicity. Claire Beyette has been promoted to marketing manager. Emma West has been promoted to associate marketing manager. Briana Mangum has been promoted to marketing associate. Brooke Downey has been promoted to associate editor. Amanda Crimarco has been promoted to director of library marketing. Victoria Wallis has been promoted to senior director of digital distribution. Filip Uscilowicz has been promoted to senior data engineer of platform development. Melissa Rivas has been promoted to senior events associate of meeting services. Lauren Riebs has been promoted to associate managing editor of publishing operations. Kristoff Ramsamujh has been promoted to sales associate for client services and trade sales. David Parket has been promoted to senior director of rights management and trade contracts. Veena Vittal has been promoted to director of central analytics and platform development. Tiffanie Mueller has been promoted to senior manager of Amazon product and trade sales. Sunanda Movva has been promoted to principal data analyst of platform development. Mark Kent has been promoted to senior technical specialist, tech support. Kathleen McCutcheon Luppino has been promoted to national account manager of trade sales. Bhaskaran Mani has been promoted to lead data engineer of platform development. Christopher Leibold has been promoted to principal AI engineer for platform development. Kayla LaVallee has been promoted to associate director of e-commerce sales. Darlene Fernandes has been promoted to associate director of DEI. Ashley Burdin has been promoted to associate manager, digital production. Madi Burwell has been promoted to associate, communications. Maggie Byrd has been promoted to product manager, publishing workflow. Dylan Dobrenis has been promoted to senior manager, inventory on the supply chain team. Lisa Edgar has been promoted to manager, total rewards. David Garbedian has been promoted to senior associate, facilities. Maya Kaczor has been promoted to associate manager, digital distribution. Ebony Lane has been promoted to associate director, subrights and Samantha Havela has been promoted to domestic rights associate. Sabrina Boyle has been promoted to contracts associate. Paul Gudemann has been promoted to senior analyst, finance.

At Scholastic, Abigail Jordan has been promoted to associate publicist.

At Sourcebooks, Oliver Rosario has been promoted to technical support specialist II. Ronit Bulsara has been promoted to information systems asset operations technician. Rafik Dayem has been promoted to cybersecurity engineer II. Bob Lessard has been promoted to information systems security and operations manager. Jessica Thelander has been promoted to associate manager of production editorial. Siena Konscol has been promoted to associate director of publicity at Sourcebooks, Bloom Books, and Casablanca. Delaney Heisterkamp has been promoted to senior marketing and social media associate at Sourcebooks. Katia Herrera has been promoted to senior director of e-commerce and performance marketing. Sean Cohen has been promoted to senior director of performance marketing at Callisto.

At Bloomsbury, Jaclyn Sassa has been promoted to digital sales manager.

At Ingram Content Group, Marit Vagstad has been promoted to director of CoreSource. Amy Cox Williams has been promoted to VP of marketing.

At Entangled, Madison Pelletier has been promoted to editorial director of Mischief and Mayhem.

At David C. Cook, Jana Zachman has been promoted to president, as divisional president of publishing Chadd Miller moves into the role of chief operations officer.

At Watkins Media, Vikki Scott has been promoted to senior publicist and media strategist at Watkins, Datura, Angry Robot, Nourish, and Repeater. Amy Portsmouth has been promoted to senior marketing executive.

At ReaderLink, Kevin Thomas and René Cross have been promoted to demand planner 2.

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DULY NOTED

The AALA has announced that their standalone People of Publishing Conference will take place on September 17, in New York City. The event will focus on “the development, networking, and convening of agents, editors, and publishing professionals- the people who shape and sustain our industry”. Registration is open.

The Ink, a newsletter run by Anand Giridharadas, has launched a book club with a focus on democracy. Critic and editor Leigh Haber, who previously led Oprah’s Book Club, will lead the projects.

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EVENTS

Apr 24- May 12th

Buenos Aires Book Fair

Buenos Aires, ARG

May 5–11

Mass Kids Lit Fest

Northhampton, MA

May 7–17

Tehran International Book Fair

Tehran, IR

May 14–18

SleuthFest

St. Petersburg, FL

May 15–19

Turin International Book Fair

Turin, Italy

May 20

2025 International Booker Prize

May 22–June 1

Hey Festivals Wales

Hereford, UK

May 25–28

Tbilisi International Book Fair

Tbilisi, GE

May 28–June 1

Istanbul International Literature Festival

Istanbul, TR

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People Roundup, Late April, 2025

By PT Editors

April 21, 2025

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PEOPLE

At Penguin Random House, Iria Alvarez joins PRH Audio as VP, director, global audio strategy. She previously worked on the global strategy team. At Ballantine Books Group, Lizzie Poteet joins Dell as senior editor, reporting to editorial director Shauna Summers. At PRH Christian Publishing Group Nicole Grimes joins the creative services team as senior designer, adult jacket program. She was previously at Tyndale House. At Random House Children’s, Jasmine Daniel has joined as production associate. Most recently she was curation manager at Paramount.

At Simon & Schuster Bree Martinez has joined as publicity manager for Simon & Schuster Children’s. She was most recently a senior publicist at Crown Publishing Group. Ashtin Ballard has joined as publicity manager for Simon Element and Simon Acumen. Previously she was senior publicist at Fortier Public Relations. Ivy Quirk is joining Simon & Schuster as field account manager for the Northern California region, effective April 21. She was previously with Bookshop Santa Cruz for over 10 years. She will be taking over for Cheri Hickman, who is moving to the new role of new accounts and backlist specialist.

At Hachette Book Group, Kathleen Quinlan joins Little, Brown and Company as director of marketing, reporting to Kayleigh George.

Chronicle Books has shuttered Chronicle Chroma, its pop culture and visual arts imprint. According to reports from Publishers Lunch three employees associated with the imprint will be leaving.

At Abrams, Morgan Hillman has joined as senior sales director, indies, school & library, and wholesale. Grace Ball has joined as associate managing editor. Andy Weiner is now the director, indie bookstore channel and Ingram.

Andrew Smith will join Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree, as SVP and publisher. He previously was the SVP and publisher at Abrams Children’s. Sarah Howard Parker has joined as publicist. Parker previously worked as director of operations and outreach at the Boston Book Festival.

At Bloomsbury, Meghan McCullough has joined as an editor. She was previously at Inkyard Press.

At Open Road Jennifer Olsen will join as VP, managing editorial and publishing operations. She has been consulting with the company on workflow and metadata after 13 years at Penguin Random House scaling digital product, production, meta data and copy.

OverDrive has Renee Davenport joining the company’s first VP of education, leading OverDrive’s strategy to “expand digital access in schools, deepen engagement with educators, and support literacy outcomes for all students.” She was previously VP and general manager of education partnerships at Learning Ally.

At Publishing Perspectives Hannah Johnson is leaving her role as publisher for a role at Veristage. Johnson helped found Publishing Perspectives in 2009. Erin L. Cox will return to the publication to succeed Johnson as publisher. Cox will add this role to her current role as publisher of the Words & Money.

At the University of North Carolina Press, senior executive editor Mark Simpson-Vos will retire on June 30, after 27 years at the press. Matthew Somoroff will join as project editor on May 5.

At Bookends Ana Ban has joined as global rights director.

Neal Thompson has joined as publisher of Orion Magazine, . He is an author, journalist, editor, and literary arts founder. Donovan Arthen, who has been serving as interim executive director for the last year, will remain on staff and return to his previous role as chief of finance, operations.

At AAP Lucy Grace Noyola has joined as deputy general counsel, reporting to Terry Hart. She was at the Department of Justice, where she led IP trials on behalf of federal agencies. Prior to that, she was counsel at Oppenheim + Zebrak.

At Andrew McMeel Publishing Kate Zimmerman has joined as executive editor. She was previously executive editor at Union Square Books.

Two Dollar Radio was acquired by Seven Stories Press and will continue to run as an imprint. Two Dollar Radio co-founder Eric Obenauf joins Seven Stories as publisher of the imprint. Co-founder Eliza Wood Obenauf will work on special projects. Penguin Random House Distribution will sell and distribute in the US, Canada, and globally, starting Jan 1, 2026, moving from Ingram. Brett Gregory will become the publicity and marketing coordinator of the imprint and select Seven Stories titles.

At The Censored Press, Andy Lee Roth becomes editor-at-large, for Project Censored, focused on producing the annual State of the Free Press and developing new titles for Project Censored’s imprint. Mischa Geracoulis has been named managing editor of the Project and of the Censored Press imprint.

At Grove Atlantic Sophie Pugh-Sellers has joined as assistant editor, working with George Gibson and Peter Blackstock. She was previously a literary agent at The Gernert Company.

At Oxford University Press, Morgan Jones has joined as editor in politics. She was previously at Bloomsbury.

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In Agency News…

At Azantian Literary Agency Shelly Romero joins as associate agent. She was previously the senior editor at ChooseCo.

At the Grand Agency, Elisabet Brannstrom has joined as literary agent. Previously she was a consultant at Daniela Schlingmann Literary Scouting.

The Waxman Literary Agency has changed its name to WLA Books. Susan Canavan has been named editorial director, agent and Ashley Lopez has been named director of subsidiary rights, agent.

Writers House has promoted Sasha Landauer to agent.

The Unter Agency Krista Van Dolzer has joined as literary agent. She has been a middle grade novelist and query contest host.

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PROMOTIONS

At Penguin Random House, Carly James and Annie Odders have been promoted to assistant editor at Berkley.

At Simon & Schuster, Savannah Breckenridge has been promoted to marketing manager at Saga Press.

At HarperCollins Sophia Kaufman has been promoted to associate editor for Harper and Harper Perennial.

Macmillan Publishers has promoted Giselle Gonzalez to senior publicist at Tor Publishing Group.

At Harlequin, Stacy Boyd has been promoted to executive editor. Kathryn Lye has been promoted to senior editor, Harlequin Heartwarming. Charlotte Ellis has been promoted to senior editor, Harlequin Romance and Medical Romance. Former senior editor of those series, Sheila Hodgson, will be focusing on author management. Erin Toma has been promoted to associate editor. Katixa Espinoza has been promoted to assistant editor for Harlequin Special Edition.

At Sourcebooks the following editorial promotions were made: Shana Drehs was promoted to VP, editorial director for Sourcebooks Landmark and Sourcebooks Nonfiction. Christa Desir was promoted to VP, editorial director for Bloom Books and Sourcebooks Romance, and Anna Michels was promoted to senior editorial director of Sourcebooks Nonfiction and Poisoned Pen Press. Mary Altman was promoted to assistant editorial director, Sourcebooks Casablanca, Jenna Jankowski was promoted to assistant editorial director, Poisoned Pen Press, and MJ Johnson was promoted to assistant editorial director.

At Abrams, Natasha Martin has been promoted to publicity director, food & lifestyle. Laura Dozier has been promoted to editorial director, food & drink, for the adult division. Talia Behrend-Wilcox has been promoted to director, subsidiary rights, brands, and audio. Beatriz Milander has been promoted to school & library marketing coordinator. Darilyn Carnes has been promoted to art director. Heesang Lee has been promoted to senior director. Micah Fleming has been promoted to art director, children’s. Madeline Morales has been promoted to designer, children’s. Jodi Wong has been promoted to assistant managing editor. Bethany Favolise has been promoted to assistant editor, calendars.

At Open Road MacKenzie Stuart has been promoted to senior editor on the content team. She will be taking over the management of Early Bird Books site content, The Reader newsletter, and continuing to oversee The Archive .

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DULY NOTED

As of April 8, Publishers Weekly is now charging $25 for every book submitted for review consideration, unless publishers purchase a license starting at $950.

Children’s author Jean Van Leeuwen, best known for her Oliver Pig series, died at 87 following a battle with cancer.

Founder of the Lerner Publishing Group, Harry Lerner, died at 93. He retired in 1998, and his son, Adam Lerner has been the publisher and CEO since.

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EVENTS

April 25th

BISG Annual Meeting

Apr 23-27th

Eurasian International Book Fair

Astana, Kazakhstan

Apr 24-27th

Calgary Expo

Calgary, AB, CAN

Apr 24- May 12th

Buenos Aires Book Fair