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People Round Up, Early May, 2025

May 5, 2025

PEOPLE

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- 11th

Mass Kids Lit Fest

Northhampton, MA

May 7-17th

Tehran International Book Fair

Tehran, IR

May 14-18th

SleuthFest

St. Petersburg, FL

May 15-19th

Turin International Book Fair

Turin, Italy

Tuesday, May 20

2025 International Booker Prize

May 22nd-June 1st

Hey Festivals Wales

Hereford, UK

May 25-28th

Tbilisi International Book Fair

Tbilisi, GE

May 28th-June 1st

Istanbul International Literature Festival

Istanbul, TR

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People Round Up, 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

Buenos Aires, ARG

Apr 28-29th

Bogota International Book Fair

Bologna, ITA

Apr 29-30th

ECPA Leadership Summit

Nashville, TN

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People Round Up, Early April, 2025

By PT Editors

April 7, 2025

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PEOPLE

Penguin Random House: Mallory Loehr will become president of Random House Children’s Books on May 1, reporting to CEO Nihar Malaviya. Loehr will also join the PRH US Leadership Team. Loehr, who is currently SVP, Publisher of the division, succeeds Barbara Marcus, who will step down after 13 years as president and publisher.

Kate Medina, EVP, associate publisher, and executive editorial director of Random House will retire at the end of June. She joined the imprint in 1985 after starting her career as an editorial assistant at Doubleday.

Laura Barker, VP and publisher of Penguin Random House Christian, will step down on April 15 after 22 years with the company. Editorial director Madison Trammel, executive editor Sarah Rubio, Ink & Willow VP, executive editor Susan Tjaden, and manager, publishing operations Bridget Baxter will report to PRH Christian SVP, publisher Campbell Wharton.

Casey Neumann has joined Penguin Random House as senior managing editor. Most recently, he was at What on Earth Publishing. Meg Conover has joined as senior editor, licensed publishing. Most recently she was director, licensing and content at Sesame Workshop. At Crown, Peter Joseph will join as VP, editorial director, fiction, reporting to Amy Einhorn, SVP & publisher, fiction and starting April 22. He was most recently the founding editorial director of Hanover Square Press.

At Hachette Book Group, Agustina Casal joined as VP of online and digital sales. She was previously at Ingram. Sales VP Rich Tullis will be retiring after more than 30 years with the company. He will stay on through April.

Simon & Schuster, Claire Gamble has joined as a national account manager selling to Amazon. She was previously part of the digital & online sales team at Hachette.

At Macmillan, Katharina Gadow has joined as national account manager. Allison Gervais has joined the production team as associate director, custom publications. Ryan Munson recently joined as SVP, finance operations. Andrew Jacobs has joined as associate general counsel. Christine Marra has joined as associate director, production editorial.

Yale University Press announced that Niko Pfund will become director on July 1, succeeding John Donatich, who is retiring after 22 years at the press. Pfund is currently global academic publisher and president of the US division of Oxford University Press, where he has worked for the past two decades.

Scholastic: Olivia Lusk has joined as publicist. She was previously at Page Street.

At Entangled, Sarah Guan has joined as editorial director of Red Tower. Guan was formerly publisher at Erewhon Books. Erin Lowrey has joined as experiential marketing director. She was previously events experiential lead at Apple.

Nosy Crow announced that Katie Cunningham has joined as publisher, reporting to president John Mendelson. She was most recently senior VP, editorial and associate publisher at Candlewick Press until stepping away in late 2024.

At Norton Young Readers, Sarah Alpert joins as senior editor reporting to publisher Simon Boughton. She was formerly editor at Algonquin Books for Young Readers.

Bloomsbury PLC: Heather Rabbatts will join the board on April 14 as a non-executive director. She will serve on the audit, remuneration and nominating committees.

At HarperCollins Christian division, Zondervan Books, Rachel Shaver joins as VP of marketing. Most recently, she worked at City On A Hill Productions and Lifeway Christian Resources.

Abrams announced that Hanna Day-Tenerowicz has joined as senior designer, adult design. Jason Orlando joins as director of backlist and e-commerce. He was previously director of brand & digital shelf management at Acosta Group.

At Sourcebooks, Eliana Torres has joined as corporate attorney. Annabelle Harsch has joined as associate production editor. Mary Wheelehan has joined as associate production editor. Aubrey Clemans has joined as publicist for Sourcebook’s Landmark. Laurel Stokes has joined as strategic project manager. Catie Gilhooly has joined as associate production editor. Amanda German has joined as manager, gift sales. Emma Matuska has joined as legal/corporate associate.

Chronicle Books has named Brittany McInerney as publishing director for the Chronicle Books Art & Entertainment group.

Center for Fiction elected two new members to its Board of Directors: Jacquelynn Kerubo Osoro and Simon & Schuster senior editor Yahdon Israel.

New World Library, editorial director Georgia Hughes is retiring after 26 years. Jason Gardner will succeed her as editorial director. Noelle Armstrong has joined as acquisitions editor and will report to Gardner.

Globe Pequot acquired Waterford Press from its co-founder, Jill Kavanaugh on April 1. Additionally, the company’s sales and distribution will transfer from NBN to Simon & Schuster effective September 1.

Ingram Content Group: Jacqueline Sells joins as VP of sales and business development, international, leading Ingram’s Lighting Source business for all markets outside of North America. She was previously sales director at DK UK. Sells succeeds David Taylor who has held the role since 2003 and is retiring in June.

BOOM! Studios, Andy Schmidt will join as editor-in-chief, starting April 7. He was most recently director of IP development and brand design at Hasbro. Lily Kessinger has joined as editor. She was previously at Clarion Books. Olivia Dontsov has joined as managing editor. She was most recently at Astra Publishing House.

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In Agency News…

Eric Smith has launched a new agency, Neighborhood Literary. Rebecca Podos, previously at Rees Literary, joins as senior agent. Donovan Levin joins as associate agent.

At Rights Factory, Jes Trudel has been promoted to associate agent. Kate Moody has been promoted to assistant agent.

Westwood Creative Artists: Geffen Semach joins as literary agent, representing both fiction and nonfiction. She was previously the publishing coordinator for audiobooks at Penguin Random House Canada.

Assembled Media: Greg Ferguson has joined as VP, executive editor of literary IP. He was previously SVP, head of publishing at 3BlackDot and editorial director at Full Fathom Five.

Franklin & Siegal Associates has been appointed US scout for business and self-help publisher Reverté Mangement/REM in the Spanish language.

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PROMOTIONS

Penguin Random House: at Portfolio/Thesis/Sentine, Megan McCormack has been promoted to editor. Megan Wenerstrom has been promoted to associate editor. Anu Roy-Chaudhury joins as associate editor. She was previously at Public Affairs. Stefanie Brody has been promoted to executive publicist. Heather Faulls has been promoted to senior marketing manager. At Random House Children’s, Cindy Johnson has been promoted to executive managing editor. Emily Hoffman has been promoted to managing editor. Kari Webb has been promoted to associate managing editor. At Penguin Press, Lauren Lauzon has been promoted to assistant director of marketing. At Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Mark Abrams is promoted to art director, Vintage Books. Ariel Harari is promoted to designer.

Hachette Books Group, Juliana Nador has been promoted to assistant editor for Union Square & Co..

Disney Publishing: Jennifer Levesque has been promoted to deputy publisher. Adam Wilson has been promoted to editorial director, Hyperion Avenue. Rachel Stark has been promoted to senior editor. Olivia Zavitson and Elias Kotsis have been promoted to assistant editor. Monique Diman-Riley has been promoted to VP, sales & retail strategy.

At Macmillan Publishers, the following were promoted at Macmillan’s Children’s Publishing Group,Mary Van Akin has been promoted executive director of school & library marketing. Lauren Wengrovitz has been promoted to marketing manager. Jacob Sammon has been promoted to assistant managing editor. Sarah Gompper has been promoted to senior production editor. Hayley O’Brion has been promoted to associate managing editor. Kelly Markus has been promoted to associate, production editorial. Ebony Lane has been promoted to associate director, subsidiary rights.Emilia Sowersby has been promoted to associate editor at Roaring Brook Press. Kate Meltzer has been promoted to executive editor at Roaring Brook Press. Molly Ellis has been promoted to SVP of publicity. Carina Licon has been promoted to associate editor at Holt Children’s. Julia Bianchi, Abby Granata, and Meg Sayre have been promoted to associate designer. Naomi Silverio has been promoted to designer. At Celadon, Ryan Doherty has been named VP, editor in chief. Christine Mykityshyn has been named executive director of publicity.

At Holt, Catryn Silbersack has been promoted to publicity manager. At St Martin’s Publishing Group, Michael Storrings has been promoted to SVP, executive creative director. Lauren Riebs has been promoted to associate managing editor. Meghan Harrington has been promoted to senior publicity manager. Kelly South has been promoted to associate publicist. Lance Ehlers has been promoted to senior designer. Marissa Sangiacomo has been promoted to director, marketing & advanced reader engagement. Amelia Beckerman has been promoted to manager, marketing. Kejana Ayala has been promoted to associate manager, marketing. Althea Mignone has been promoted to associate, marketing. Kelly Stone has been promoted to associate editor. Samantha Havela has been promoted to domestic rights associate. At Tor Publishing Group, Alexis Saarela has been promoted to director of publicity. Laura Etzkorn has been promoted to publicity manager. Libby Collins has been promoted to publicity manager. Mal Frazier has been promoted to assistant editor. Stephanie Sirabian has been promoted to director of advertising and promotion. Megan Barnard has been promoted to creative director, advertising and promotion. Amy Sefton has been promoted to manager, design. Valeria Castorena has been promoted to marketing associate. At FSG, Milo Walls has been promoted to editor. Sophie Albanis has been promoted to production editor. Caitlin Cataffo has been promoted to marketing manager. Sarah Haeckel has been promoted to senior publicist, Picador.

HarperCollins: Mike Bzozowski has been promoted to assistant general counsel. Alexa Frank has been promoted to editor at HarperVia.

The Globe Pequot Publishing Group has promoted its longtime chief operating officer, Bob Marsh, to president.

Sourcebooks: Keri Haddrill has been promoted to associate national account manager.

At Chronicle Books, Claire Gilhuly has been promoted to editor, food & lifestyle. Sara Stemen has been promoted senior managing editor, Princeton Architectural Press. Maddy Wong has been promoted to editor, art & entertainment. Ailyn Pambid has been promoted to marketing coordinator. Tracey Vega has been promoted to associate director of sales, mass market. Zora Driscoll has been promoted to associate manager, subrights. Kathryn Libertini has been promoted to sales coordinator, key accounts. Sophia Fox has been promoted to sales coordinator, independent specialty. Angela Maclean has joined as senior manager, distribution clients. Eve Brodsly has been promoted to sales & marketing enablement project manager. Jocelyn Shratter has been promoted to sales & marketing enablement coordinator. Rachel Gelenius has been promoted to senior studio coordinator. Serena Nguyen has been promoted to contracts and permissions coordinator.

Page Street Publishing has promoted Jane Horowitz to associate director of publicity and marketing for kids and YA.

Independent Publishers Group: Brad Fish has been promoted to library & education sales manager. Travis Hale has been promoted to field sales manager. Mai Yang has been promoted to associate staff accountant. Julianne Ziegenhorn has been promoted to digital production coordinator. Natalie Fry has been promoted to senior operations specialist. Stefani Szenda has been promoted to marketing manager. Shantel Butler has been promoted to customer service coordinator. Ashley Santucci has been promoted to operations coordinator.

At Entangled, Molly Majumder has been promoted to distribution and production manager, all imprints.

At Oxford University Press, Gabriel Kachuck has been promoted to acquisition editor, politics.

At Bloomsbury, Kei Nakatsuka has been promoted to associate editor at Bloomsbury Children’s. Hannah Bowe has been promoted to production editor.

Abrams, Denise LaCongo has been promoted to director, production. Larry Pakarek has been promoted to senior manager, production. Erin Vanderveer has been promoted to director, production, Abrams Children’s.

Holiday House and Peachtree: Melanie McMahon Ives has been promoted to production director. At Neal Porter Books, Tova Seltzer has been promoted to assistant editor.

New World Library has promoted Kim Corbin to publicity director.

Dreamscape Media has promoted Kassara Meek to senior manager, acquisitions and Stepha Poulin to editorial associate.

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DULY NOTED

The Aspen Literary Festival has announced its inaugural three-day headliners including: Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Lewis, Kevin Kwan, Leigh Bardugo, Bonnie Garmus, V.E. Schwab, Jasmine Guillory, Nathan Hill, and Victor LaValle. The festival will be presented by Book of the Month on September 26-28, 2025.

Dominique Raccah has been named the recipient of Book Industry Study Group’s Sally Dedeck Award for Lifetime Service. The award will be presented at BISG’s annual meeting on April 25.

Emma Lowe will become director of the London Book Fair, starting in July. Lowe was most recently head of events at Harper UK. She succeeds Adam Ridgway, who is retiring. Previous LBF director Gareth Rapley, now interim portfolio director, will oversee the Fair until July.

Virginia Norey, 68, who worked in publishing for 40 years, most recently as associate director of art & design at Random House, died on March 28. Her career began at Penguin Books in 1997, and she eventually moved to Bantam Dell.

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EVENTS

Apr 9-13th

Quebec International Book Fair

Quebec City, CAN

Apr 17-20th

Unbound Book Festival

Columbia, MO

Apr 22nd-24th

Prince George’s Festival of Literary Arts

Upper Marlboro, MD

Apr 24- May 12th