Publishing Trends

People Round Up, Mid November, 2024

November 18, 2024

PEOPLE

Andrea Walker has joined the Harper Group as VP, executive editor, acquiring literary fiction, commercial crossover fiction, and suspense, as well as select narrative nonfiction and memoirs. Walker was previously the VP and executive editor at Random House.

At HarperCollins, Odette Fleming, previously assistant director of marketing for Harmony Books and Rodale Books, has joined the Morrow Group as associate director of marketing. Erin Merlo has joined the Morrow Group as senior marketing manager.

Grove Atlantic has announced that VP, associate publisher Judy Hottensen will step down on January 1st, 2025.

Hachette Book Group sees Jennifer Goddard join as senior director of communications. She was most recently director of marketing and communications at St. John’s University. Gabrielle Gambrell joined Hachette as SVP, Chief Communications Officer in August of 2024.

At Simon & Schuster, Julia Ashley Romero has joined S&S’s Children’s Publishing as digital marketing assistant. Sarah Yamshita has joined Beach Lane Books as editorial assistant; she was previously project editor at Oxford University Press.

Ariana Abad has joined Penguin Random House as a publicist at Berkley. She was formerly associate publicist at Bloomsbury. Elizabeth Lynch, formerly editor at Disney Publishing Worldwide, has joined Penguin Young Readers as senior editor.

At Abrams, Melissa Orilia has been named CFO, starting November 18th, reporting to president and CEO Mary McAveney. She will oversee finance, IT, and data operations. She was previously controller at GroupM, and prior to that was controller at Cohm & Wolfe.

Phaidon Press announced that CEO Keith Fox will step down at the end of the year. He has been with the company since 2014. Elizabeth Keene has joined as senior editor at Monacelli. She was previously associate editorial director at Thames & Hudson.

At Wattpad, Aron Levitz has been named co-president of Wattpad, while remaining president of Wattpad Webtoon Studios. Levitz will lead alongside co-president KB Nam, both will report to founder and COO of Webtoon Entertainment Junkoo Kim. Sabena Singh has joined as public relations lead.

At Quirk Books, Jhanteigh Kupihea has resigned as president and publisher and will leave the company on December 31st. She will be taking a sabbatical from publishing. Founder and chairman David Borgenicht returns to his role as president effective immediately and will serve as interim publisher.

Oxford University Press sees Maria Metzler, formerly acquisitions editor at Penn State University Press, join Hendrickson Publishers as acquisitions editor and can be contacted at mmetzler@hendrickson.com

Kensington Publishing sees Ericka McIntyre join as Western editor.

Shaelyn McDaniel joins Candlewick Press as senior digital marketing manager.

Alynn Rusell is leaving Nosy Crow where she was marketing manager and can be contacted at russell.alynn@gmail.com.

BINC Foundation has Mary O’Malley join as program coordinator.

Rasheeda Saka joins as assistant editor at Seven Stories Press.

At Deep Vellum & Dalkey Archive Press, Nadine Santoro is joining as publicity director. Santoro was previously the publicity and events coordinator at Feminist Press.

At FMcM, Annabel Robinson, previously publicity director at Bloomsbury and Welbeck, has rejoined as communications director.

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In Agency News…

Howland Literary has Rebecca Angus join as agent.

Root Literary has Jessica Saint Jean join as an agent. She was previously at Jill Grinberg Literary Management.

Georgia Bodnar has launched Noyan Literary, a boutique literary agency that focuses on both fiction and nonfiction. She was previously an agent at UTA after working in editorial for Viking Press.

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PROMOTIONS

At Simon & Schuster, Natasha Puetz has been promoted to assistant manager of subsidiary rights at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Andrea Welch has been promoted to editorial director at Beach Lane Books and Daniella Collins has been promoted to associate editor.

HarperCollins has promoted Katie Tull to director of integrated marketing and analytics for the Morrow Group and HarperCollins Children’s. Cat Clyne has been promoted to senior editor at Canary Street Press and Graydon House.

At Penguin Random House, Ellen Whitaker has been promoted to marketing manager at Knopf. Todd Portnowitz has been promoted to senior editor. Wendy Wong has been named editor at Bantam Books. She was previously associate editor at Ballantine.

Macmillan Publishers has promoted Vanessa Aguirre to editor at St. Martin’s Publishing Group. Maxine Charles has been promoted to associate editor.

Scholastic has promoted Melanie Wann to associate manager of trade sales. Sydney Niegos has been promoted to associate marketing manager for middle grade. Matt Poulter has been promoted to associate director of Graphix marketing. Victoria Velez has been promoted to associate publicist. Annie Krege has been promoted to sales coordinator of national accounts. Jennifer Rivera has been promoted to library and education sales coordinator. Abby McAden has been promoted to associate publisher and senior director. Jody Corbett has been promoted to executive editor. Maya Marlette has been promoted to senior editor. Anjali Bisaria has been promoted to assistant editor. Renée Levy has been promoted to advertising analyst. Zoe Kelley has been promoted to marketing coordinator.

At Cambridge University Press, Michael Baron has been promoted to deputy head of sales. Alex Beguin has been promoted to sales manager.

Sourcebooks has promoted Audrey Baresella to senior communications marketing manager. Anthony Feliciano has been promoted to database administrator.

ReaderLink has promoted Mimi Oey to senior production manager. Bethany Roberts has been promoted to senior category manager. Jean Westcott has been promoted to senior sales manager. Kathyn Chipinka Dalby has been promoted to director of business development and custom publishing. Alicia Garcia has been promoted to senior director of product management. Andi Landes has been promoted to VP of publishing operations and inventory management. Jeremy Schubert has been promoted to director of fulfillment planning.

Candlewick Press has promoted Julia Ottaviani to contracts and royalties coordinator. Taylor Mobley has been promoted to graphic production specialist at Candlewick.

Chronicle Books has promoted Annabella Oh to associate director of trade sales. Olivia Monical has been promoted to trade sales coordinator.

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DULY NOTED

As has been widely reported, publishing consultant and industry observer Mike Shatzkin, who was respected, beloved and, now, mourned by many, died on November 7th after a battle with lymphoma.

Bruce Degen, author and illustrator, best known for his work on the Magic School Bus picture book series, died on November 7th after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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EVENTS

Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago

Nov 10-19th

Santiago, CL

Nov 20-24th

Vienna International Book Fair

Vienna, AT

Salon du livre de Montréal

Nov 27- Dec 1

Montreal, CAN

Guadalajara International Book Fair

Nov 30- Dec 8th

Guadalajara, MEX

Posted in Book View • Tagged Abrams, Barnard College, Beach Lane Books, Berkley, BINC Foundation, Bloomsbury, Cambridge University Press, Canary Street Press, Candlewick Press, children's publishing, Chronicle Books, Columbia University, Deep Vellum & Dalkey Archive Press, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Feminist Press, FMcM, Graphix, Graydon House, Grove Atlantic, Hachette Book Group, Harmony Books, HarperCollins, HarperCollins Children’s, Hendrickson Publishers, Howland Literary, Jill Grinberg Literary Management, Kensington Publishing, Macmillan Publishers, Monacelli, Morrow Group, Nosy Crow, Noyan Literary, Oxford University Press, Penguin Random House, Penguin Young Readers, Penn State University Press, Phaidon Press, Publishing Group, Quirk Books, Readerlink, Rodale Books, Root Literary, Scholastic, Seven Stories Press, Simon & Schuster, simon & schuster children's publishing, Sourcebooks, St. John’s University, Thames & Hudson, UTA, Viking Press, Wattpad, Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Webtoon Entertainment, Welbeck

Publishing’s Publishers and Pundits

By Lorraine Shanley

November 4, 2024

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Publishers and pundits

There’s a cornucopia of newsletters, blogs and podcasts available to publishers, authors, and book people, so we asked those who follow the industry what they actually read. Publishers Lunch and Publishers Weekly (PW), both of which have free daily newsletters as well as paid subscriptions, were cited by many, but after that a lot depends on your interests (Marketing! Tech! Fiction!), where you go for content and, of course, what – if anything – you’re willing to pay.

In the paid category, other than PW and Publishers Marketplace is Jane Friedman’s The Hot Sheet, a valuable compilation of advice (mostly for authors), news, surveys and opinion pieces. Ann Kjellberg’s BookPost is a subscription-based blog where famous authors post book reviews. Author and LitHub regular Maris Kreizman has been writing The Maris Review about books and publishing since earlier this year; a paid subscription includes author interviews and conversations, and there’s also a podcast on Apple.

Mark William, Editor in Chief of the New Publishing Standard, posts A View From the Beach on LinkedIn. It usually (but not always) focuses on international publishing, and always has a distinct point of view. Publishing Perspectives, a Frankfurt Book Fair publication that is edited by the multitalented Porter Anderson, also offers articles on global publishing.

For readers interested in tech and especially AI, Thad McIlroy’s The Future of Publishing is a go-to, as is Kathy Sandler’s newsletter Technology Innovation Publishing. Ethan Mollick’s One Useful Thing is less content- and more AI-oriented, but very worthwhile reading if interested in different AI models and where they’re heading.

There are newsletters devoted to a range of categories, written by experts like agent Sally Ekus’s Substack newsletter, Not So Secret Agent, which touts itself as “insider info on the nuances of publishing. . .seasoned generously with industry resources from a cookbook agent,” which includes interviews and, no surprise, behind-the-scenes scoops about cooking and cookbooks. Marketer Rebecca Ritchey’s blog, EatingBooks started as a project focusing on food in literature, but has grown to include movies and more.

It’s sometimes hard to say what Kill Your Darlings by former Director of Publicity and Media Relations at Knopf / current communications strategist Paul Bogaards is about (sometimes publishing), but it can be absorbing and amusing at times.

PR veteran Kathleen Schmidt’s, Publishing Confidential is an always fresh potpourri of news, opinions and topics/links of interest to book publishing professionals.

Atria’s Morgan Pager has a blog, NYCBookGirl, with writing and reading recommendations and, of course, there’s LitGirl, which offers “curated literary conversations as well as some deep dives into more philosophical subjects surrounding authors and celebrity.

Numerous authors have websites and blogs where they publish thought pieces and advice, but Ann Patchett posts as a bookseller, with interviews, reviews and anecdotes on the Parnassus Books blog.

Jeff Yamanguchi’s blog focuses on “doable takeaways” in marketing a book: Book Publishing Brick by Brick. And Shelf Awareness is must-reading for those interested in the retail side, as well as what’s pubbing and selling.

There are dozens of podcasts, most focused on self-publishing. Inside Publishing, hosted by the Society of Young Publishers, offers advice to those new(ish) to publishing from industry experts. The Open Road Podcast, new podcast from Open Road Integrated Media that features interviews with authors and industry notables.

And the list goes on, and on.

Tell us what you like, especially if it focuses on publishing and books (and isn’t pitching something too hard), and we’ll try to include it in a future roundup.

Special thanks to Julie Blattberg for her editing of this article.

Posted in Featured Articles • Tagged A View From the Beach, BookPost, Eating Books, Hot Sheet, Inside Publishing, Kathy Sandler, Kill Your Darlings, LitGirl, Not So Secret Agent, NYC Book Girl, One Useful Thing, Parnassus Books, Publishing Perspectives, The Future of Publishing, The Maris Review, The Open Road Podcast

People Round Up, Early November, 2024

By PT Editors

November 4, 2024

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PEOPLE

At Penguin Random House’s Ten Speed Press, GB Tran has joined as designer. Barbara Fillon has joined the PRH author development team as VP, director of media, author development.

As part of RBmedia’s acquisition, this week Dreamscape has laid-off several people across 10 positions. Further details have yet to be disclosed.

At Simon & Schuster, Stuart Roberts, formerly executive editor at Dey Street Books, has joined as VP, executive editor and special projects. Katherine Nintzel will join as VP, editorial director of Atria Books on November 11th. She was previously with the William Morrow Group for the past 20 years, most recently as VP, editorial director, fiction for Mariner Books.

Hachette has made the following announcements: Fia Senesie has joined Little,Brown and Company as studio manager. June Park has joined as art director, previously she was senior designer at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Keith Hayes has joined as senior art director, he was previously creative director at Flatiron Books.

PEN America announced that CEO Suzanne Nossel is leaving to become the new president and CEO at Freedom House. Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf are being promoted to co-CEOs.

At Macmillan Publishers, Andrew Faber has joined as academic marketing associate. Brittany Hazelwood has joined as assistant general counsel, legal.

Sourcebooks sees Kate Boggs join as associate director, subsidiary rights. Kimi Loughlin joins as regional indie sales manager: New England. Sophie Juhlin joins as inside sales manager. Pamela Bobowicz joins as editor for Callisto. Emma Bagnall joins as digital marketing associate. Henry Holt sees Abigail Novak join as associate director of publicity. She was formerly at Scribner.

Ingram Content Group sees Sree Ravela has joined as Vice President of Fulfillment Systems. He was previously at Bridgestone Americas.

Black + White has announced founder and executive publisher Campbell Brown will leave the company this month.

At Abrams, Amy Vinchesi has joined as managing editor. Chris Ryall has joined ComicArts as editor-at-large and Justin Lee join as systems support technician.

At Ulysses Press, Brian McLendon has joined as VP of marketing and publisher of Velopress imprint; previously he was the former VP and associate publisher and marketing director at Grand Central Publishing.

At Zando, Sam Mitchell has joined as director of publicity.

Chronicle Books sees Isabel Hinchiff join as assistant editor.

Eerdman Publishing Company sees Alana Pedalino join Eerdmans Books for Young Readers as marketing associate.

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In Agency News…

Georgia Bodnar has launched her own agency Noyan Literary. She was previously with UTA.

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PROMOTIONS

Penguin Random House has launched the Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group and will now comprise Waterbrook, Multinomah, Image, and Forum. Campbell Wharton will take over as SVP, publisher of the new group. He will report to CFO Michael Sansigre. Tina Constable will take on the new role of EVP, business development and also report to Sansigre.

Penguin Random House will now have the Convergent imprint join Harmony and Rodale. Convergent editorial director Derek Reed will report to Harmony, Rodale president Theresa Zoro. SVP, deputy publisher Gail Gonzales will work across the imprints as will publishing manager Claire Readie. Cindy Murray was named VP, senior director of publicity for Harmony, Rodale Books, and Convergent. Deputy director Steven Boriack, senior publicist Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman, assistant director of publicity Ray Arjune, and publicity manager Kelly Doyle will report to her.

Penguin Random House has promoted Jessalyn Foggy to senior director of marketing for Harmony, Rodale Books, and Convergent. Senior manager Rachel Tockstein, marketing manager Jonathan Sung, marketing associate Anna Hayes, marketing associate Elizabeth Groening, and marketing assistant Keilani Lum will now report to her.

Hachette has promoted Kirin Diemont to associate art director at Little, Brown and Company.

At Simon & Schuster, Katie Monaghan has been promoted to VP and senior director of publicity and marketing for Stephan King titles at Scribner. Kassandra Engel has been promoted to publicity manager at Scribner. Bryn Manion has been promoted to director, sales analysis & sales operations. Simon & Schuster Children’s has promoted Heather Palisi-Reyes to art director at Aladdin and Pulse. Julia Shea has been promoted to designer. Sarah Taylor has been promoted to senior designer. Sabrina Pyun has been promoted to associate editor at Scribner. Sophie Guimaraes has been promoted to assistant editor.

Macmillan Publishers has promoted Taylor Armstrong to director, diversified sales. Sameer Chaudhari has been promoted to VP of finance. Emily Chung has been promoted to senior manager of human resources and information systems. LaShauna Cooke has been promoted to senior manager, meeting services. Diego A. Molano Rodriguez has been promoted to associate director, ebook lead, sales. Laura O’Dea has been promoted to senior director, business systems for Biblio. Tova Rohatiner has been promoted to senior engineer of technology. Allison Yeager has been promoted to manager of data privacy. Devin Sukhu has been promoted to senior engineer on the technology team.

Kensington Publishing Corporation has promoted Kristin McLaughlin to assistant director of digital marketing. Kait Johnson has been promoted to social media manager. Andi Paris is being promoted to digital marketing manager.

Scholastic has promoted Teresa Malik to associate director of licensing, media, and brands. Samantha Swank has been promoted to senior editor. Lori Wieczorek has been promoted to senior editor. Emily Nguyen has been promoted to associate editor. Jonah Newman has been promoted to editor. Jooahn Kwon, formerly graphic designer at Simon & Schuster Children’s has joined Scholastic assenior graphic designer.

At Columbia University Press, Christine Dunbar has been promoted to editorial director, succeeding Eric Schwartz.

Union Square & Co. has promoted Mika Kasuga to the newly created role of editorial director, fiction & classics.

Grove Atlantic has promoted Erica Nuñez to director of audio. Joseph Payne has been promoted to associate editor and subsidiary rights associate.

Spines, has announced that Michael Kellman has recently joined as the chief product officer. Kellman was previously senior director of product management at Audible.

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DULY NOTED

South Korean author, Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.

The University of Cincinnati has announced it will be shutting down the press on June 30, 2025. Its backlist will be transferred to University of Minnesota Press and Ohio University Press.

Comedian, actor, and author Kate Mckinnon is set to host the 2024 National Book Awards Ceremony on November 20th. This year will mark 75 years and will be held at Cipriani in New York City.

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EVENTS

Oct 28- Nov 5th

Istanbul Book Fair

Istanbul, TR

Nov 1st-3rd

Cape Cod Book Festival

Cape Cod, MA

Nov 6-10th

Dublin Book Fair

Dublin, IRE

Nov 6-10th

Malta Book Fair

Attard, MT

Nov 12th

Booker Prize Winner Announced

Nov 6-17th

Sharjah International Book Fair

Sharjah, UAE

Nov 15-17th

Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair

Shanghai, CHN

Nov 20-24th

Vienna International Book Fair

Vienna, AT

Posted in Book View • Tagged 2024 National Book Awards Ceremony, Audible, Christian publishing, Grove Atlantic, Hachette, Han Kang, Harmony, Kate Mckinnon, Nobel Prize in Literature, Ohio University Press, Pen America, Penguin Random House, Rodale Books, Simon & Schuster, Spines, University of Cincinnati, University of Minnesota Press, Zando

People Round Up, Mid October, 2024

By PT Editors

October 23, 2024

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PEOPLE

Hachette’s Little Brown, & Company division announced that, beginning October 28th, Nadxieli Nieto will be joining Algonquin Books as editorial director. She will report to Sally Kim. She was previously executive editor at Flatiron Books.

Quarto Group CEO Alison Goff will step down from her position at the end of the year. She will still remain on their advisory board and controlling owner CK Lau will again be interim CEO starting November 1st.

At Simon & Schuster, Rebecca Kuss, formerly senior editor at Disney Hyperion, will join Aladdin as executive editor.

At Macmillan Publishers, Marley Mozart has joined as director of technology service operations; Wing Chen has joined as tax analyst; Monique Corea has joined as a contracts assistant; Corbin Whitaker has joined as senior finance analyst.

Penguin Random House announced that Brianna Fairman has joined Putnam as assistant editor.

Scholastic sees Avery Manna join as editorial assistant. Caitlyn Harper has joined as designer; she was previously a junior designer at Macmillan Children’s. Ryan Nelson has joined as visual designer.

At Amazon Publishing, Elisa Fabbri has joined as associate rights director. She may be contacted at jessicaf@amazon.co.uk.

Abrams announces that Taylor Dietrich will join as sales assistant, international sales and subsidiary rights. Gabby Portugal has joined as assistant, integrated marketing. Tatyana Scott has joined as marketing assistant, digital strategy, and consumer engagement.

At Bloomsbury, Michelle Zeng joined as associate sales manager. She was previously senior literary scout at Jenny LaPlante. Maria DeKoning has joined as publicity assistant. Emelyn Ehrlich has joined as a sales assistant.

Sourcebooks sees Mickey Tirado join as regional indie sales manager: south, Emily Gilbow joins as regional indie sales manager: mid-atlantic, Jordan Standridge as regional indie sales manager: pacific northwest, and Suzanne Marx has joined as regional indie sales manager: midwest. Anna Lisa Sandstrum has joined as inside sales manager. Anna Hanstrom has joined as marketing and publicity associate. Lia Ferrone has joined as assistant publicity and marketing manager. Kimberly Cook has joined as marketing assistant. Courtney Yee has joined as marketing assistant.

At Astra Publishing, Aranya Jain, formerly assistant editor at Putnam, has joined DAW Books as editor and can be contacted at ajain@astrapublishinghouse.com.

Jamie Tan, marketing manager at Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree is leaving the company and can be contacted at jamiectan@gmail.com. Lindsey Leigh has joined Candlewick Press as book designer.

NorthSouth Books sees Marian Hernandez as publishing assistant. Alex Robertson has joined NorthSouth Books and Ediciones NorteSur as senior editor.

Chronicle Books sees Jeff Wiebe rejoin as director of operations. Hilary Kassis has joined as senior sales manager.

Pacific & Court sees Abigail Monti join as a publicity and marketing assistant.

A Public Space sees Aditi Bhattacharjee join as programs manager. Alexandra Tilden has joined as communications director and editorial associate.

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In Agency News…

Hershman Rights Management, Allyson Gonzalez, previously Senior Manager of international rights at McGraw Hill, is joining as foreign rights director on November 4th.

Elena Giovinazzo has left Pippin Properties to found Heirloom Literary & Media.

Donald Maass Literary Agency, Kesia Lupo has joined as an agent

The Rights Factory sees Karmen Wells resign as book-to-screen agent on Oct 4th and has relaunched her freelance editing services at http://www.shelfmadecreative.com.

PROMOTIONS

At Simon & Schuster, Simon Spotlight has promoted Destiny Reyes to assistant editor and Leslie Tran to associate editor. Anna Parsons has been promoted to editor at Aladdin. Carina Guiterman has been promoted to VP and executive editor at Simon & Schuster. Brianna Yamashita has been promoted to VP and executive director of marketing at Scribner.

At Atria Books, Gena Lanzi has been promoted to publicity manager. Megan Rudloff has been promoted to publicity manager. Dayna Johnson has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Zakiya Jamal has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Jolena Podolsky has been promoted to marketing and social media associate. Aleaha Renee has been promoted to marketing coordinator. Gena Lanzi has been promoted to publicity manager. Elizabeth Hitti has been promoted to assistant editor. Abby Velasco has been promoted to publishing associate. Jade Hui has been promoted to associate editor. Elizabeth Hitti has been promoted to assistant editor.

Jessica Preeg has been promoted to senior director of publicity and marketing for Simon Element, Simon Acumen, and Marysue Rucci Books. Stephanie Hitchcock has been promoted to editorial director at Simon Acumen. Julianna Haubner has been promoted to senior editor at Avid Reader Press. Scribner has promoted Colleen Nuccio to associate director of marketing. Lauren Dooley has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Mark Galarrita has been promoted to publishing and marketing manager. Emily Varga has been promoted to manager at Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau. Lexie von der Luft has been promoted to coordinator. Amanda Adams has been promoted to coordinator. Jennifer Lipman has been promoted to associate director of special markets. Sophia Gutierrez has been promoted to sales associate for corporate and premium sales. Jordan Moslowski has been promoted to sales associate for special markets. Danielle Prielipp has been promoted to senior marketing director. Tyanni Niles has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Emily Farebrother has been promoted to associate marketing manager. Savannah Breckenridge has been promoted to associate marketing manager Saga Press. Kristie Choi has been promoted to editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Julia McCarthy has been promoted to senior editor. Nicole Ellul has been promoted to executive editor. Dainese Santos has been promoted to editor at Simon & Schuster for Young Readers. Kendra Levin has been promoted to VP and editorial director at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Megan Hogan has been promoted to senior editor.

At HarperCollins, Nina Leopold has been promoted to associate publicist at Ecco. Allison Saltzman has been promoted to VP and senior art director at Ecco. Ashley Yepsen has been promoted to VP and editorial director HarperOne Group. Jessica Vestuto has been promoted to editor at Mariner Books. Samantha Howard has been promoted to Associate Director of Sales Operations for HarperCollins. She was previously Senior Manager, Sales Operations for International Sales and will continue as Ops lead for the International team.

At Macmillan Publishers, Gwyneth Bechunas has been promoted to associate manager for national accounts and e-books. Kelsey Gallote has been promoted to associate national account manager for e-book retail and library. Christina Venkatesh has been promoted to national account manager for Barnes & Noble. Jaime Noven has been promoted to associate director of marketing at Celadon Books.

At Flatiron Books, Louis Grilli has been promoted to publishing operations manager. Bria Strothers has been promoted to associate publicist. Maris Tasaka has been promoted to associate marketing manager. Marlena Bittner has been promoted to VP and executive director of marketing and publicity at Flatiron Books.

At Tor Publishing Group, Aislyn Fredsall has been promoted to associate editor. Saraciea Fennell has been promoted to associate director of publicity. Caroline Perny has been promoted to associate director of publicity.

At Hachette, executive editor Kathy Pories will be reporting to Nadxieli Nieto. Madeline Jones has been promoted to senior editor. Jovanna Brinck has been promoted to assistant editor. Marisol Salaman has been promoted to senior publicity manager and Katrina Tiktinsky to publicist.

Penguin Random House has promoted Emily Canders to associate director of publicity at Dutton. Kate Dresser has been promoted to executive editor at Putnam. Ashley DiDio has been promoted to associate editor at Putnam. Noah Hoff has been promoted to associate publicist at Knopf. Emily Reardon has been promoted to director of publicity. Emily Murphy has been promoted to director of marketing. Tricia Cave has been promoted to assistant director of publicity. Rose Cronin-Jackman has been promoted to publicity manager at Pantheon. Sierra Figeroa has been promoted to marketing manager at Vintage. Julie Erti has been promoted to associate director of publicity at Doubleday. Noah Hoff has been promoted to associate publicist at Knopf. Rose Cronin-Jackman has been promoted to publicity manager at Pantheon. Matthew Sciarappa has been promoted to associate director of marketing at Knopf. Rose Van de Walle has joined Random House Children’s Books as publishing assistant. Maria Camila Correa has been promoted to editor at Random House Children’s Books. Elizabeth Stranahan has been promoted to editor. Kevin Sweeting has been promoted to director of retail advertising. Cali Chambliss and Essie Corriveau will now report to him.

Abrams has promoted Lianne Schmidt to contracts director. Bob Niegowski has been promoted to senior contracts manager.

Sourcebooks promoted Hannah Kil to assistant marketing manager. Erin Fitzsimmons to associate creative director: fiction.

At Barefoot Books, Helen Kissler is being promoted to chief operations officer.

University of Virginia Press has promoted Nadine Zimmerli to editor-in-chief and can be contacted at nizimmerli@virginia.edu.

Pluto Press has promoted Patrick Lee Hughes to VP for North America and can be contacted at patrick@plutobooks.com.

DULY NOTED

South Korean author, Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Comedian, actor, and author Kate Mckinnon is set to host the 2024 National Book Awards Ceremony on November 20th. This year will mark 75 years and will be held at Cipriani in New York City.

EVENTS

Oct 19-27th

International Belgrade Book Fair

Belgrade, RUS

Oct 24 -27th

Helsinki Book Fair

Helsinki, FI

Oct 25-26th

Green Mountain Book Festival

Burlington, VT

Oct 28- Nov 5th

Istanbul Book Fair