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With the previously announced retirement of long-time Graywolf Press director and publisher Fiona McCrae, the Press has announced that Carmen Giménez will be joining in the role of executive director and publisher, beginning August 8th. She had been publisher of Noemi Press, which she and Evan Lavendar-Smith founded in 2002.
At Simon & Schuster, Reggie Hui has joined as senior director of contracts. He was previously at W.W. Norton. Heather Vieiro, formerly director of sales at North South Books Inc., has joined Simon & Schuster as national account manager. Lauren Acciari joins as national account manager for children’s sales. Lauren was previously merchandise sales manager at Independent Publishers Group. Erica Magrin also joins Simon & Schuster’s independent sales team as telesales account manager; she was formerly sales coordinator at Disney Worldwide Publishing. Margo Shickmanter has joined Avid Reader as executive editor. She was previously senior editor at Doubleday. Theresa Brown has joined Simon & Schuster as sales coordinator for digital and online sales. Susannah Lawrence, formerly director of publicity at Akashic Books, has joined as corporate communications associate. Jeff Wilson, vice president of contracts, is leaving after 36 years.
At Hachette, Angela Jun has joined as art director; previously, she was self-employed.
Grace Doyle and Carmen Johnson have both been appointed to the role of associate publishers at Amazon Publishing.
Jordan Moblo, formerly director of IP scouting and acquisitions at Netflix, has joined Universal Studio Group as executive vice president for creative acquisitions and IP management.
At Landscape Books and Disney Publishing Worldwide, Aliya King Neil has joined as executive editor; she was formerly senior editor at Gallery Books. Amanda Marie Schlesier has joined Disney Publishing Worldwide as account manager. Previously, she was acquisitions editor at Callisto Media.
At Coffee House Press, Erika Stevens has left her position as editorial director. Abbie Phelps, formerly production editor at Wise Ink Creative Publishing, joins as production editor. Kristen Bledsoe joins as executive assistant. Mara Winke joins Coffee House Press as individual giving director.
At Insight Editions, Maddison Rhoa joins as digital publishing program coordinator and Matt Girard joins the team as art director for entertainment and film.
Kristen Namba Reed has joined Bess Press as assistant director of publishing.
After spending her entire career at Chronicle Books, children’s book editor Taylor Norman will join Holiday House as executive editor of Neal Porter Books on July 18.
Aliya King Neil, formerly senior editor at Gallery Books, is joining Landscape Books as executive editor.
Charles Watkinson, director of the University of Michigan Press, has stepped into the presidency of the Association of University Presses.
In agency news…Myrsini Stephanides is launching Arc Literary Management, a full-service agency designed to champion creators through the full arc of their careers. The agency represents a broad array of bestselling, internationally renowned, and award-winning authors and illustrators. Visit Arc Literary at www.arcliterarymanagement.com. Agnes Carlowicz, formerly assistant to the president at Carol Mann Agency, has joined Arc Literary Management as literary agent. Iris Blasi also joins as a literary agent; she was previously an agent at Carol Mann Agency. Maile Beal, formerly subrights manager and junior agent at Carol Mann Agency, has joined Arc Literary Management as agent. Maile can be contacted at maile@arcliterary.com.
Tamara Kawar has joined DeFiore & Company as an agent. Joseph Earl Thomas has been named director of Blue Stoop. At Philip Turner Book Productions, Ewan Turner is working as Executive Editor and Literary Agent. Sara Vitale joins Maria B. Campbell Associates as junior scout; she was previously an assistant editor at Grove Atlantic.
Windy Dorresteyn has been named VP and director of marketing for Penguin Random House and Hogarth. Barbara Fillon has been named VP and director of media coaching and creative messaging at Random House. Carisa Hays has been named VP and director of publicity and special projects. Lauren Morrow has joined Dutton, Plume, and Tiny Reparations Books as senior publicist. Molly Pieper is joining Putnam as associate director of marketing; she was previously an associate director of marketing at Simon & Schuster Element. David Zimmer, corporate communications manager at Penguin Random House retires on July 1st.
Courtney Carbone, formerly editor at Scholastic, has rejoined Random House Children’s Books as editor. Also at Random House Children’s Books, Michele Campbell joins as assistant director of school marketing. Paula Baver, previously designer at Princeton Architectural Press, has joined Random House Children’s Books as designer.
At HarperCollins, Stuart Roberts joins Dey Street Books as executive editor. Megan Wordsworth, formerly associate publicist at INSP, has joined Thomas Nelson as publicity manager. She can be contacted at megan.wordsworth@harpercollins.com. Amanda Livingston, formerly internal communications and social media coordinator at Scholastic, is joining HarperCollins as marketing associate. She can be contacted at amanda.livingston@harpercollins.com.
Meghan Maria McCullough, formerly associate editor at Levine Querido, has joined Inkyard Press as editor. Olivia Valcarce also joins as editor; she was previously editor at Scholastic.
At Union Square & Co., Jay Sacher joins as senior editor; he was formerly senior editor at Clarkson Potter.
Allison Adler joins Chronicle Prism as senior editor. At Chronicle Books, Mary Duke joins as senior marketing manager. Also in that department, Mikaela Luke joins as marketing coordinator for children’s books. Aaron Chang joins as director of fulfillment and Annabelle Oh joins as senior distribution client manager. Kristie Raycroft also enters Chronicle Books as associate sales director while Shivangi Sangwan joins as associate director of e-commerce. Isabel Ngo joins as art editorial fellow and Randi Beck Ocena joins as children’s editorial fellow. Lauren Sheehan-Clark joins as entertainment editorial fellow.
Leticia Gomez, formerly CEO and founder of Savvy Literary, has joined Kensington Publishing Corp. as editorial director of Dafina.
Sam Glatt joins Macmillan Audio as assistant marketing manager.
At Scholastic, Aleah Gornbein joins as a publicist; she was previously associate publicist at Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink. Taylor McBroom joins as marketing manager; she was previously a senior marketing associate at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Taylor can be contacted at tmcbroom@scholastic.com.
At Sourcebooks, Shannon Barr joins as production editor. Sarah Boecher joins as children’s art director. Patrick Bird joins as shipping and receiving clerk.
Megan Logan joins EEP Universe as senior editor; she was previously editor at Workman Publishing.
Abby Muller, lately associate editor at Algonquin, joins Abrams Press and Overlook as editor. Danielle Kolodkin joins Abrams as brand and partnership manager; she was formerly manager of the speakers bureau at HarperCollins.
Tara Kennedy, formerly publicity director at Bloomsbury, has joined Legacy Lit/Grand Central Publishing as publicity director.
Nick Collins, managing editor, has left the Permanent Press. Nick can be contacted at nbcollins5@gmail.com.
Matthew Friberg, formerly senior editor, education at Routledge, has joined Parallax Press as senior editor of Plum Village. Matthew can be contacted at matthew@parallax.org.
Brian King is leaving his position as publisher of Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Sarah Gorham, founder, will retire from Sarabande Books effective 12/31/2022. Sarah can be contacted at joanna@sarabandebooks.org.
Brandon Taylor has been named acquiring editor for L.A.–based indie publisher Unnamed Press, effective August 1.
PROMOTIONS
Barnes & Noble Education announced that it has separated the roles of board chair and CEO, effective immediately. Lead independent director Vice Admiral John R. Ryan now serves as board chair, with Mike Huseby remaining as CEO.
Gabriel Kachuck is being promoted to senior publicist at Oxford University Press.
At Coffee House Press, Lizzie Davis has been promoted to senior editor. Zoë Koenig has been promoted to associate editor.
Cassidy Leyendecker has been promoted to associate editor at Hyperion Avenue at Disney Publishing.
Namrata Tripathi has been promoted to senior VP and publisher of Kokila. At Vintage Anchor, James Meader has been promoted to VP, associate publisher, Vintage backlist. Also at Vintage Anchor, Diana Secker Tesdell has been promoted to senior editor. Director of publicity Angie Venezia will take over leadership of the Vintage Anchor publicity department. At Random House Children’s Books, Jules Kelley has been promoted to assistant director of trade marketing. Allyssa Price and Colleen Bennett have both been promoted to senior designers. Michael Caiati has been promoted to assistant design director and Derek Elmer has been promoted to senior director of marketing, design, operations, and licensed publishing. At Random House Speakers Bureau, Kaley Baron has been promoted to agent director and Stasia Whalen has been promoted to director. Allison Renzulli has been promoted to marketing director for Ten Speed and Clarkson Potter. Julie Cepler has been named director of marketing for special projects for Crown and Currency, in addition to her role as VP and director of marketing. At Penguin Random House Audio, Siobhan O’Hare has been promoted to senior director, operations. Molly Woolbright has been promoted to senior publicist at Sasquatch Books. At Random House Children’s Books, Megan Mitchell and Catherine O’Mara have been promoted to associate managers.
Danielle Cantarella has been promoted to associate director of children’s sales at Hachette Book Group. At Workman Publishing, Terri Ruffino Wowk has been promoted to project director. Michelle Hilario-Ruiz has been promoted to digital marketing and advertising coordinator for the Workman, Workman Kids, Workman Calendars, and Algonquin imprints. Debra Linn has been promoted to director of marketing at Algonquin.
Alice Jerman has been promoted to senior editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Kimberly Carlton has been promoted to senior acquisitions editor at Harper Muse. Lisa Erickson has been promoted to senior marketing director at Harper Perennial and Harper Paperbacks. Maya Lewis has been promoted to marketing manager at Amistad, HarperVia, and HarperCollins Español. At Harlequin Trade, Emer Flounders has been promoted to director of publicity and Laura Gianino is now serving as senior publicity manager. Lauren Levite has been promoted to publicity manager at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Hannah Long has been promoted to editor at Harper Group.
Simon & Schuster has promoted Molly Crawford to senior commissioning editor from her previous role as commissioning editor on the adult fiction editorial team. Lourdes López has been promoted to VP of contracts. Will Plunkett has been promoted to associate manager, digital & online sales. At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Valerie Garfield has been promoted to senior vice president, publisher of the licensed, novelty & branded publishing group. Melissa Hurt has been promoted to director of eastern independent sales at Simon & Schuster. Toi Crockett has been promoted to director of western independent sales. At Atria, Maudee Genao has been promoted to associate marketing manager.
At Beacon Press, Nicole-Anee Bales Keyton has been promoted to assistant editor.
At Macmillan Audio, Drew Kilman has been promoted to senior manager, publicity. Emma West is now marketing coordinator while Claire Beyette becomes assistant manager of marketing. Also at Macmillan Audio, Amber Cortes has been promoted to publicist and Maria Snelling is now a marketing associate.
Alessandra Birch has been promoted to director of global licensing and U.K. rights at Writers House and Kate Boggs has been promoted to director of global licensing and audio rights.
At Chronicle Books, Deborah Kenmore has been promoted to compliance coordinator and Bora Kim now serves as sales coordinator. Ryan Hayes has been promoted to associate design manager for children’s books.
At ReaderLink Distribution Services, LLC., Cary Baggett has been promoted to senior director, propriety and trade operations. Tim Hanson has been promoted to VP, propriety and warehouse club trade. Ben Liang and Susan Smith have been promoted to directors of product management in the warehouse club channel. Monica Maestas has been promoted to director of product development on the proprietary team.
Jordan Standridge is being promoted to retail sales and marketing manager at Charlesbridge.
In agency news…Moe Ferrara and Rachel Brooks have been promoted to senior literary agents at BookEnds Literary Agency. At Maria B. Campbell Associates, Leticia Vila-Sanjuan has been promoted to senior scout and Miriam Gordis has been promoted to junior scout.
Mandy Chahal has been promoted to marketing manager at Poisoned Pen.
At Moody Publishers, Mark Chase is being promoted to trade and ministry sales manager. He can be contacted at mark.chase@moody.edu. Kevin Utecht is being promoted to trade sales manager. Kevin can be contacted at kevin.utecht@moody.edu.
