People Round Up, Mid April, 2024

PEOPLE

At Hachette Book Group, Diana Venitmiglia has joined Balance as executive editor, reporting to publisher Nana Twumasi. She was previously at Sounds True. Lauren Roberts joins Little, Brown, as senior publicity manager. She was most recently at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (FSG).

Mo Crist will join Bloomsbury as an Editor on Bloomsbury’s Adult Trade team, beginning May 7th. Crist comes from W.W. Norton, where they have been an acquiring editor since 2020. Crist will be reporting to Callie Garnett, Editorial Director, Adult Trade.

At Simon & Schuster, Jasmine Normil has joined as children’s education & library marketing coordinator. She was most recently a publicity & marketing coordinator at Hachette Audio. Emillia Rhodes has joined Atria Books as executive editor.

At HarperCollins, Jefferey Chin has joined as sales analyst. Melissa Wu is joining HarperCollins Children’s Books as senior financial analyst.

Alloy Entertainment announced that Jess Harriton has joined as editor.

At Atlantic Books, due to restructuring, nonfiction publishing director Poppy Hampson has left the company.

At Zando, Ashley Alberico joins as director of sales, reporting to head of sales & publishing Andrew Rein. She was previously director of sales marketing at Crown Publishing Group.

Sonja Meigs has joined Sourcebooks as customer experience representative.

At Tin House Books, Masie Cochran has been named publisher and editorial director, after serving as interim publisher since last October.

In Agency News…

At The Book Group, Caitlin O’Shaughnessy has joined in the new hybrid role of director of strategy & business development, literary agent, starting in June. She was previously VP, associate publisher at Henry Holt.

At Aevitas Creative Management, Adriana Domingeuz is named partner.

At The Future of Agency, Francesca Carlos has joined as content and digital marketing strategist. She was previously at IndieWire. Joe Del Balzo has joined as a software engineer. Sandra Garcia has joined as graphic designer.

At Belcastro Agency, Syrone Harvey and Morgan Wilson have joined as literary agents.

At Embolden Media Group, Rebekah Von Lintel has joined as a literary agent. She was previously the editorial director at Baker Publishing Group.

PROMOTIONS

At HarperCollins, Elizabeth Ball has been promoted to senior director, customer service. At Harper, Maddie Pillari has been promoted to editor, reporting to Lisa Sharkey. At Quill Tree Books, Jennifer Ung has been promoted to editorial director. Allison Weintruab has been promoted to associate editor. At William Morrow, Tessa James has been promoted to editor.

At Penguin Random House, Kari Webb has been promoted to assistant managing editor at Random House Children’s. At Arcadia Publishing, J. Banks Smithers is being promoted to publisher of Applewood Books. Aline Matushev has been promoted to national sales manager. Chuck Deane is being promoted to field sales team manager. Kate Jenkins has been promoted to publishing director for Arcadia and the History Press. Cathay de la Cruz has been promoted to senior manager for metadata at Penguin Random House.

At Hachette Book Group, Carrie Bloxson has been promoted to SVP culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion, expanding her role to cover both HBG and Hachette UK.

Abigail Jordon has been promoted to publicity coordinator at Scholastic.

At Macmillan Publishing, Liza Buell has been promoted to publicist at Celadon Books. At Macmillan Audio, Guy Oldfield has been promoted to VP of audio production. Margo Goody has been promoted to VP and creative director at Macmillan Audio. Maria Snelling has been promoted to associate marketing manager.

At Scribd, CFO and interim CEO Tony Grimminck has been promoted to CEO. CEO and Co-founder Trip Adler left the position in October 2023, though he remains on the company’s board.

At Amazon Publishing, Megha Parekh has been promoted to executive editor.

At Abrams, Zack Knoll has been promoted to senior editor. Juliet Dore has been promoted to associate editor. Sarah Robbins has been promoted to associate editor, Abrams Press. Charlotte Greenbaum has been promoted to executive editor, graphic novels, Abrams Children’s. Diegs Lopez has been promoted to senior editor, entertainment publishing, Abrams Children’s. Sara Sproull has been promoted to associate editor, Abrams Children’s. Angelica Busanet has been promoted to assistant editor, Abrams Children’s. Miriam Tribble has been promoted to publishing director, calendars. Victoria Reynolds has been promoted to digital & social media marketing associate. Stephanie Keane has been promoted to associate publicist. Nadine Sferratore has been promoted to executive director, special sales. Jay Salton has been promoted to assistant manager, special sales. Abby Pickus has been promoted to associate, sub rights. Eli Mock has been promoted to associate art director. Pam Notarantonio has been promoted to VP and creative director for children’s books and Comicarts.

At Sourcebooks, Raquel Latko has been promoted to senior national account manager. Keri Haddrill has been promoted to assistant sales manager. Jess Elliott has been promoted to associate director of sales. Emma Grant has been promoted to print buyer II. Gigi Curran has been promoted to associate director, talent acquisition. Jay Farahani has been promoted to application developer II. Adam Lara has been promoted to application development manager. Lauren McClearn has been promoted to sr. business analyst. John Patson has been promoted to application developer II. Luanne Syrek has been promoted to senior analyst. Bob Lessard has been promoted to information security manager. Thea Voutiritsas and Katrina Turner have been promoted to senior production editor. Mandy Chahal has been promoted to senior manager of publicity and marketing, Poisoned Pen Press. Cristina Arreola has been promoted to associate director of publicity and marketing, Sourcebooks Landmark. Sophie Kossakowski has been promoted to sales and marketing manager, international. Kacie Blackburn has been promoted to metadata supervisor. Tianna Kelly has been promoted to marketing coordinator, Bloom Books and Casablanca. Katie Stutz has been promoted to associate marketing manager for Bloom Books and Casablanca. Madison Nankervis has been promoted to associate marketing manager at Bloom Books. Amanda Farrell has been promoted to assistant design manager. Viridiana Contreras has been promoted to assistant design manager, digital. BrocheAroe Fabian has been promoted to senior marketing manager. David Rush has been promoted to network and support manager. Edward Ho has been promoted to senior performance marketing analyst, Callisto. Karen Masnica has been promoted to director of marketing and publicity, Sourcebooks Fire. Samantha Chmara has been promoted to senior fulfillment specialist. Sarah Taylor has been promoted to royalties manager. Jessica Ogg has been promoted to senior accounting manager for royalties and accounts receivables. Lindsey Holaday has been promoted to director of accounting. Ian Volves has been promoted to fulfillment manager.

At Holiday House, Kade Dishmon has been promoted to assistant editor.

At Candlewick Press, Breanna Cummings has been promoted to contract and rights coordinator.

At Chronicle Books, Olivia Roberts has been promoted to editor.

At IPG, Betsy Rayas has been promoted to supply chain manager. Jacob Slater has been promoted to supply chain coordinator.

At Quirk Books, Andie Reid has been promoted to creative director. Shaquona Crews has been promoted to principal, contracts and rights. Alex Arnold has been promoted to editorial director, children’s. Ivy Weir has been promoted to senior publicity and marketing manager. Kim Ismael has been promoted to digital marketing design associate.

DULY NOTED

Faith Ringgold, award winning visual artist, children’s book author-illustrator and teacher died on April 13th. She was 93.

Raymond Pun has been elected as the 2025-2026 President of the American Library Association.

EVENTS

April 17- May 2

Bogotá International Book Fair

Bogotá, Columbia

April 25-27

IBPA Publishing University

Denver, CO

April 26-28

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo