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.
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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