PEOPLE
At Simon & Schuster, Breda Curran, formerly Senior Sales Manager for Mass Channel and Specialty Retail at Union Square & Co. Publishing and Sterling, has joined as National Account Manager for ReaderLink and Walmart.
At HarperCollins, Harper, Lindsay Prevette, previously Director of Publicity at Fortier Public Relations, has joined as Senior Director of Publicity. Earlier she had been Executive Publicity Director at Penguin Viking.
At Macmillan, Danielle Wales has joined as Senior Program Manager of IT, Amber Hoover has joined as Director of Subrights Contracts, and Sean Callahan has joined as Subrights Accounting and Collections Clerk for Finance.
At Penguin Random House, Carina Taylor, formerly Senior Graphic Designer at Scholastic’s Graphix imprint, has joined Inklore as Art Director. At Random House Publishing Group, Trish Adamik has joined the marketing department as Director of Creative Strategy.
At Hachette Book Group, Kathleen Reed has joined Basic Books as Managing Editor. She was most recently at Hay House.
At Sourcebooks, Tori Harris has joined as Marketing Designer, Romance; Alex Caballero has joined as Senior Accounts Receivable Manager; Kate Avino has joined Sourcebooks Kids & YA as Developmental Editor; Holly Ingraham has joined Sourcebooks Bloom Books as Senior Developmental Editor; and Nate Hunter has joined Sourcebooks Audio as Senior Production Manager.
At Bloomsbury US, Omuni Barnes, formerly National Accounts Manager at National Book Network, has joined as National Accounts Manager. At Bloomsbury Archer, Rebecca Brewer, formerly a freelance editorial consultant, has joined as Senior Editor.
At Scholastic, Chris Lick has been appointed EVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary.
At Holiday House, Megan Brearley has joined as Managing Editorial Coordinator, and Therese Mahler, formerly Senior Production Manager at Scholastic, has joined as Senior Production Manager.
At University of Washington Press, Katrina Noble has joined as Art Director.
At Hermes Press, Steven Leaf, formerly Assistant Manager of Purchasing at Diamond Comic Distributors Inc., has joined as Director of Sales.
At ReaderLink, Nicole Cluley has joined as Senior Director of Licensing.
At Abrams, Kate Roddy, formerly Editor at Sourcebooks, has joined as Senior Editor.
At Post Wave Children’s Books, Allison Moore has joined as U.S. Publishing Director. She was previously at ByteDance and 8th Note Press.
In Agency News…
At Trellis Literary Management, Alyssa Morris has joined as Literary Agent, focusing on romance, romantasy, and self-published authors. Morris is the creator of the popular BookTok Substack Romancing the Phone. Nicole Cunningham will join as a Literary Agent on June 16. She was previously an agent at The Book Group.
At P.S. Literary Agency, Carleen Geisler, formerly Associate Literary Agent at ArtHouse Literary, has joined as Associate Literary Agent. Marina Green, formerly Acquiring Editor at Harlequin and HarperCollins, has also joined as Associate Literary Agent.
PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Kim-Salina has been promoted to Associate Marketing Manager at Berkley. At Dutton, Caroline Payne has been promoted to Senior Marketing Manager.
At HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Jerri Helms has been promoted to SVP of Marketing Operations. At Harper overall, Wendy Ceballos has been promoted to Senior Director of Retail Marketing and Field Sales.
At ReaderLink, Kaitlyn Lockwood has been promoted to Associate Publisher and Senior Editorial Director, and Dienesa Le has been promoted to Associate Editor.
At Sourcebooks, Susie Benton has been promoted to Senior Editorial Manager of Development and Operations. Heather VenHuizen has been promoted to Design Manager for Adult and YA. Jillian Rahn has been promoted to Senior Art Director of Nonfiction. Stephanie Rocha has been promoted to Executive Production Designer. Drew French has been promoted to Data Science Manager. Jennifer Sterkowitz has been promoted to Senior Manager of Metadata Operations. Michelle Denney has been promoted to Purchasing Manager for Sourcebooks Kids & Callisto.
At Hanover Square Press, John Glynn has been promoted to Editorial Director.
At University of North Carolina Press, Sonya Bonczek has been promoted to Director of Publicity and Communications, and Helen Kyriakoudes has been promoted to Publicist.
At Publisher Spotlight, Heather Ahmie has been promoted to Director of Marketing.
At Kensington Publishing Corp., Sarah Beck has been promoted to Digital Operations Manager, and Megan Zimlich has been promoted to Assistant Director of Digital Operations.
At Andrews McMeel Publishing, Lynne McAdoo has been promoted to SVP of Sales and Marketing, Cat Vaughn has been promoted to VP of Marketing, and Kathy Hilliard has been promoted to SVP of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Andrews McMeel Universal.
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DULY NOTED
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has launched Find a Rightsholder, a centralized, searchable database designed to help publishing professionals identify rights and permissions contacts across more than 3,500 US and UK imprints–including many inactive or defunct ones. Spearheaded by BISG’s Rights Committee and chaired by Kris Kliemann, the tool supports industry wide efforts to simplify rights communication, reduce licensing delays, and open new opportunities for content reuse and monetization. For more information about BISG, please visit www.bisg.org or contact Liz Bartek, MarketingCommunications Manager liz@bisg.org.
The NYU Advanced Publishing Institute is now open for registration with a special early-bird rate. Designed for mid- to senior-level book publishing professionals, the program will take place in-person on New York University’s Greenwich Village campus, from January 5 through January 9, 2026. The full day executive education sessions will feature lectures, case studies, and workshops led by top publishing and media professionals, with an emphasis on management, leadership strategies, and consumer connections. The team at the NYU Center for Publishing,Writing, and Media, hosts of NYU API, are lining up an exciting roster of industry thought leaders. You can view highlights of API 2025 HERE. For questions, please reach out to nyu.api@nyu.edu.
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EVENTS
June 4-22nd
Lisbon, PT
June 9-12th
Associate of University Presses Annual Conference
Virtual
June 12-15th
Nantucket, MA
June 17-21st
New York Hilton, NY
June 26-30th
Philadelphia, PA
