PEOPLE
At Hachette, Eric Pearson has joined the IT department as vp, managed service group, reporting to svp, chief information officer Puneet Kukkal. Grand Central Publishing has Jessica Lyons joining as senior publicity manager. She was previously at William Morrow. Within Bold Type Books, Ishan Desai-Geller joins as associate editor. Desai-Geller was previously associate editor at The New Press.
At Random House Children’s, Sarah Sapang has moved over as designer, art and design. Most recently she was a designer at Square Enix Manga and Books. At Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull, Yuki Tominaga has been named a contributing editor for Counterpoint Press. Rob Shapiro has joined Catapult as an associate editor. Vintage, Doubleday, and Pantheon names Julianne Clancy senior director of marketing at Vintage, Jordan Rodman VP, senior director of publicity at Vintage, Michiko Clark VP, associate publisher within Pantheon and Doubleday, and Michael Goldsmith is named VP, senior director of publicity at Doubleday and Pantheon. Jess Deitcher is named senior director of marketing for Doubleday and Pantheon and Sarah Perrin has joined Doubleday as an assistant editor.
Following Macmillan’s acquisition of the book, e-book, and audio divisions of Sounds True, Jaime Schwalb has joined St. Martin’s Essentials as associate publisher. She was previously publisher at Sounds True. Sarah Stanton has joined as executive editor. She was previously editorial director at Sounds True. Sahar Al-Nima has joined as associate editor. She was previously associate editor at Sounds True.
At Bloomsbury Children’s, Bree Martinez has joined as a senior publicist. She was previously at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Crooked Lane Books/Alcove Press brings on Maxine Shen as editor. She was most recently content acquisition lead at Radish Fiction.
At the Grove Atlantic, Meghan Jusczak has joined as senior publicist. She was previously at Pegasus Books. Alex Osmond has joined as assistant to the publisher, working with Morgan Entrekin. He was previously agency assistant at Apple Tree Literary in London.
At Dusty Saddle Publishing, Gary Goldstein has joined as executive editor. Goldstein was previously executive editor at Kensington, where he worked for 22 years.
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In Agency News…
At Fortier PR, Courtney Link has joined as assistant publicity director. She was previously at Smith Publicity. Anna Belle Hindenlang has also joined as an assistant publicity director. She was previously at Celadon.
Agency Franklin & Siegal hires Zoe Harris as a literary scout. She was previously at Grove Atlantic and Atria. Emma Danz was promoted to literary scout in September.
CAA promotes Sydney Shiffman to agent in the books department.
Martin Literary Management promotes Kristen Terrette to senior literary manager.
Lindsay Guzzardo has launched Keystone Literary Agency, representing adult fiction and nonfiction. She was previously at Martin Literary Management.
Alicia Brooks has founded The Alicia Brooks Literary Agency. She was previously literary agent at JVNLA.
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PROMOTIONS
PRH promotes Danielle Colburn to production editor, corporate bookmaking. In the Interior Design department, Anna Knighton is promoted to assistant director, newly supporting Deb Wood at Knopf Cooks. Yunyi Zhang has been promoted to assistant managing editor for Avery/Tarcher. Random House promotes Rebecca “Tay” Taylor to editor-in-chief for Inklore. Katherine Leak is promoted to editor, working primarily for the Harmony and Rodale imprints, with the flexibility to acquire across three imprints. Leita Williams has been promoted to editor for Convergent. Erin Richards has been promoted to publicity manager. Rachel Parker has been promoted to senior publicist. Hope Hathcock has been promoted to publicist. Peter Dyer has been promoted to associate publicist. Within Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull, Elizabeth Pankova has been promoted to assistant editor at Catapult.
Within Simon and Schuster, Jisoo Leones has been promoted to associate director, sales operations. Sam Funderburg-Lentz has been promoted to associate national account manager. Alin Haberle has been promoted to production coordinator at Simon & Schuster. Morgan York has been promoted to production editor. Robert Johannesson has been promoted to senior demand analyst. Christine Dong has been promoted to demand planning manager. Promotions at Simon and Schuster Children’s include Mike Rosamilia to associate director of technology for design. Matt Adamec has been promoted to art director. Tiara Iandiorio has been promoted to associate art director. Tom Daly has been promoted to associate art director. Claire Torres has been promoted to senior designer. Avid Reader promotes Clay Smith to associate art director.
Within Hachette Book Group, Nyamekye Waliyaya has been promoted to senior production director. Lillian Sun has been promoted to senior production director, children’s books.
At Grove Atlantic, Justina Batchelor has been promoted to senior publicity manager.
St. Martin’s Essentials promotes Joel Fotinos to vp and publishing director.
Within Storm Publishing, Kathryn Taussig is promoted to publisher and director of global ventures. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading the growth of Storm’s international joint ventures, publishing in translation, and rights.
Promotions at Reader Link include Evelyn Vujica to director of grocery and drug sales. Lyn Klaman has been promoted to director, space & merchandise planning. Sean Dougherty has been promoted to director, shopper marketing & performance analytics. Beno Chan has been promoted to senior production director. Cal Tondelli has been promoted to assistant general counsel at ReaderLink. Quandra Smith has been promoted to senior account representative, grocery & drug – kroger & fred meyerat ReaderLink. Cynthia Rose has been promoted to accounts receivable returns supervisor. Marisa Rigel has been promoted to co-op promotions specialist. Jennifer Reyes has been promoted to senior account representative, walmart at ReaderLink. Mark Nawrocki has been promoted to business analyst iii – supply chain.
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DULY NOTED
Quirk Books announces that as a result of the acquisition by Andrews McMeel, all union positions have been eliminated and the union dissolved as of October 1. “We’re dismayed that this has happened—we truly love the work we have done and the books we have helped create at Quirk, and the union was our effort to ensure that those books could continue being made sustainably and well,” the union stated in the announcement.
Shein, the global fashion and lifestyle online retailer, is launching a brand-new book category through a collaboration with Alibris, the online marketplace for independent sellers of new and used books. This marks Shein’s entrance into books, which coincides with the holiday season.
Calligraph is pleased to share the news that Eric Lupfer is joining the agency this week as a Principal Agent. Lupfer has been agenting since 2005. He began his career at WME and worked at Fletcher & Co and UTA before joining Calligraph. He brings to the agency’s stable a list of influential and bestselling journalists, historians, science writers, and experts across numerous fields. Says Lupfer: “I have long admired Zoë’s and Katherine’s sensibilities and the intellectual energy of their authors, books, and the team they’ve built at Calligraph. I’m thrilled to bring the authors I’m so fortunate to represent into the dynamic community of writers the agency has fostered.” Says agency partner and co-founder Zoë Pagnamenta “Katherine Flynn and I are delighted to welcome Eric and his list of prestigious authors to Calligraph; he brings a commitment to his authors, editorial acumen, a wealth of agenting experience and a terrific track record of exciting books and we look forward to having him as a colleague. He will be a great addition to our team.”
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EVENTS
November 19th
New York, NY
December 4th
Penguin Random House Winter Book & Author Festival 2025
Virtually Hosted
December 5th
Holiday Book Festival and Closeout Sale
Washington, D.C.
