PEOPLE
At Penguin Random House, Milena Brown moves over from the Doubleday imprint to become as vp, deputy publisher of One World. At Cherry Lake Publishing Group, Matt Warner joins as director of marketing. Previously, he was marketing director for Baker & Taylor Publisher Services. Penguin Press brings on Haley Bracken as associate editor. She was previously at Liveright. Random House has Nick Cummings joining as senior full stack developer. He previously led DevOps initiatives at MassMutual Financial Group. Zoe Karoub, most recently an intern at Macmillan Children’s, has joined Random House Children’s Books as publicity assistant. Random House Studio brings on Maria Correa as editor.
At Macmillan Audio, Jennifer Donovan has joined as director, editorial. She was previously at Penguin Random House.
At Sourcebooks, Emily Engwall has joined as marketing & publicity manager, Poisoned Pen Press. Erika Tucker has joined as associate director, international sales. Nicole Turner has joined as production Specialist II. Jade Draper has joined as customer experience representative.
Harper Collins brings on Elizabeth “Liz” Catalano as senior managing editor for Harper, Ecco, Broadside Books, Harper Business, Harper Edge, and Harper Influence.
Hachette Book Group brings on Sophie Kossakowski as senior manager, international sales & marketing. She was previously at Sourcebooks.
At Zando, Katrina Tiktinsky joins as senior publicist. Tiktinsky was previously at Algonquin.
At Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull, Amina Washington has joined as assistant publicist.
Cecelia Sagun has joined Simon Maverick as editorial assistant.
PJ Library and PJ Publishing brings on Erinn Pascal, formerly senior editor at Andrews McMeel Kids, as author stewardship manager.
At The Stable Group, Blake Faire has joined as marketing associate. Carmel Madadshahi has joined Montague Books and The Stable Book Group as editorial and marketing coordinator.
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In Agency News…
Europa Content brings on Amanda Bernardi as literary agent. She was previously at Highline Literary Collective.
At Stimola Literary Studio, founder Rosemary Stimola becomes CEO, continuing to oversee her clients and the agency. Adriana Stimola succeeds her as president, serving her own clients and managing the business. Peter Ryan will become chief financial officer. Erica Rand Silverman becomes vice president of children’s publishing, representing clients and providing guidance and strategic growth. Rights director Allison Hellegers is also promoted to senior agent.
The Future of Agency brings on Kailey Wolcott as senior publicist and Alyssa diPierro as campaign manager, both on contract.
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PROMOTIONS
Within Random House Children’s, Shana Corey has been promoted to vp, associate publisher, Random House Brands. Heidi Kilgras has been promoted to vp, associate publisher, Random House Brands. Sara Sargent has been promoted to editorial director, Rodale Kids. Gillian Levinson has been promoted to vice president, publishing director. Random House also promotes Saige Francis to managing editor at Bantam Dell. John McGalagly has been promoted to VP of finance at Penguin Random House Audio. Penguin Random House Canada promotes Kelly Glover to senior director, children’s sales and marketing.Anthony de Ridder has been promoted to creative director, marketing design. Anna Trew has been promoted to manager, consumer insights and solutions. Cindy Pang has been promoted to sales associate, in-market.
Macmillan Audio promotes Emily Dyer to director, marketing and Samantha Edelson to vp, associate publisher.
At Harlequin, Bryony Green is promoted to publishing director, overseeing the series romance editorial program. Kathleen Scheibling has been promoted to senior executive editor. Flo Nicoll has been promoted to executive editor. Harlequin Intrigue promotes Caroline Timmings to editor.
The Stable Book Group promotes Jack Zinsser has been promoted to marketing manager. Kierra Sondereker has been promoted to senior editor at Ulysses Press and VeloPress. Abbey Gregory has been promoted to designer and head designer at The Stable Book Group and Montague Books. Yesenia Garcia has been promoted to operations manager, production.
At Spot Glass Media, Jennifer Calvert has been promoted to senior editor.
At the Grove Atlantic, Rachael Richardson has been promoted to social media manager and marketing associate.
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DULY NOTED
Author Mark Manson has launched his own self-help AI tool, called Purpose. A release states, “The platform’s advanced AI architecture, rich memory systems, and evidence-backed psychological frameworks deliver rapid personalized insights about users’ core values and behavioral patterns. Every interaction adapts to the user’s unique circumstances and communication style, delivering directional feedback optimized for personal growth rather than generic validation or one-size-fits-all advice,”.
The Hachette Book Group’s Raising Readers Initiative, the company is including a page explaining the benefits of reading to children in the back of more than 6 million books. They will begin including the page in kids books in 2026 and by the end of next year in more than 25 million copies of more than 3,000 titles. Authors can opt in or out to having the page included in their books.
In honor of Hachette Livre’s 200th anniversary, HBG and Hachette UK will invest $200,000 in the Raising Readers program, which will include providing classroom libraries to underfunded schools, launching Little Free Libraries in book deserts, and hosting 200 author visits to schools.
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EVENTS
December 13–21
International Istanbul Book Fair (TÜYAP)
Istanbul, Turkey
December 19th-21st
Chicago, IL
December 17th
Bronx, NY
Jan 26th- Feb 3rd
Kolkata International Book Fair
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
