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As widely announced on March 9, Greg Greeley has been named Chief Executive Officer of Simon & Schuster “effective immediately”. He succeeds Jonathan Karp, who had announced that he would step down to launch and lead a new imprint, Simon Six. Most recently, Greeley served as an investor and advisor to a range of technology and consumer companies. From 1999 to 2018 he had held a variety of positions at Amazon.
Bloomsbury has Jaime Leifer joining the adult trade division as Publishing Director, as of April 13. Leifer will oversee the adult literary fiction list as well as the nonfiction list, reporting to Bloomsbury U.S. President Sabrina McCarthy. Leifer was most recently the publisher of Columbia Global Reports.
At Penguin Random House, Andres Taborda joins as IT, solutions architect, client systems design. Helen Macdonald joins as senior manager, digital workflow development and support – editorial, reporting to John Tomaselli.
Little Brown has Lauren Chung joining as publicist with a focus on the Spark and Voracious lists. Chung was previously at Crown and Clarkson Potter. Hachette Audio brings on Christina Claverie-Williams as digital content specialist. She was most recently director of communications and brand development for DP Hospitality. At Forever, Ashley Imanë Fields has joined as editor and Oriel Voegele has joined as marketing & publicity associate.
At Princeton Univeristy Press, Shaun Manning has joined as midwest sales representative. Manning was previously at University of Michigan Press. Malaya Jimenez becomes international rights associate.
Springer Nature has Anna Troise joining as president, North America, based in the New York office and will be reporting to Steven Inchcoombe, president, research.
At Kensington, Julia Young has joined as community manager for influencer and fan engagement. She was previously events manager at Four Seasons Books.
Sourcebooks has Allison Gomez joining as regional indie sales manager south.
In Agency News…
Metamorphosis Literary Agency brings on Olivia Emerick as assistant agent.
At Britt Siess Creative Management, Carleen Geisler has joined as an agent, representing non-fiction and upmarket literary fiction and bringing her previous clients with her. She was most recently at P.S. Literary.
At Context Literary Agency, Celsie Moseley is promoted to foreign rights associate
Emerald City Literary Agency has closed. Owner Mandy Hubbard told Publishers Lunch that she is “embarking on a change in career.” Agent Linda Epstein left the agency in October.
Promotions
Simon and Schuster promotes Lexi Mangano to vice president, adult mass merchandiser & distributor sales. Math Monahan has been promoted to the newly created position of lead art director of the Simon & Schuster flagship imprint. He succeeds Jackie Seow, who will retire in late April.
At Hachette Book Group, Michael Shoults is promoted to ceo of US distribution, leading distribution for in-house and client publishers. Liana Stillman is promoted to accounts receivable supervisor. Jennifer Ha is promoted to senior finance director of the Little Brown division. Nicole Ostaszewski is promoted to senior financial analyst. Kristin Bain is promoted to senior account manager, finance. Liz Hydro has been promoted to senior accountant. Kellie Dean is promoted to senior cost coordinator. Julie Rodriguez is promoted to senior director, digital operations. Bridget Vellturo and Kate Lopaze have been promoted to senior digital operations manager. Emily Baker has been promoted to senior production associate, reporting to Vellturo. Rae Foote is promoted to assistant director of marketing technology & operations. Adrianne Hutto is promoted to marketing coordinator, working with audio and central marketing teams. Mariya Delano has joined as manager, email, retention, and automation marketing. Natali Cavanagh is promoted to advertising manager, children’s books. Victoria Crow is promoted to advertising associate, programmatic. Rachel Rodriguez will join the TikTok Shops team as marketing and operations associate. Sophia Kloster is promoted to associate, Hachette speakers bureau and marketing strategy. Jerrad Matthew has been promoted to senior manager, digital marketing.
Within Grand Central, Natalie Bautista has been promoted to associate editor, Balance. Amina Iro has been promoted to editor, Legacy Lit. Morgan Spehar has been promoted to assistant editor. Maya Lewis has been promoted to senior marketing manager, Legacy Lit & GCP. YY Liak has been promoted to designer. Alexander Lozano has been promoted to designer. Leena Oropez has been promoted to associate marketing manager. Megan Perritt-Jacobson has been promoted to senior publicity director, nonfiction. Caitlin Sacks has been promoted to associate art director. Alana Spendley has been promoted to senior marketing manager. Lauren Sum has been promoted to publicist. At Forever, Junessa Viloria has been promoted to executive editor. Sam Brody and Sabrina Flemming have been promoted to editor. Grace Fischetti has been promoted to associate editor. Dana Cuadrado has been promoted to publicity & marketing manager. Alli Rosenthal has been promoted to senior publicist.
Within Workman and Workman Kids, David Schiller becomes vp, group creative director, Workman. Shoshana Gutmajer is promoted to executive editor, Artisan. Bridget Monroe Itkin is promoted to executive editor, Artisan. Jamie Thompson is promoted to editorial director, Workman Calendars and senior editor, Black Dog & Leventhal. Megan Nicolay is promoted to editorial director of activity, novelty & gift at Workman Kids. Gracie Elliott is promoted to senior editor at Workman Kids. Katie Campbell is promoted to associate editor at Workman Kids. Ying Cheng is promoted to senior designer at Workman Calendars. Jack Dunnington is promoted to associate art director at Workman. Reagan Ruff is promoted to designer at Workman. Claudia Fernandez is promoted to marketing coordinator at Workman, Artisan, and Black Dog & Leventhal. Karen Edwards is promoted to vice president, editorial director, educational resources at Workman Kids. Amanda Trautmann is promoted to senior publicist at Workman Kids. Nicole Higman is promoted to senior director of digital marketing and creative services. At Storey Hannah Fries is promoted to executive editor.
At Hachette Audio, Laura Essex has been promoted to senior audio editor and Allison Lane has been promoted to audio preproduction associate. At Running Press, Shannon Fabricant has been promoted to vp/publisher. Jenna McBride has been promoted to design director. Kyle Moore has been promoted to assistant production manager. Annie Brag has been promoted to senior publicist. Anna Shura has been promoted to assistant editor. At Avalon Travel, Ajà Miller has been promoted to assistant editor. Brittney McKinley has been promoted to marketing associate. At Little Brown, Julia DeVarti, Liv Ryan, and Morgan Wu have been promoted to associate editor. Aayushi Agarwal and Darcy Glastonbury have been promoted to associate publicist.
At Union Square, Elke Villa has been promoted to vice president, associate publisher, in addition to her role as director of marketing and publicity. Barbara Berger has been promoted to the newly created role of executive editor, assistant backlist manager. Michael Coulter has been promoted to editor. Kaylie Pendleton has been promoted to studio manager at Union Square Design. At Union Square Kids, Stefanie Chin has been promoted to editor. Mariana Seibold has been promoted to assistant editor. Julie Robine has been promoted to associate art director. At Union Square Gift, Caitlin Cromley Linn has been promoted to associate editor and Stacy Forte has been promoted to associate art director.
Penguin Random House promotes Laura Corless to assistant director, art & design in the Penguin Orange Interior Design group. Abby Duval has been promoted to senior production editor. Gabriella Modugno has been promoted to production associate. At Appetite, Lindsay Paterson has been promoted to associate publisher. Random House Publishing Group promotes Kara Cesare to svp, editor-in-chief of the Ballantine Bantam Dell group, reporting to svp, publisher Jennifer Hershey. Ballantine fiction editorial director Hilary Teeman is promoted to vp and will lead the fiction team, along with executive editor Julian Pavia, who is promoted to vp. Mary Reynics is promoted to editorial director, nonfiction, leading the Ballantine nonfiction team with editorial director, nonfiction Sara Weiss. Sydney Collins is promoted to editor, reporting to Weiss. Ivanka Perez is promoted to assistant editor. Shauna Summers is promoted to vp, editor-in-chief of Dell Delacorte, leading the imprint and reporting to Cesare. Reporting to Summers are Alicia Clancy, who is promoted to editorial director, Dell; and Mae Martinez, who is promoted to editor. Emma Caruso has been promoted to editorial director, Dial Delights. At Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Brianne Fong is promoted to associate director, client operations and special projects. Collin Baker is promoted to senior associate, client operations. At Penguin Young Readers, Lizzie Goodell has been promoted to senior publicity manager. At Dutton, Lara Blackman joins as executive editor. She was previously senior acquisitions editor, original audio at S&S Audio.
At Abrams, promotions include Melanie Chang to head of corporate & engagement communications. Cristina Gilbert has been promoted to vice president of marketing. Julie Christopher has been promoted to vice president of brand strategy.
At St. Martin’s Press, Brigitte Dale is promoted to editor. Grace Gay and Claire Cheek are promoted to associate editor. Madeline Alsup, Jill Schuck, Katie Holt, and Jackie Pfeil are promoted to assistant editor. Sophia Lauriello is promoted to publicity manager. Alyssa Gammello is promoted to senior publicist. Steve Erickson is promoted to senior marketing manager. Ana Couto and Althea Mignone are promoted to associate marketing manager. Alexis Neuville is promoted to senior manager, audience experience. Mac Nicholas is promoted to senior manager, audience development. Kerri Resnick is promoted to executive art director. Soleil Paz is promoted to designer.
At Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree, Eda French has been promoted to art department coordinator and Larsson McSwain has been promoted to assistant art director, Candlewick Press. Nancy Bruckman has been promoted to assistant director of subrights, Candlewick Press. Amy Macaluso has been promoted to senior financial reporting manager. Johanna Schutter has been promoted to senior national accounts manager. Saskia den Boon has been promoted to senior marketing coordinator, school & library.
Duly Noted
A lawsuit from Julia Angwin, an author and New York Times contributing opinion editor, was filed against Superhuman, a parent company of Grammarly. In August the company released an AI feature that edited users’ work into the style of well-known authors such as Stephan King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Kara Swisher. This feature was developed without the author’s knowledge or consent.