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People Round Up, Early January, 2024

Publishing Trends

Jenny Davis has been named creative director, leading the newly created illustrated design team, at the Random House Publishing Group. She will report to SVP, creative director Paolo Pepe. Dorian Randall has been promoted to senior literary scout. Grace Layer has been promoted to associate editor at Dutton.

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People Round Up, Mid March, 2024

Publishing Trends

Megan Zimlich is being promoted to senior manager of digital content at Kensington Publishing Chronicle Books has named Christina Amini as publisher of gift and she will also work in partnership with Chronicle’s Games & Toys. PROMOTIONS At Simon & Schuster , Lara Jones has been promoted to senior editor at Emily Bestler Books.

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People Round Up, Early April, 2024

Publishing Trends

Joining Sourcebooks on April 11 to build the imprint are two editorial staffers from Katherine Tegen Books : Ben Rosenthal , who was editorial director, and Mabel Hsu , who was executive editor. They will report to Sourcebooks editorial director Jenne Abramowitz. Julie Schrader has joined as associate art director.

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People Round Up, Mid April, 2024

Publishing Trends

She was previously the editorial director at Baker Publishing Group. PROMOTIONS At HarperCollins , Elizabeth Ball has been promoted to senior director, customer service. At Harper , Maddie Pillari has been promoted to editor, reporting to Lisa Sharkey. Allison Weintruab has been promoted to associate editor.

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People Round-Up, Mid November 2023

Publishing Trends

Oliver Munday has returned to Doubleday , from Knopf , as creative director. Kelly Blair has been named senior art director for the Knopf Cooks line. At Sourcebooks , Nicole Lecht has joined as associate art director for Bloom Books. She was previously director of subsidiary rights at Abrams Books.

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People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022

Publishing Trends

Lisa Beech joins Nelson Books as Director of Publicity; previously, she was Associate Director of Publicity at WaterBrook & Multnomah. Erin Fitzsimmons joins Sourcebooks as Senior Art Director for Fiction. PROMOTIONS. Greg Stadnyk is now Art Director for Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K.

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People Round-Up, Mid-April 2023

Publishing Trends

At Random House Children’s Books, Joey Ho has been promoted to publicist. PROMOTIONS At Penguin Publishing Group, Tawanna Sullivan has been promoted to senior director and will continue to sell foreign and domestic rights for Berkley. Emily Reardon has been promoted to assistant director of publicity at Knopf.