Publishing Trends

MARCH 10, 2023

PEOPLE Nina von Moltke , President and Director of Strategic Development at Penguin Random House , is leaving the company in May. At Random House Children’s , Isabelle Snyder joins as Junior Designer, Brand and Licensed. At Oxford University Press , Zachary Haynes has left his position as Director of Global Business Development.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

At Publishers Weekly , art director Clive Chiu will retire at the end of the year. With his departure, Bobby Lawhorn , who is currently deputy art director, will take the lead on print design for the magazine. Lara Starr , associate director of publicity, has left Insight Editions.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 19, 2024

In Agency News… At Laura Dail Literary Agency , Jennifer Udden has joined as literary agent. Penguin Random House promotions: Lauren Weber , has been promoted to executive director,brand development, and will report to Suzanne Herz. At Black Dog & Leventhal , Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director.

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Publishing Trends

JUNE 14, 2023

Jennifer Weis has launched The Weis Agency , based in New York City. Weis was a senior agent at Ross Yoon Agency , which was recently acquired by WME , and previously executive editor at St. Shannon O’Neill joins the agency as editorial director. Foreign rights will be handled by Kimberly Whalen at The Whalen Agency.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Oliver Munday has returned to Doubleday , from Knopf , as creative director. Kelly Blair has been named senior art director for the Knopf Cooks line. The company will also be changing its name back to “Business Insider” as they look to improve the brand positioning of the business and tech news publication.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Matt Gannon is joining HarperCollins Publishers as senior director of warehouse operations. Kelsey Manning has joined as director of marketing for The Morrow Group. Shawn Dahl has joined Abrams as art director. Arune Singh has been promoted to VP of brand and editorial at Skybound. Norton as senior editor.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

At Enrichmentors, Shivam Taneja brand management intern has left effective immediately. At University of Virginia Press , Patricia Searl has been named director of digital publishing. In Agency news : Amy Bishop-Wycisk has joined Trellis Literary Management as agent. Katie Klimowicz has been promoted to associate art director.

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MARCH 5, 2024

In Agency News… Stephanie Winter has joined KO Media Management as literary agent. Laura Crockett has been promoted to senior literary agency and foreign rights manager at TriadaUS Literary Agency. Molly Ketcheson has joined Wolfson Literary Agency as literary agent. Zibby Media has promoted Anne Messite to president.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 19, 2024

Dan Vidra , international sales director has departed the company. Celeste Knudson has joined as senior art director for children’s. The marketing, publicity and school & library marketing teams will be combined under marketing associate director Brittany Mitchell. Math Monahan is being promoted to art director.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Most recently she was the director of brand development for Sarah J. At Zibby Publishing , Vanessa Vazquez-Watts has joined as director of sales operations. She was previously executive director of client services at Hachette Book Group. They were previously at Ladderbird Literary Agency.

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MARCH 3, 2025

At Macmillan , Aliya Burke has joined 23rd Street Books as brand manager. Andrew Cox joined as director, data strategy, digital marketing. Kate Gester joined as senior director, strategic projects, business development. At BookEnds Literary Agency , James McGown has been promoted to senior literary agent.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

and Molly Condon has joined as senior accountant of shared services In Agency News… At Gardner Literary , Sherri Wilson Johnson has been promoted to associate literary agent. Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency has been sold to RCW and will have a new children’s division. Andrea Brown Literary Agency , Sally M.

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