At Basic Books, Dan Gerstle is being promoted to senior editor, while Leah Stecher moves up to associate editor.
Jessica Brown has joined Convergent Books as publicist/marketer. Previously she was a publicist at Howard Books.
Sourcebooks announced a number of promotions in its design team. Dawn Adams is being promoted to art director for the Casablanca imprint, and Adrienne Krogh moves up to art director for Landmark. Additionally, Nicole Komasinski is being promoted to associate art director and Jillian Rahn is being promoted to senior production designer.
Thérèse Coen will join Madeleine Milburn Ltd as rights agent in July. Previously she was a rights executive at Ed Victor Ltd. In addition, Sarah O’Halloran will join the agency as a literary agent in August. Most recently she was a literary scout at Louise Allen-Jones Associates.
Baker Literary Scouting has been appointed US scout for Sapyoung in Korea, for the adult non-fiction market.