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Cassie Jones is promoted to SVP/executive editor at William Morrow and editorial director of William Morrow Cookbooks.

Loren Jaggers has been promoted to executive publicist.

Bridget Thoreson has joined as director, client publishing operations. Thoreson was previously vice president of operations at Ulysses Press.

Former Polis founder and publisher Jason Pinter joined the division in November as vp, editorial director of Simon Maverick, a new line that acquires and publishes audiobook editions from self-published authors.