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Former ceo and then chairman Michael Pietsch ended his 33-year career at the company on December 31. He writes: “I plan to take 2025 to travel, relax, and have at the hundreds of unread books on my shelves. In 2026 I’ll return to working with writers to bring their books into the world, the most rewarding of endeavors. See you then.”

Emily Janakiram has joined as publicity manager.

Annette Mims has joined as senior marketing & publicity associate.

Michelle Wozny has joined as senior production designer.

Kate Leboff has joined as quality assurance lead.

Tracy Bozentka has joined as national accounts manager.

Patience Bramlett has joined as senior production editor.

Estel Corriveau has been promoted to retail advertising associate.