People 10/26

Appetite founder and publisher Robert McCullough will retire at the end of this year, after 38 years in Canadian food and lifestyle publishing.

Penguin Random House Canada ceo Kristin Cochrane said in a memo, “Robert’s career has been defined by an ability to recognize talent, understand audiences, and see possibilities for books that others might overlook. His influence can be found not only in the books he has published, but in the authors and colleagues whose careers he has helped shape and in the publishing program he built from the ground up.”

Lindsay Paterson, currently associate publisher, will succeed him as publisher.

Larissa Melo Pienkowski has joined as an agent. She was formerly at Azantian Literary Agency.

Rachel Phillips joins as a literary agent. Phillips was prevoiusly with Dzanc Books.