People 10/27 - Publishers Lunch

Melville House

Rola Harb has joined as editor. She was most recently at One Signal.

Princeton University Press

Christian Carey has been promoted to senior accounting analyst.

Sandy Davis has been promoted to senior benefits and leave manager.

Chris Ferrante has been promoted to assistant art director.

Amanda Gillette has been promoted to production associate.

Theresa Liu has been promoted to senior production editor.

Agnieszka (Aga) Maziarz has been promoted to accounting team lead.

Karl Spurzem has been promoted to assistant art director.

Erin Suydam has been promoted to senior specialist, production & sustainability.

Siqi Wi has been promoted to library business development manager.

Yan (Lizzy) Zhou has been promoted to content and academic marketing lead.

Confluence Literary Agency

Shelly Romero has joined as associate agent. She was formerly at Azantian Literary Agency.

Shreve Williams Public Relations

Chris Artis is promoted to director of publicity, nonfiction.

Lauren Hodapp is promoted to director of publicity.

Deb Shapiro is promoted to director of publicity, lifestyle, wellness and fiction

Penguin Random House Canada

Adam Yu has been promoted to data developer.

Sid Watson has been promoted to designer.

Manuka Books

Former Affirm Press sales and marketing directors Keiran Rogers and Grace Breen have launched Manuka Books, a sales representation business for independent publishers. Services include sales, reporting, market analysis, retail marketing and sales strategy. Manuka’s first client is Australian children’s publisher Five Mile Press.