People 10/3

John Maher joins as news editor, working alongside features editor Scott Heller and the reporters “on much of our non-review coverage.”

He was previously news director at Publishers Weekly.

Alison Hinchcliffe has been promoted to associate director of publicity.

Holly Rice has been promoted to publicity manager.

Debbie Norflus has been promoted to publicist.

Camila Araujo has been promoted to publicist.

Elizabeth Hitti has been promoted to associate editor.

Abby Mohr has been promoted to associate editor.

Ifeoma Anyoku has been promoted to assistant editor.

Hannah Frankel has been promoted to assistant editor.

Rachel Vega-DeCesario has been promoted to editor.

Maia Larson joins as editor. Larson was previously at Pegasus Books and Radish Fiction.

Amanda Rowe has joined as senior book designer.

Angelamarie Malkoun has been promoted to associate, global licensing & media rights at Writers House.

Freedom Letters, a Russian and Ukrainian language publisher, received the 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award. The company is led by founder and publisher Georgy Urushadze.

AAP president and ceo Maria A. Pallante writes, “Georgy Urushadze has made extraordinary sacrifices in the name of free expression, demonstrated remarkable tenacity in building a thriving publishing house while in exile, and inspired people around the world with his fierce dedication to publishing authors that others have tried to silence.”