People 11/3

Dan Reynolds, svp and publisher, will retire at the end of 2022. He joined Workman in 1995 at Storey Publishing. HBG ceo Michael Pietsch wrote in the announcement, “Dan’s retirement will be a profound change for the Workman team, and I’m grateful that he will be here for the next two months to help us all prepare for the transition. In the weeks ahead, I will bring you news of who Dan’s successor will be. For now, please join me in thanking Dan for his enormous contributions to Workman Publishing and HBG, and wishing him enormous happiness in the years to come.”

Since the acquisition by HBG, a number of long-term Workman executives have retired, starting with Carolan Workman when the transaction closed, and including COO/CFO Glenn D’Agnes, publisher and editorial director Susan Bolotin, calendar publisher Janet Harris, editor Suzanne Rafer, Algonquin Young Readers publisher Elise Howard, and Timber Press publisher and editorial director Andrew Beckman.

Lara Love Hardin is launching True Literary Agency, after 12 years with Idea Architects. She will continue to work on nonfiction and plans to expand her representation into literary fiction.She writes in the announcement, “It is bittersweet to be ending my time at IA and I leave with nothing but gratitude for the authors I have met and worked with over the last dozen years, and for my incredible colleagues and team members who I respect and adore. As I move into the next phase of my career, I’m thrilled to realize a long-held dream of launching my own agency, and look forward to continuing to champion my authors and create amazing books for the world.”

Hardin will “continue to consult and collaborate with the senior team at Idea Architects” and says her new venture has “the full support” of Idea Architects founder Doug Abrams, and CEO Rachel Neumann.

Saffron Dodd will become associate agent on January 1.

Publishing director Natasha Bardon has been promoted to publisher, Vicky Leech-Mateos moves up to editorial director, and Elizabeth Vaziri moves over from Harper UK Children’s as assistant editor.