People 12/1 - Publishers Lunch

Farrar, Straus

Eric Chinski “has chosen to step back from managerial responsibilities to focus on publishing his own list,” taking the role of senior executive editor, continuing to report to Mitzi Angel. Jenna Johnson has been promoted to vp, editor in chief. Angel says of Johnson, “She has built a reputation for working with intelligence, savvy, and determination, and all of us at FSG are the beneficiaries of her warmth, her good judgment, and her dedication to our writers. She will bring her enormous talents to her new leadership role.”

Alex Star and Julia Ringo will newly report to Johnson. Jackson Howard will report to Johnson and continue to report to Sean McDonald.

Erin Murphy Literary Agency

Tara Gonzalez has been promoted to agent. She also remains social media coordinator.

Random House Children's

Juliet Goodman has joined as a designer. She was previously a legal graphic designer at Immersion Legal.

Elena Meuse has been promoted to manager, communications & analytics.

Random House Publishing Group

Daniel Wikey has been promoted to director of creative and advertising operations, reporting to Theresa Zoro.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Corbin Whitaker has been promoted to financial analyst.

Simon & Schuster

Alicia Chinatomby has joined the special markets team as assistant manager, gift sales.

Two Roads

Lisa Highton will leave her position as publisher at Two Roads, the John Murray Press imprint that she founded, at the end of the year. She plans to pursue “a number of new and diverse activities in and around the publishing industry” next year.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Ed Lake will join the company in February 2022 as publishing director for nonfiction, reporting to Jenny Lord. He is currently publishing director at Profile.

Webtoon Unscrolled

Bobbie Chase has joined as executive editor. Chase was formerly vp of global publishing initiatives and digital strategy at DC Entertainment.

Poets & Writers Awards

Viet Thanh Nguyen, James Patterson, and Sonia Sanchez will receive the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Awards at Poets & Writers’ annual gala on March 29, 2022, with Seth Myers hosting. Putnam publisher Sally Kim will receive the annual Editor’s Award, having “demonstrated an uncanny nose for writers whose prose shimmers with specificity and intelligence and whose themes and plots resonate with millions of readers.”