People 12/3

Gallery Publishing Group publisher Jennifer Bergstrom has been promoted to executive vice president of Simon & Schuster, while continuing to lead the Gallery Publishing Group.

Zoë Plant has joined as a literary agent. She was previously at The Bent Agency UK.

Shania Soler has been promoted to agent.

Kaylyn Aldridge is promoted to junior agent.

Brian King is a new assistant agent specializing in the science fiction genre.

Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Paige Terlip, and Jennifer March Soloway have launched a new agency, Starling Literary + Media, representing children’s authors and illustrators and adult fiction and nonfiction projects. They were previously at Andrea Brown.

Kennedy Rooke has been promoted to retail director at the Montreal bookstore, responsible for booking events and book clubs and overseeing buying for all sections of the store.

Spotify has announced a new Audiobooks Wrapped feature this year, which allows listeners to see their top audiobook, top audiobook genre, and total listens for the year and also includes, for eligible users, a message from their top authors.