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Jerry Carrillo Ortiz has joined as a sales rep representing BTPS/GPS publishers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Lauren Rosenthal is promoted to publicity manager.

Ashley Kiedrowski is promoted to marketing manager.

Niyati Patel is promoted to assistant editor.

Ricky Utomo has joined the IT team as service desk analyst.

Kathryn Rennie has been promoted to senior imprint sales manager, young readers.

Cindy Pang will be joining the young readers imprint sales team as imprint sales coordinator, young readers.

Senior editor Yahdon Israel announced a new initiative called the Advanced Readers Club, which will send ARCs of the books he’s publishing to “everyday people” (as opposed to influencers or people in the industry). Members will be selected based on applications, where the only qualification is “you have someone in your community who you know you would want to talk about this book with.” The club will then meet to discuss the books. The first title is SOIL, by Camille T. Dungy.

Hannah Westland will join on June 5 as publishing director. She has been publisher, fiction, at Serpent’s Tail.

Longtime designer Colin Rolfe is promoted to director of design, production and administration, and has been added to the ownership structure.

Anne McGrath is promoted to literary editor, and also takes on an equity interest in the company.

Editor, author, and publishing veteran Jon M. Sweeney will join as a partner and associate publisher on May 1, charged with growing the list. He has been at Orbis Books.