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March 5, 2026By Erin Somers

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March 5, 2026By Erin Somers

Grand Central   

Natalie Bautista has been promoted to associate editor, Balance.

Amina Iro has been promoted to editor, Legacy Lit.

Morgan Spehar has been promoted to assistant editor.

Junessa Viloria has been promoted to executive editor, Forever.

Sam Brody has been promoted to editor, Forever.

Sabrina Flemming has been promoted to editor, Forever.

Grace Fischetti has been promoted to associate editor, Forever.

Maya Lewis has been promoted to senior marketing manager, Legacy Lit & GCP.

YY Liak has been promoted to designer.

Alexander Lozano has been promoted to designer.

Leena Oropez has been promoted to associate marketing manager.

Megan Perritt-Jacobson has been promoted to senior publicity director, nonfiction.

Caitlin Sacks has been promoted to associate art director.

Alana Spendley has been promoted to senior marketing manager.

Lauren Sum has been promoted to publicist.

Dana Cuadrado has been promoted to publicity & marketing manager, Forever.

Alli Rosenthal has been promoted to senior publicist, Forever.

Penguin Random House   

Andres Taborda joins as IT, solutions architect, client systems design. Taborda was previously at On Call Computer Solutions.

Laura Corless has been promoted to assistant director, art & design in the Penguin Orange Interior Design group.

Abby Duval has been promoted to senior production editor.

Gabriella Modugno has been promoted to production associate.

Storey Publishing   

Hannah Fries is promoted to executive editor.

Europa Editions   

Autumn Toennis has joined Europa Editions full time. Previously she worked with publisher at large Kent Carroll to acquire, edit and publicize titles like The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller. In this new role, she will take on publicity campaigns for titles beyond those she acquires, and work with the audiobook team to market and promote Europa’s audiobook list.

Workman and Workman Kids   

Shoshana Gutmajer is promoted to executive editor, Artisan.

Bridget Monroe Itkin is promoted to executive editor, Artisan.

Jamie Thompson is promoted to editorial director, Workman Calendars and senior editor, Black Dog & Leventhal.

Megan Nicolay is promoted to editorial director of activity, novelty & gift at Workman Kids.

Gracie Elliott is promoted to senior editor at Workman Kids.

Katie Campbell is promoted to associate editor at Workman Kids.

Ying Cheng is promoted to senior designer at Workman Calendars.

Jack Dunnington is promoted to associate art director at Workman.

Reagan Ruff is promoted to designer at Workman.

Claudia Fernandez is promoted to marketing coordinator at Workman, Artisan, and Black Dog & Leventhal.

Karen Edwards is promoted to vice president, editorial director, educational resources at Workman Kids.

Amanda Trautmann is promoted to senior publicist at Workman Kids.

Nicole Higman is promoted to senior director of digital marketing and creative services.

David Schiller becomes vp, group creative director, Workman.

Hachette Audio   

Christina Claverie-Williams will join on March 9 as digital content specialist. She was most recently director of communications and brand development for DP Hospitality.

Laura Essex has been promoted to senior audio editor.

Allison Lane has been promoted to audio preproduction associate.

Running Press and Avalon Travel   

At Running Press:

Shannon Fabricant has been promoted to vp/publisher.

Jenna McBride has been promoted to design director.

Kyle Moore has been promoted to assistant production manager.

Annie Brag has been promoted to senior publicist.

Anna Shura has been promoted to assistant editor.

At Avalon Travel:

Ajà Miller has been promoted to assistant editor.

Brittney McKinley has been promoted to marketing associate.

Appetite   

Lindsay Paterson has been promoted to associate publisher.

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