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April 29, 2026By Katy Hershberger

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April 29, 2026By Katy Hershberger

Hachette Book Group Union   

Following Monday’s announcement of the formation of a union at Hachette Book Group, the company has responded with the following statement: “Hachette Book Group is aware of employee interest in unionization and respects employees’ rights to engage in that process and we remain committed to open dialogue.”

Hachette Book Group   

Theresa Collier is promoted to senior director, marketing & publicity for Workman, Artisan, and Black Dog & Leventhal.

Norton   

Chief communications officer Louise Brockett adds to her responsibilities oversight of a newly-created joint Publicity & Marketing Department. It integrates three existing departments: trade publicity (which she has led for many years), marketing (under Meredith McGinnis), and paperback and academic marketing (under Alexa Pugh)

Trade group director Brendan Curry said to staff, “An integrated approach is essential in today’s changing bookselling landscape, where varied methods of outreach and attention must align to create a unified campaign.”

Penguin Random House   

Erin Nelson has been promoted to senior editor at Zeitgeist.

Caroline Lee has been promoted to editor at Zeitgeist.

Aitken Alexander   

Chris Wellbelove has been promoted to joint managing director, alongside Lesley Thorne.

Root Literary   
Andrea Blatt has joined as literary agent, after a decade at WME. She will continue to represent book club fiction and a range of nonfiction.
WordServe Literary   

Emma Fulenwider has been promoted to literary agent.

Ellen Scott has joined as an associate agent, acquiring mainly faith-based properties in fiction and nonfiction, as well as select general market projects. Scott was previously at the David Black Literary Agency.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group   

In the art department, John Vorhees is promoted to studio director and Peter Quach moves up to senior designer.

Putnam   

Sofie Parker has been promoted to senior marketing associate.

Brennin Cummings has been promoted to associate director of marketing.

Hutchinson Heinemann   

Anne Meadows joins as publishing director and head of imprint, reporting to Cornerstone publisher Helen Conford, on June 22. She is currently publishing director at Picador.

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