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Publisher-at-large Andrew Martin will retire on June 1 after 20 years with the company. President and publisher Jen Enderlin writes to staff, “We will miss Andy’s wickedly dry humor, his clarity in problem solving, his keen organizational skills, his excellent taste in wine, his ability to cut through clutter and get to the point, and his impeccable comedic timing.”

Martin worked at Crown for 20 years, eventually becoming associate publisher, then moved to Sterling. At St. Martin’s, he was the publisher of Minotaur and co-founded Castle Point Books.

Senior publishing manager Nichole Argyres will now report to senior vp, publishing director Anne Marie Tallberg. VP, director of subsidiary rights Kerry Nordling and executive assistant Chris Holder will now report to Enderlin.

Susan Ligon will join as vp, publisher of W Publishing Group, reporting to svp, group publisher Don Jacobson. She was previously principal at Ligon Group Consulting.

Kara Coughlin has been promoted to director, sales operations.

Aimee Bell has been promoted to vice president and editor-in-chief.

Megha Parekh joins as editorial director, reporting to Kara Cesare. The company says they “look to expand [Bantam] under Parekh’s leadership” as a “destination imprint for suspense, crime, mystery, and horror.” Parekh was previously editorial director at Thomas & Mercer.

Emily Morris is promoted to publicist.

Michael Riley has joined as national account manager selling to Barnes & Noble, Books A Million & BN College. He was previously vp of sales at Independent Publishers Group.

Lorina Lana has joined as special markets manager. She was previously at Quarto.

Celsie Moseley has been promoted to junior agent.

Amy A. Collins has been promoted to senior agent.

There will be a memorial gathering celebrating the life and legacy of Don Weise in Wednesday, June 10, at 4:30 PM (doors open at 4:00) at:

The Center
208 W. 13th Street
New York, NY

Attendance is open, but advance registration is requested.