People 6/21

Mikyla Bruder will rejoin the company as svp, president, group publisher in August, leading Chronicle’s four publishing groups—Art, Entertainment, Food & Lifestyle, and Children’s. Bruder was the head of Amazon Publishing and Brilliance Publishing, worldwide and previously was publishing director at Chronicle.

“We are beyond thrilled to welcome Mikyla back to Chronicle Books,” Chronicle president Tyrrell Mahoney said. “Mikyla is an exceptionally accomplished leader with an unparalleled track record of building agile, creative, and collaborative teams. Her deep history and connection with Chronicle Books, in conjunction with her wide-ranging publishing experience, makes her exactly the right person to lead Chronicle’s publishing groups into the next phase of our growth.”

Andrea Córdova has joined as senior publicist.

Mina Hamedi has been promoted to associate agent.

Shena Wolf has joined as licensing agent. Wolf previously worked at Andrews McMeel Universal.