People 7/1

Lauren Wein has been promoted to editor-in-chief.

Allie Merola has joined as senior editor, reporting to David Ebershoff. Merola was previously at Viking Penguin.

Leyla Erkan has joined as editor. Erkan was previously at Little, Brown Children’s.

Lauren Wilson is being promoted to publicist.

Maria DeKoning is being promoted to associate publicist.

Wadzanai Mhute has launched Antsu Literary Agency, and is seeking fiction and nonfiction clients. Mhute was previously books editor at Oprah Daily and Oprah’s Book Club and also fiction editor at The Sunday Long Read.

Managing director Jenny Savill will move into a new role as an agency director and primary agent, focusing on her clients.

Director of the UK agenting team Michael Dean becomes managing director as of July 1 and Sabine Pfannenstiel is promoted to deputy managing director.

“For my part, it is a great privilege to now lead this storied Agency, with our many author, agency and publisher clients, whose interests we continue to champion worldwide with the relentless pursuit of excellence Andrew made his hallmark,” Dean said in the announcement. “I am tremendously fortunate to count on Sabine – one of the finest and most widely respected agents in international publishing – as Deputy MD, and we are excited to take the Agency forward together with Doug [Wallace] and the senior leadership team.”

The company has been appointed North American scout for Pan Macmillan and its adult imprints.

The publisher’s UK and translation rights will be represented by Linda Kaplan at Kaplan DeFiore Rights. Rights for WLA Books will continue to be handled by Ashley Lopez.