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Lilly Santiago has joined as awards & communications coordinator.

Madeleine Shelton has been promoted to senior manager of awards & honors.

Ale Romero has been promoted to senior manager of marketing & communications.

Boris Kachka joins The Atlantic as senior editor for Books. He was most recently books editor at the Los Angeles Times.

Former books editor Gal Beckerman moves to a staff-writer position.

Maris Dyer has been promoted to editor.

Tiara Sharma has been promoted to assistant editor.

Maria Simione is promoted to assistant editor..

Senior editor Shannon Kelly will assume oversight of Running Press’s gift and stationery line, RP Studio, and self-help and wellness vertical, RP Inspires, effective January 1, 2025.

RP Kids editorial director Julie Matysik will assume responsibility for growing licensing in the children’s space at Running Press.

Falon Kirby has been promoted to senior publicity manager.

Morgan Maple has been promoted to publicity manager.

Makenna Holford is promoted to senior marketing manager.

Elizabeth Agyemang has joined as editor. Previously she was senior editor at Harper Collins.

Kat Aitken and Seren Adams have founded Lexington Literary, an agency that will represent literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, and general nonfiction. Both were previously at United Agents.