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Nicole McArdle has joined as marketing director, working on Random House Publishing Group titles. She was previously assistant director of marketing at Portfolio.

Alexis Patterson has been promoted to senior manager of strategic partnerships & special projects.

Camille Copeland joins as associate marketing manager.

Amanda Ferreira is joining as editor. She was previously senior editorial specialist at Wattpad.

Kayla Lightner has been promoted to literary agent and rights manager.

Publishing director Candida Lacey is leaving in September after 15 years, as the parent company New Internationalist cuts back its publishing business.