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Jacob Gong has joined as book designer, children’s.

Becca Bright has joined as editor, nonfiction.

Nia Saxon has been promoted to assistant editor, Poisoned Pen Press.

Drew French has been promoted to manager of data engineering & analytics.

Jenny Granath has been promoted to buyer II, manufacturing.

Elena Meuse has been promoted to assistant director, communications and audience insights.

Jordan Bishop has been promoted to associate manager, influencer and consumer shows strategy.

Bella Bledzki has been promoted to social media associate.

BISG named Kris Kliemann as the 2026 recipient of the BISG Industry Champion Award. Kliemann chairs the BISG Rights Committee. The organization writes in a release, “Kliemann is being honored for her longstanding leadership in advancing rights management across the publishing industry and, in particular, her work to bring greater standardization, transparency, and accessibility to rights and royalties.”