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Vice president and publisher of the eponymous imprint Paula Wiseman will retire at the end of 2024. She will freelance edit occasional books after that as an editor at large, and they will be published as A Paula Wiseman Book.

Senior editor Catherine Laudone and assistant editor Danielle Collins will move to Beach Lane Books and report to vice president and publisher Allyn Johnston. Beach Lane will publish any titles that have already been acquired for the Paula Wiseman Books list, and will house the imprint’s backlist.

Wiseman began her career as an assistant at Dial Books for Young Readers and became editor in chief of Philomel/Putnam. She has worked at Simon & Schuster since 2002.

Simon & Schuster Children’s president and publisher Jon Anderson said, “In the fifteen-plus years that I’ve had the privilege to work with Paula, I’ve been in awe of her keen editorial eye, her excellent taste and her ability to work with an astonishing range of talent ranging from First Ladies to Duchesses, senators to sports legends, poets to Pulitzer Prize winners and literary legends from both the Adult and Children’s publishing worlds. While I’ll miss seeing Paula in the office, I’m incredibly happy that she’ll be continuing to produce books for Simon & Schuster in the years ahead.”

Math Monahan has been promoted to art director at the S&S imprint.

Natalia Olbinski has been promoted to associate art director.

On the online & digital team, Cristal Sanchez is promoted to sales associate. Fantasia Brown is promoted to national account manager.

Jules Kelly has been promoted to associate director, trade marketing.

Megan Mitchell has been promoted to senior marketing manager.

Leah Morse has been promoted to publicity manager.

Haley Lynch and Maya Fernandez have been promoted to editor.

Frankie Karnedy has been promoted to sales and marketing coordinator.

Trinica Sampson-Vera has been promoted to associate agent.

Jen Babakhan joins as associate agent.

Brittany Poulin has been promoted to the new role of sales director. Mercedes Anaeto and Jacob Prado will also take on selling responsibilities.