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September 15, 2026By Erin Somers

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September 15, 2026By Erin Somers

Simon & Schuster   

Ploy Siripant will join as art director on September 21. Siripant was previously senior art director at Harper Collins.

Bloomsbury   

Kenli Manning has been promoted to associate editor for Bloomsbury Archer.

BookEnds Literary Agency   

Sarah Butler has been promoted to royalties manager.

Maggie Nambot has been promoted to accounts payable specialist.

JFM Literary & Editorial   

Jon Malysiak, formerly head of global publishing at StoryTerrace, has launched JFM Literary & Editorial, a boutique agency based in London and Northamptonshire. He will build a transatlantic list of narrative non-fiction, memoir, current affairs, wellbeing, entrepreneurship and culture, and is open to submissions.

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