People 9/21

Kirstin Berndt joins as publicity manager; she was previously at Simon & Schuster.

Heather Faulls joins as marketing manager; she was previously at Abel Bainnson Butz, Landscape Architects.

Nicole Caputo has been named creative director at Soft Skull Press, in addition to her active role as creative director of Catapult and Counterpoint Press.

Stella Cabot Wilson has been named associate editor for Catapult magazine and Don’t Write Alone, moving from her previous roles as writing programs coordinator and associate editor.

Sean McManus joins Dreamscape Media, the publishing and entertainment arm of Midwest Tape, as president. He was head of audiobooks at Spotify. He takes over from Cat Zappa, who was promoted to vp of digital acquisitions at hoopla digital, which gives digital access to public libraries.

Chantal Gersch has joined as publicist. Previously, she was at Simon & Schuster Children’s.