People 9/3

Reese Witherspoon will be the spokesperson for the company’s Raising Readers initiative. She will deliver a message in fiction audiobooks urging adults to encourage kids to read for enjoyment.

Heather Fain is named svp, publishing director, Vintage, and marketing strategy, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, reporting to KDPR president and publisher Maya Mavjee. SVP, deputy publisher at Vintage Beth Lamb will now report to Fain.

Katie Brackman has been promoted to junior agent.

Alexandra Grana has joined as associate literary agent. She was previously associate literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency.

Veronica Goldstein joins as agent. She was previously an agent at UTA.

Lisa Grgas joins the editorial team. She was previously supervising editor of The Literary Review for 20 years.

Charlotte Mursell has been promoted to publisher for Orion Fiction.

Louisa Cusworth joining the team as commissioning editor. She was previously at Pan Macmillan.