Joslyn Jenkins, Editorial Assistant

Joslyn Jenkins joined Dutton in February 2026, assisting John Parsley and Maya Ziv. Previously, she spent several years in the agency space, assisting with Books Publishing and Media Rights at CAA and The Gersh Agency. Joslyn got her start in book scouting for film and TV adaptations with This Should Be A Movie after graduating with…

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Justina Vasquez, Editorial Assistant

Justina reads widely across fiction and nonfiction, from serious journalism to thrillers and sci-fi. She was part of the most recent class of PRH interns, working with Library and Audio Marketing, Sales, and Social Media. Prior to that she interned at Norton, taught English as a Foreign Language in Japan, worked as a bookseller at…

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Lara Blackman, Executive Editor

Lara Blackman joined Dutton as an Executive Editor in March 2026, with a focus on acquiring mysteries and thrillers. She’s drawn to propulsive plots, complex characters who challenge social and cultural norms, and stories that take readers to places they’ve never been. Prior to Dutton, she held editorial positions at Simon & Schuster and Audible,…

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David Howe, Associate Editor

David Howe joined Dutton in 2024. His areas of non-fiction include health & wellness, personal development, business, psychology, pop culture, sports, science, journalism, political science, and food. On the fiction side, he edits thrillers, speculative fiction, and geopolitical novels. He is the editor of The Undiscovered Country, a New York Times bestseller and one of The Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best…

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Rachael Kelly, Editor

Rachael Kelly is an Editor at Dutton acquiring commercial and upmarket/book club fiction across genres—stories that combine rapid pacing, nuanced character development, compelling hooks, and complex themes. She is building a list that prioritizes both voice and plot, and gravitates toward fiction that is intriguing, romantic, escapist, suspenseful, mysterious, or psychological in nature, especially from…

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Nick Amphlett, Senior Editor

Nick Amphlett joined Dutton as a Senior Editor in September 2024. He acquires nonfiction, with particular interest in history, politics and current events, popular science, narrative nonfiction, biography, and sports. Prior to Dutton, he spent ten years at William Morrow, where he edited a range of leading journalists, academics, and thought leaders, including recipients of…

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