Posts by Katie Macleod-English
Tracy Behar, President and Publisher, Avery and Tarcher
Tracy Behar, President and Publisher of Avery and Tarcher, joined Penguin in 2024. She was previously at Little, Brown and Company, where she served as VP, Publisher, and Editor in Chief of the imprint she founded, Little, Brown Spark. She publishes in the categories of health, psychology, self-help, science, and nature, and her roster of…
Read MoreIsabel McCarthy, Editor
Editor Isabel McCarthy joined the Avery team in 2023. Isabel acquires for Avery’s cookbook list and is especially interested in plant-forward cooking and books that make healthy living accessible and fun for the home cook. She loves food stories with a strong perspective and her upcoming books include Eat with Afia by Afia Amoako, The Vegan Asian Kitchen by…
Read MoreJacob Surpin, Senior Editor
Jacob Surpin joined TarcherPerigee in the spring of 2023, where he focuses on personal transformation, popular science, outdoors/nature, performance, and creativity titles. He is especially drawn to books that cut against expectation in some way or that reveal or draw on something previously hidden – ideas, stories, insights, teachings, or practices that can impact our…
Read MoreLauren O’Neal, Senior Editor
Lauren O’Neal joined Tarcher in 2023 and edits a wide variety of books in the practical nonfiction space. She is particularly interested in books about mental health and psychology, neurodiversity (ADHD and autism), progressive Christianity and religion, and nature. Before Tarcher, Lauren was an editor at SoHo Publishing and at Callisto Media, where she worked on everything…
Read MoreSuzy Swartz, Associate Editor
Suzy Swartz joined Avery in 2017. She works with Lucia Watson on books like The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Alcohol Experiment by Annie Grace, Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD, Sababa by Adeena Sussman. Suzy’s first acquisition was the IACP Award-nominated The Zero-Waste Chef by Anne-Marie Bonneau, and she’s since edited…
Read MoreHannah Steigmeyer, Editor
Editor Hannah Steigmeyer joined Avery and Tarcher in 2017 with a focus on nonfiction in the accessible science and health & wellness space. She has a special interest in novel entrepreneurial approaches to science, technology, health, and business. Her upcoming books include The Atomic Habits Workbook by James Clear and You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong by Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH. She’s edited Food…
Read MoreLauren Appleton, Executive Editor
Lauren Appleton has been at Tarcher since 2012, where she acquires a wide range of self-improvement titles, mainly for Millennials and Gen-Z. She is particularly interested in the areas of inspiration/motivation, pop-psychology, creativity, social justice, female empowerment, and anything that will improve your life or simply make you smile. A large portion of her list…
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