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Casey Ebro, Executive Editor
Casey Ebro joined Portfolio in 2024. A dedicated author advocate, she believes in the power of books to expand minds, transform behavior, and improve both our professional and personal lives. She specializes in prescriptive titles by top experts, thought leaders, and practitioners in the areas of leadership, management, workplace culture, communication, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, professional development,…
Read MoreNatalie Coleman, Assistant Editor
Natalie Coleman is an Assistant Editor and joined Penguin Press in 2021. She is a graduate of the NYU Journalism Institute’s Literary Reportage program and lives in Brooklyn. She is interested in acquiring primarily nonfiction, especially journalism, cultural criticism, history, and memoir.
Read MoreTracy Behar SVP, Publisher, Avery and TarcherPerigee
Tracy Behar, SVP and Publisher of Avery and TarcherPerigee, 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, nature, and reference, and her roster…
Read MoreIsabel McCarthy, Associate Editor
Associate Editor Isabel McCarthy joined the Avery team in 2023. Isabel is looking to acquire cookbooks, as well as wellness and self-help titles. She has a special interest in plant-forward and sustainable cooking and enjoys working on books where personal stories and food go hand in hand. In the wellness and self-help area, Isabel is…
Read MoreEmma Dollar, Editorial Assistant
Emma Dollar joined Viking in October 2023 as the assistant to Patrick Nolan and John Siciliano. She graduated from Emory University with a degree in English & Creative Writing and International Studies, where her concentration on Latin American literature made her fall in love with works in translation. She is drawn to unusual stories and…
Read MoreSeema Mahanian, Senior Editor
Seema Mahanian rejoined Pamela Dorman Books/Viking as Senior Editor in 2023. She was previously Senior Editor at Grand Central Publishing where she published New York Times bestsellers Seven Days in June by Tia Williams and What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster. She also edited award-winning and national book club pick authors including Salma El-Wardany,…
Read MoreDaphne Ming Durham, Executive Editor
Daphne Ming Durham joined Putnam in 2023 from MCD / Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and publishes twisty, genre-blurring fiction with sharp edges and strong female protagonists. She loves voice-driven, gorgeous books that readers devour in one sitting, but come away having learned something – stories that upend familiar tropes and push boundaries in crime, thriller,…
Read MoreSabrey Manning, Editorial Assistant
Sabrey joined Portfolio in April 2023. Captivated by those who challenge the status quo, Sabrey is drawn to unconventional success stories, pioneering business and societal models, and disruptive ideas that spark transformative movements. She is fueled by a mission to publish works by change agents who share profound insights into their journeys to success in business,…
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, Editor
Lauren O’Neal joined TarcherPerigee in early 2023 and is looking to acquire a range of books in the practical nonfiction space. She is particularly interested in books about mental health and psychology, neurodiversity (ADHD and autism), spirituality and religion, nature, and language, as well as workbooks and guided journals. Prior to working at TarcherPerigee, Lauren…
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