Team Member
Annie Odders, Assistant Editor
Annie Odders (she/her) has been at Berkley since 2022 and is a graduate of Tulane University. In past lives, she has been a Wisconsinite, New Orleanian, and Hollywood assistant. Annie acquires in the mystery and fantasy spaces, and in either genre, she enjoys feel-good stories with a strong romantic element, witty sense of humor, or historical…
Read MoreCandice Coote, Associate Editor
Candice Coote (she/her) is an Associate Editor who joined Berkley in 2021 and acquires genre-blending thriller/suspense, horror, sci-fi/speculative, and fantasy. She likes stories that are dark and propulsive as well as cozy, healing stories and often if they speak to the world around us in a fresh way. She is especially interested in works of fiction…
Read MoreCasey Maloney, Director of Publicity
Casey Maloney is the Director of Publicity for both Avery Books and Tarcher. In addition to managing the publicity department and developing publicity strategies for both lists, Casey works directly with many Avery and Tarcher authors and has orchestrated publicity campaigns for breakout bestselling books, including Atomic Habits by James Clear, Daring Greatly by Brené…
Read MoreFarin Schlussel, Director of Marketing
Farin Schlussel is the Director of Marketing for both Avery Books and Tarcher. She has been with Avery since she began her publishing career in 2012. As the Director of Marketing, Farin executes and oversees bespoke campaigns using the most current marketing platforms and data to get books in front of the readers who need…
Read MoreCasey Ebro, Executive Editor
Casey 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, professional development, and…
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, 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 MoreEmma Dollar, Editorial Assistant
Emma Dollar joined Viking in October 2023 as the assistant to Patrick Nolan and John Siciliano. She assists with acquisitions of literary fiction, nonfiction, translations, and poetry for Viking, Penguin Poets, Penguin Classics, and Penguin Life. She is drawn to unusual and experimental work with an intimate, distinctive voice that explores identity, family, coming-of-age, the…
Read MoreSeema Mahanian, Executive Editor
Seema Mahanian rejoined Pamela Dorman Books/Viking in 2023. She is drawn to character and voice-driven fiction, family sagas, friendship and coming-of-age stories, and novels that amplify underrepresented voices and examine identity and contemporary life. Seema was previously at Grand Central Publishing where she published New York Times bestsellers Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (a Reese’s Book Club…
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