Penguin Publishing Group
Mary Baker, Associate Editor
Mary Baker (she/her) is an Associate Editor at Berkley and a graduate of Emerson College. She joined the editorial team in 2021 after starting her career in Penguin’s subsidiary rights contracts department. Mary acquires books that leave a reader glowing, whether they’re swoony romance (contemporary and historical) and rom-coms, clever feel-good mysteries, delightfully cozy fantasy, or a fresh genre-mashup. She works with acclaimed and bestselling authors such as Mallory Marlowe, Simone Soltani, Auralee Wallace, Amanda Elliot, and Ellen O’Clover. Mary is a lifelong St. Louis Blues hockey fan, a grumpy/sunshine devotee, and has a lot of opinions about the best pizza in New York.
Read MoreMegan McCormack, Editor
Megan McCormack joined Portfolio in January 2021. She is interested in prescriptive books that deal with career development, communication, confidence, and personal finance, as well as idea-driven nonfiction which teaches us about the human mind or human behavior in unexpected ways; surprising subcultures; business scandals and corporate underbellies; and the impacts of tech and social…
Read MoreHelen Healey-Cunningham, Executive Editor
Since joining Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel in 2017, Helen has acquired and edited eight New York Times bestsellers. She gets excited about idea-driven books that offer bold new ways to see the world, especially books that warn of looming dangers, make provocative arguments, meditate on serious issues, and inspire positive change. She has edited a…
Read MoreMerry Sun, Editor
Merry Sun joined Portfolio in 2015. She publishes brilliant thinkers who are on a mission to share their ideas with smart, hungry readers. Topics in economics, social psychology, finance, technology, and the food business by academics and journalists interest her most. She also acquires practical non-fiction by smart and singular voices with a bold message.…
Read MoreTrish Daly, Senior Editor
Trish Daly joined Portfolio in 2019 with a focus on narrative and platform-driven nonfiction, especially business and economics, current affairs, big ideas, journalism, and the occasional memoir. She began her career at HarperCollins, where she acquired Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, and later worked at Little, Brown with the…
Read MoreBria Sandford, Executive Editor
Bria joined Portfolio and Sentinel in 2012 and helped launch Thesis in 2022. Her critically acclaimed and bestselling authors include Paul Kingsnorth, Amy Coney Barrett, Arthur Brooks, Peggy Noonan, Michael Lind, Abigail Shrier, and John McWhorter.
Read MoreSareer Khader, Editor
Sareer Khader (she/her) is an Editor at Berkley, which she joined in 2019. She is particularly keen to acquire unique and immersive fantasy (of all subgenres but particularly cozy fantasy and romantasy), atmospheric and genre-blending horror and mysteries, elevated romance and book club fiction, and voices from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds. She works with a list of bestselling and acclaimed authors such as Shelby Mahurin, Nick Medina, Emily Krempholtz, and Sarah Adler. Sareer was raised on Disney and Bollywood, and her cat is basically the feline version of Toothless.
Read MoreLiz Sellers, Associate Editor
Liz Sellers (she/her) is an Associate Editor at Berkley, where she started her career in 2019 while earning her MS in Publishing from NYU. While she’s particularly keen to see books on the dark, edgier side of New Adult and adult romance, Liz acquires contemporary and historical romances and rom-coms that range from light and sweet to dark and spicy. When she’s not tending to her dozens of houseplants, singing along to a Broadway musical soundtrack, or snuggling with her two cats, Liz is on the lookout for genre-bending commercial fiction that blends an immersive, swoony love story with elements of action/adventure, simple fantasy or paranormal magic, or suspense. Her recent and upcoming projects include PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly, Willing Prey by Allie Oleander, and With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling.
Read MoreJosh Starr, Managing Editor
Joshua Starr joined DAW Books in 2007 and has been DAW’s managing editor since 2012. Prior to joining DAW, he interned at Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, CMJ New Music Monthly, and the Center for Public Integrity. He is a graduate of Yale University.
Read MoreJenn Snyder, Assistant Editor
Associate Editor Sarah Blumenstock joined Berkley in 2016. Prior to joining Berkley she sold foreign and domestic rights for Penguin Young Readers. Sarah acquires commercial women’s fiction and romance—both historical and contemporary. Some of her recent and upcoming titles include The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by New York Times bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman, A Touch of Forever by USA Today bestselling author Jo Goodman, Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and Faker by Sarah Smith.
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