Elda Rotor, Vice President and Publisher, Penguin Classics



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Alexis Welby, VP, Director of Publicity

Allie Merola, Associate Editor

Allison Lorentzen, Executive Editor

Amanda Bergeron, Executive Editor

Amanda Walker, Executive Director of Publicity

Amy Sun, Senior Editor

Andrea Schulz, Vice President and Editor in Chief

Andrew Karre Executive Editor

Angela Kim, Associate Editor

Ann Godoff, President and Editor-in-Chief

Anne Sowards, Executive Editor

Annika Karody, Editorial Assistant

Anu Ohioma, Associate Editor

Ashley Garland, Publicity Director

Ashley Pattison McClay, Associate Publisher, Director of Marketing

Asiya Ahmed, Junior Designer

Benjamin Lee, Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, Paperbacks & Backlist

Benjamin Lee, VP, Associate Publisher of Paperbacks

Benjamin Lee, VP, Associate Publisher of Paperbacks

Brent Howard, Executive Editor

Bria Sandford, Executive Editor

Bria Sandford, Executive Editor

Brian Tart, President and Publisher

Caitlin Tutterow, Editor

Calvert Morgan, Executive Editor

Camille LeBlanc, Associate Editor

Caroline Sutton, Editor-in-Chief

Caroline Sydney, Associate Editor

Casey Denis, Editor

Casey McIntyre, Vice President and Publisher

Cassidy Sachs, Editor

Cecily Kaiser, Director of Preschool Publishing

Charlotte Peters, Editorial Assistant

Cheryl Eissing, Editor

Christine Ball, Senior Vice President, Publisher

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Christopher Hernandez, Senior Editor

Cindy Hwang, Vice President, Editorial Director

Claire Zion, Vice President, Editor in Chief

Courtney Young, Executive Editor

Craig Burke, Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity

Daniel Moreton, VP & Publisher, Grosset & Dunlap, Brands & Licenses

Danielle Dieterich, Editor

Danielle Perez, Executive Editor

Daphne Ming Durham, Executive Editor

Elda Rotor, Vice President and Publisher, Penguin Classics

Elizabeth Pham Janowski, Editorial Assistant

Elizabeth Vogt, Associate Editor

Ella Kurki, Editorial Assistant

Ellen Cormier, Senior Editor

Emi Ikkanda, Executive Editor

Emily Cunningham, Senior Editor

Emily Wunderlich, Senior Editor

Emma Dollar, Editorial Assistant

Esi Sogah, Executive Editor

Francesco Sedita, President & Publisher

Gabriella DeGennaro Assistant Editor

Gabriella Mongelli, Editor

Geoffrey Kloske, President and Publisher

Gnesis Villar, Editorial Assistant

Grace Layer, Assistant Editor

Gretchen Durning, Associate Editor

Hannah Steigmeyer, Associate Editor

Helen Healey-Cunningham, Editor

Helen Healey-Cunningham, Editor

Helen Rouner, Assistant Editor

Ibrahim Ahmad, Executive Editor

Ibrahim Ahmad, Executive Editor

Isabelle Alexander, Editorial Assistant

Ivan Held, President

Ivan Held, President

Ivan Held, President

Jacob Surpin, Senior Editor

Jake Morrissey, Executive Editor

Jamie Knapp, Director of Publicity

Jane Glaser, Editorial Assistant

Jasmin Rubero, Art Director

Jeanne-Marie Hudson, Vice President, Deputy Publisher

Jen Monroe, Senior Editor

Jenn Houghton, Publishing Associate

Jenn Houghton, Publishing Associate

Jenn Snyder, Assistant Editor

Jennifer Klonsky, President & Publisher

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Jeramie Orton, Senior Editor

Jessica Wade, Executive Editor

Jill Schwartzman, Editorial Director

Jill Schwartzman, Editorial Director, Plume

Joanna Cárdenas, Executive Editor

Joanna Ng, Editor

Jocelyn Schmidt, Executive Vice President, Associate Publisher

John Burnham Schwartz, Editor-at-Large

John Parsley, VP, Editor in Chief

John Siciliano, Executive Editor, Penguin Classics and Penguin Books

Josh Starr, Managing Editor

Juli Kiyan, Editor and Associate Director of Publicity

Julie Strauss-Gabel President and Publisher

Jynne Dilling Martin, Vice President and Deputy Publisher
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Meet the Team
Megan Newman, Senior Vice President and Publisher
Megan Newman, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Avery and TarcherPerigee, joined Penguin in 2004 where her first acquisition was Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell Esselsyn, MD. The book was not only a New York Times bestseller, but laid the foundation for Avery’s role as a leading publisher of cutting-edge books in the areas of health, science, psychology, education, and more. She also established Avery’s cookbook program.
Avery’s bestselling and award-winning authors include James Clear (Atomic Habits), Steve Silberman (Neurotribes), Dwayne Betts (A Question of Freedom), Brene Brown (Daring Greatly), The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu (The Book of Joy), Angela Liddon (The Oh She Glows Cookbook), Adeena Sussman (Sababa), Joanne Lee Molinaro (The Korean Vegan Cookbook), Madeline Puckette (Wine Folly), Judson Brewer, MD (Unwinding Anxiety), and many more.
In 2018, she was also appointed the publisher of TarcherPerigee and helped spearhead the growth of the imprint. TarcherPerigee has long focused books in the areas of creativity, spirituality, personal growth and more. With books like The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, Attached by Amir Levine, Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab, Start Where You Are by Meera Lee Patel, and The Odd 1s Out and Burn After Writing franchises, TarcherPerigee has set the standard for books that inspire readers to rethink what’s possible.
Caroline Sutton, Editor-in-Chief
Caroline joined the Penguin Publishing Group in 2009 and has been with Avery since 2015.
Her many best sellers include The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The End of Alzheimer’s by Dale Bredesen, Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer, The Beauty of What Remains by Steve Leder, The XX Brain by Lisa Mosconi, Mastering Diabetes by Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro, Fat Chance by Robert Lustig, The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds, Mindset by Carol Dweck, and Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley.
She has worked at major imprints, most recently Random House and Ballantine, and her many other distinguished authors include Richard Davidson, Daniel Goleman, Dean Ornish, Tara Parker-Pope, Deborah Tannen, and Andrew Weil.
Lindsay Gordon, Associate Publisher, Director of Publicity and Marketing
Lindsay Gordon is the Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing and Publicity for both Avery and TarcherPerigee. She has spent her career promoting and publicizing non-fiction authors and their books. As Associate Publisher Lindsay oversees all of the customized publicity and marketing campaigns aimed towards securing as much media as possible and effectively getting the books in front of consumers in new and innovative ways.
Lindsay has overseen and worked on the campaigns of numerous New York Times and national bestselling titles, including Atomic Habits by James Clear, The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté, The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon, The XX Brain by Dr. Lisa Mosconi, I Beat the Odds by Michael Oher, Set Boundaries, Find Peace and Drama Free by Nedra Glover Tawwab, The Odd 1s Out by James Rallison and Unwinding Anxiety by Dr. Jud Brewer. Prior to joining Penguin Lindsay worked at the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group at Random House, Inc.
Lucia Watson, Executive Editor
Lucia Watson, Executive Editor, began her publishing career at Viking in 1999 and joined Avery in 2005.
Lucia acquires a diverse list of bestselling and award-winning health, psychology, science, parenting, graphic nonfiction, and cooking titles. Her New York Times bestselling nonfiction includes Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn, and Marbles by Ellen Forney. She also edits Izabella Wentz, Terry Wahls, Robynne Chutkan, Annie Grace, and Sue Varma.
She has published many New York Times bestselling and James Beard award-winning cookbooks including The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Molinaro, the Love and Lemons cookbooks by Jeanine Donofrio, the Oh She Glows cookbooks by Angela Liddon, Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior by Ann and Jane Esselstyn, Sababa and Shabbat by Adeena Sussman, and the Wine Folly books by Madeline Puckette (published in 25+ countries). Forthcoming cookbooks include new titles from Eden Grinshpan and Marcus Samuelsson.
Nina Shield, Executive Editor
Executive Editor Nina Shield joined TarcherPerigee and Avery in 2017 with a focus on prescriptive non-fiction. Nina acquires inspiration, self-improvement, personal growth, creativity, spirituality, wellness, workbook/journals, mental health, functional medicine, parenting, and cookbooks and nutritional resources.
Authors she has worked with include James Clear (New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits), John McWhorter (New York Times bestseller Nine Nasty Words), Ali Maffucci, Megan McNamee and Judy Delaware (New York Times bestseller Feeding Littles and Beyond), Gabor Maté, MD (New York Times bestseller The Myth of Normal), Bishop Michael Curry (Love is the Way), Alexandra Caspero and Whitney English (The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler), Jordan Reid and Erin Williams (The Big Fat Activity Book for Pregnant People, The Big Activity Book for Anxious People), Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (How We Learn to Be Brave), Gabriela Herstik (Inner Witch), Kelly McGonigal (The Joy of Movement), Talia Pollock (Party in Your Plants), Kristy Shen (Quit Like a Millionaire), Jason Dearen (Kill Shot), Emily Winter (One Day Smarter), Matt McCarthy, MD (Superbugs), and Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken (Stacked).
Hannah Steigmeyer, Associate Editor
Associate Editor Hannah Steigmeyer joined Avery and TarcherPerigee in 2017 with a focus on nonfiction in the accessible science and health and wellness space.
She has a special interest in novel entrepreneurial approaches to science, technology, health, and business. She is the Editor of the upcoming The Complete Book of Pickleball, Secrets of Giants, Giving Hope, Fuel the Fire, and Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 6th edition and has worked with James Clear (New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits), Bishop Michael Curry (Love is the Way), Kelly McGonigal (The Joy of Movement), Dr. Jud Brewer (Unwinding Anxiety), and Michel Oher (When Your Back’s Against the Wall). She also assists Vice President and Publisher Megan Newman.
She grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Kenyon College where she double majored in English and Anthropology and minored in Russian Language and Literature.
Suzy 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 The Gracias Madre Cookbook, Good & Sweet by Brian Levy, Unbottled Potential by Amanda Kuda, and Voilà Vegan by Amanda Bankert. She is interested in cookbooks, graphic memoirs, and personal growth and relationship books with a feminist bent. She is from the Bay Area.