Kate Harrison, Editorial Director of Picture Books and Graphic Novels
Kate Harrison (she/her) spent much of her childhood in a tiny town in Southern Missouri that is best known for its “Throwed Rolls” restaurant, where you actually have to catch your bread in order to eat it. It inspired a strong work ethic, a true love of carbohydrates, and maybe a weird sense of humor.…
Read MoreNick Amphlett, Senior Editor
Nick Amphlett joined Dutton as a Senior Editor in September 2024. He acquires nonfiction, with particular interest in history, politics and current events, popular science, narrative nonfiction, biography, and sports. Prior to Dutton, he spent ten years at William Morrow, where he edited a range of leading journalists, academics, and thought leaders, including recipients of…
Read MoreLexy Cassola, Associate Editor
Lexy Cassola joined Dutton in February 2018 and is an associate editor acquiring fiction. She is seeking literary and upmarket novels driven by complicated relationships in the book club, suspense, and horror genres; and she is always particularly drawn to a sassy or witty voice. She is also selectively acquiring nonfiction for the Plume list…
Read MoreCassidy Sachs, Senior Editor
Cassidy Sachs joined Dutton in 2017 and acquires across a broad range of fiction and nonfiction. Drawn to novels that lead with heart and humor and play deftly between genres, she is seeking joyful book club fiction that features strong, clever women at its center, and also loves murder mysteries, thrillers with a playful wink,…
Read MorePilar Garcia-Brown, Senior Editor
Pilar Garcia-Brown joined Dutton as a Senior Editor in September 2021. Previously, she worked at Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She concentrates on fiction in multiple categories, as well as narrative nonfiction. She’s interested in voice and character-driven fiction that upends expectation or plays with genre, and is especially drawn to novels that tackle urgent, contemporary social and…
Read MoreBrent Howard, Executive Editor
Brent Howard joined Dutton in March 2017, specializing in nonfiction with a focus on history, biography, military, politics and food. In a career spanning seventeen years, he has worked with a wide range of authors, including Martin Dugard, Alex Kershaw, Daniel Stone, John C. McManus, Luke Barr, William C. Davis, James Donovan, Josh Ireland, David…
Read MoreMaya Ziv, VP, Editorial Director
Maya Ziv joined Dutton in 2015, focusing on upmarket and literary fiction and select narrative nonfiction. Recent and upcoming fiction include New York Times bestselling author Riley’s Sager’s With a Vengeance, Ana Reyes New York Times bestseller The House in the Pines, Adriana Trigiani’s New York Times bestsellers, The View From Lake Como and The Good Left Undone, national bestselling author Jo Piazza’s Everyone Is Lying to You and The Sicilian Inheritance, and…
Read MoreJill Schwartzman, VP & Executive Editor; Editorial Director, Plume
Jill Schwartzman joined Dutton in January 2012 with a mandate to acquire platform, publicity, and voice-driven nonfiction, with a focus on celebrity, pop culture, memoir, humor, music, biography, and narrative nonfiction. Recent and upcoming Dutton titles include Nick Offerman’s fifth New York Times bestseller Where the Deer and the Antelope Play, Des Linden’s Choosing to…
Read MoreLashanda Anakwah, Editor
Lashanda Anakwah is an editor at Tiny Reparations Books acquiring fiction and select non-fiction titles. Before joining Tiny Reparations she worked at the Simon & Schuster flagship imprint where she co-acquired The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson, a Reese’s Book Club pick. She is building a list that captures a wide array of human experiences,…
Read MoreMaggie Rosenthal, Editor
Maggie Rosenthal is an editor at Viking, which she joined in 2014 after graduating from Kenyon College with a degree in anthropology and a minor in English. She works on books for kids of all ages, from board books through young adult, as well as graphic novels, with an emphasis on middle grade and young adult.…
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