Maya Petrillo-Fernandez, Editorial Assistant
Maya Petrillo-Fernandez joined Viking and Pamela Dorman Books in March 2024, assisting Terezia Cicel and Seema Mahanian. Previously, Maya taught high school English in her hometown of NYC before pivoting to publishing as an assistant at Folio Literary Management. She enjoys character-driven fiction, narrative nonfiction, and literature across genres that sheds light on lesser-known histories.
Read MoreTarini Sipahimalani, Associate Editor
Tarini Sipahimalani joined Putnam in 2021 and acquires bold, voice-driven upmarket fiction. She’s drawn to emotionally resonant and psychologically provocative stories that speak to the universalities of the human experience, excavate cultural truths, and offer an incisive reflection of the world by visceral way of mind. She loves binge-reads that don’t shy away from characters’…
Read MoreAranya Jain, Assistant Editor
Aranya Jain joined Putnam in 2021 and acquires high-concept fiction, especially contemporary fantasy geared toward a commercial audience. She’s easily lured by a beguiling voice or an uncanny premise, something that unnerves, inspires whimsy, or expands our curiosity about the scope of the universe. Grounded fantasy, upmarket horror, mainstream science fiction, and literary speculative fiction…
Read MoreAshley Di Dio, Associate Editor
Ashley Di Dio joined Putnam in 2020 and publishes upmarket, cross-genre book club fiction and paradigm-shifting nonfiction that inspire, challenge, and analyze our morality and humanity, especially through diverse perspectives. She loves big-hearted romance, sweeping family or friendship sagas, psychologically stimulating and propulsive stories, social commentary undertones, and anything involving haunted houses, witches, and magic. Her…
Read MoreMegan McCormack, Editor
Megan is interested in books on infrastructure, technology, and systemic societal issues—books that challenge us to reexamine aspects of everyday life we may take for granted. She is also particularly keen to find provocative takes on feminism, gender, and relationships. Her forthcoming books with Thesis include a polemic from the creators of The War on Cars podcast,…
Read MoreAlex Wolfe, Editor
Alex Wolfe is an editor who works on picture books, middle grade, graphic novels, and everything in between. She is particularly passionate about fiction that emphasizes humor, strong female characters, distinctive artwork, joyful stories, and anything weird, whimsical, and absurd! When not editing, you can usually find her listening to a comedy podcast, watching musical…
Read MoreSonia Gadre, Editorial Assistant
Sonia Gadre joined Viking Penguin in February 2024 and assists Allison Lorentzen and Lindsey Schwoeri. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in English and computer science. Prior to joining Viking, she was an editorial assistant at The Yale Review and a product manager at Twitter. Her interests include literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, and works that…
Read MoreThesis: Serious Nonfiction with a Strong Point of View
Founded in 2023, Thesis is committed to publishing bold ideas that shape tomorrow’s discourse. Our imprint fosters unique perspectives, encourages intellectual diversity, and pushes the boundaries of conventional thought. Our mission: to provide a platform for voices that challenge the status quo, navigate the headwinds of ideological thought, and steer the evolution of tomorrow’s conversation.
Read MoreCarly James, Assistant Editor
Carly James (she/her) is an Assistant Editor who joined the Berkley team in 2022. She’s acquiring horror, suspense, and book club fiction for Gen Z. Horror-romance and weird-girl fiction, if used as bait in a trap, would surely snare her. She’s eager for projects with folklore & paranormal elements, feminist themes, a camp-y mood, and…
Read MoreAce: Our History
Ace Books was founded in 1953 by A. A. Wyn and is the oldest continuously operating science fiction/fantasy publisher in the United States.
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