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Editor of the New York Times Best-Selling The Answer by Rebecca Sugar; Shadows of the Dark Crystal, the first in a series of young adult novels set in the world of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal; the illustrated chapter-book series Beasts of Olympus by Lucy Coats, Adam F. Watkins’s robot-themed picture books (Raybot and Weebot, Raybot, R is for Robot), and the gross-out middle grade horror series Monster Juice by M. D. Payne.
Eve Adler is a Senior Editor at Penguin Workshop. She acquires and edits books for ages 0–12, including board books, chapter books, middle-grade series, and licensed projects. Some of her titles are This Book Is Magic by Ashley Evanson, an interactive picture book where kids can perform magic tricks, and Phoebe G. Green by Veera Hiranandani, a chapter-book series about a budding third-grade foodie. Eve enjoys working on engaging and inspiring books that comfort and entertain kids, and—above all!—make them fall in love with reading.
Paula Manzanero is a Senior Editor of the Who Was? series and ancillary titles of the WHO HQ brand, such as activity books, journals, and joke books. She believes that nonfiction can be every bit as magical and compelling as the best novels, and that facts will always matter.
Renee Hooker is an Editor working on fiction and nonfiction leveled readers, picture books, chapter books, and licenses. She’s drawn to stand-out characters with diverse, dynamic voices, and particularly enjoys stories with a feminist bent. Above all, she aspires to publish books that make readers laugh, think, and feel included.
Max Bisantz joined Penguin in 2013, and edits middle grade, young adult, picture books, and licensed titles. His authors include LJ Alonge (the Blacktop series), Carlos Aponte (A Season to Bee), Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead (Jack & Louisa series), Landry Q. Walker (Project: Terra series), and more. Originally from Lowell, Massachusetts, Max currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Karl Jones edits fiction and nonfiction picture books, and middle-grade and early-YA titles. His first acquisition, of then twelve-year-old Jake Marcionette’s Just Jake series, became a New York Times Best Seller. Other notable authors in both original and licensed publishing programs include infamous stage provocateur and 2 Broke Girls screenwriter Justin Sayre; comic book writing and role-playing geek genius, Gabe Soria; and comedian and actor, Brandon T. Snider. He is a frequent faculty member at SCBWI regional conferences and loves character-driven realistic fiction and boundary-breaking activity and picture book projects.
Sara Schonfeld is an Assistant Editor at Penguin Workshop. She has worked on a variety of projects, including WhoHQ, Readers, Penguin First Chapters, Here’s Hank, and Mad Libs. Across all the different age groups and genres, Sara enjoys working on engaging books with fun concepts, and hopes to share stories of learning, exploration, and acceptance.
