Reina Galhea, Senior Editor

Prior to joining Penguin Young Readers in 2026, Reina was an editorial chameleon. At different points in her career, she edited cookbooks, acquired original fiction for a book box subscription, and wrote service journalism in every category from product reviews to travel guides. For the past several years, however, she’s been steeped in romance: acquiring young adult/adult romance for the indie publisher Galatea, developing romcom scripts for the TV app CandyJar, and even ghostwriting romance novellas based on viral trends (like Caught on the Jumbotron, inspired by the Coldplay Kiss Cam scandal). She’s delighted to bring her obsession with love stories to PRH, where she acquires young adult and crossover commercial romance for Putnam Young Readers and Berkley XO.