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 have a sense of humor across genres. She grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and is also particularly drawn to stories from the rural United States and the Global South.