Maria Gagliano is an associate editor at Penguin,
acquiring practical nonfiction and business books for the Perigee and Prentice
Hall Press imprints. Her areas of
interest include healthy/sustainable living, gardening, food/cooking, DIY,
house and home, parenting, pop culture, community activism, small business,
career, business skills/communication, and pop science.
Katie K.
Gilligan.After four years at Thomas Dunne Books, I’ve acquired nearly every type
of fiction—and while I seek primarily women’s lit, I am always on the hunt for
genuine narrators, or quirky plots, or cry-into-a-glass-of-wine
tearjerkers.I’ve had the privilege of
working with McSweeney’s alum, Diane Vadino (Smart Girls Like Me), Giller Prize Finalist, Alissa York (Effigy), and have recently acquired the
next two ballad novels by New York Times
bestselling author, Sharyn McCrumb.
My
women’s fiction acquisitions range from the commercial to the literary, and all
points in between—including crossovers into mystery and romance genres.I’ve recently acquired non-fiction titles
ranging from the memoir of an organic blueberry farmer, to a savory travel-cookbook
set in Umbria.In short, I’m eagerly
seeking voices that have me at page one and can keep my attention while running
on the treadmill or inspire me to test out a new recipe.
Celia
Johnson is an editor at Grand Central Publishing. Her primary areas of interest
include commercial fiction (thrillers, mysteries, and suspense novels),
narrative nonfiction, and pop culture. Celia has worked with bestselling
authors Donald Westlake, James Ellroy, M.C. Beaton, and Susan Jane Gilman, to
name a few.
Kate Kennedy
Harmony
& Shaye Areheart Books (Crown Publishing Group) www.randomhouse.com/crown
Kate Kennedy is an Associate Editor at Harmony
& Shaye Areheart Books, imprints of the Crown Publishing Group. At Harmony,
She publishes hardcover self-help, spirituality, memoir/biography, and
narrative nonfiction.Kate publishes
Judith Orloff, and has worked with Cesar Millan, Tony Curtis, Deepak Chopra,
and David Sanger. At Shaye Areheart Books, she publishes hardcover women’s
fiction, home to Alice Hoffman, Chris Bohjalian, Lisa Unger, and Gillian Flynn.
We are always on the look-out for books that blend strong writing with a
commercial hook. Personally, Kate has a soft spot for the coming-of-age novel
and I’d love to publish more books that crossover into YA. That said, all my
Summer 09 novels are set in exotic locales (Lebanon, Puerto Rico, Trinidad
& Tobago) and are rather literary, so my list is a bit more diverse.
Harmony and SAB are both smaller imprints within
the Crown Publishing Group. Harmony publishes about 10-15 books per season and
SAB publishes 4-8. Giving authors the best of both worlds: a boutique feel when
it comes to editorial, marketing, and publicity with the muscle of the entire
Random House Sales force.
Brooke Warner is Senior Editor at Seal Press, publisher of women’s
nonfiction books, written for women, by women. Seal Press is fueled by the
radical thinking and daring work of its authors, including notable women such
as Jessica Valenti, Michelle Tea, and Inga Muscio. In 2007, Seal was acquired
by Perseus Books Group, allowing it to continue its long tradition of
publishing books that matter to women. Brooke is also a writing coach who works
with writers to develop their ideas and pursue their creative passion.
Rose Hilliard
St. Martin's Press
Rose Hilliardis an editor at St.
Martin’s Press, where she handles romance, women’s fiction, young adult and
humor.She’s worked at both Time Warner
Book Group and Penguin’s New American Library before moving to St. Martin’s
Press in 2006.Some of her authors
include Alyson Noel, Cherry Adair,
Mishna Wolff and Caitlin Kittredge.
