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Amanda Walker, Executive Director of Publicity
Amanda Walker joined Dutton as Publicist in 2007 and was named Director in 2014. In her Dutton career, she has created and implemented bestselling campaigns for many nonfiction and fiction authors, including Hank Green, Daniel J. Levitin, Tamer Elnoury, W. Kamau Bell, Joseph Finder, Ken Follett, Tracy Chevalier, John Hodgman, and Dan Savage. In addition…
Read MoreKimberly Meilun, Assistant Editor
Kimberly Meilun joined Portfolio in 2019 after working in anti-financial crime consulting and criminal defense. She’s interested in acquiring books by leaders who are reforming systems and institutions, prescriptive business and personal development books by female authors with strong voices and points of view, prescriptive and inspirational books by and for ambitious creatives, and idea-driven…
Read MoreCaroline Sydney, Associate Editor
Caroline Sydney is an Assistant Editor at Penguin Press. Previously, she was an Editorial Assistant at Other Press and joined Penguin Press in 2017.
Read MoreMia Council, Editor
Mia Council started at Penguin Press in 2017. Her list includes Acceptance: A Memoir by Emi Nietfeld, Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs by Benjamin Herold, and My First Book by Honor Levy. She is a graduate of Smith College and the Columbia Publishing Course and is a Virginia native. She largely…
Read MoreCasey Denis, Editor
Casey Denis is an Editor at Penguin Press. She began her career in publishing at McGraw-Hill, and joined Penguin Press as an Editorial Assistant in 2015.
Read MoreJuli Kiyan, Editor and Associate Director of Publicity
Juli Kiyan is an Editor and Associate Director of Publicity at Penguin Press. She began her career at Scribner and joined Penguin Press in 2011 as a publicist. In 2020, her role expanded to acquire and edit titles.
Read MoreKiara Barrow, Senior Editor
Kiara Barrow is a Senior Editor at Penguin Press, where she returned in 2022. She is also co-founder and co-editor of The Drift.
Read MoreWilliam Heyward, Executive Editor
William Heyward is an Executive Editor at Penguin Press, where he acquires and edits a wide range of nonfiction and literary fiction. The authors he has edited and published include Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, James Shapiro, Jonathan Blitzer, Salvatore Scibona, Joshua Wong, Joana Avillez, Molly Young, Wolfram Eilenberger, Adrienne Raphel, Bo Seo, Yaroslav Trofimov, Elias…
Read MoreEmily Cunningham, Senior Editor
Emily Cunningham is a Senior Editor at Penguin Press, which she joined after more than four years at Harper. She began her publishing career at Grove/Atlantic. She is a native of the Boston area and lives in Brooklyn.
Read MoreVirginia Smith Younce, Vice President, Executive Editor
Virginia Smith Younce is Vice President and Executive Editor of Penguin Press. She began her career in book publishing at Simon & Schuster in 2006, and in 2008 was named Associate Editor at Ecco/HarperCollins. She joined Penguin Press in 2009.
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