Team Member
Isabel McCarthy, Associate Editor
Associate Editor Isabel McCarthy joined the Avery team in 2023. Isabel is looking to acquire cookbooks, as well as wellness and self-help titles. She has a special interest in plant-forward and sustainable cooking and enjoys working on books where personal stories and food go hand in hand. In the wellness and self-help area, Isabel is…
Read MoreEmma Dollar, Editorial Assistant
Emma Dollar joined Viking in October 2023 as the assistant to Patrick Nolan and John Siciliano. She graduated from Emory University with a degree in English & Creative Writing and International Studies, where her concentration on Latin American literature made her fall in love with works in translation. She is drawn to unusual stories and…
Read MoreSeema Mahanian, Executive Editor
Seema Mahanian rejoined Pamela Dorman Books/Viking in 2023. She is drawn to character and voice-driven fiction, family sagas, friendship and coming-of-age stories, and novels that amplify underrepresented voices and examine identity and contemporary life. Seema was previously at Grand Central Publishing where she published New York Times bestsellers Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (a Reese’s Book Club…
Read MoreDaphne Ming Durham, Executive Editor
Daphne Ming Durham joined Putnam in 2023 from MCD / Farrar, Straus & Giroux and publishes genre-blurring fiction with sharp edges, diverse perspectives, and spiky protagonists. She loves voice-driven, surprising novels that readers might devour in one sitting, but come away having learned something—vivid, gripping stories that upend familiar tropes and push boundaries in crime,…
Read MoreJacob Surpin, Senior Editor
Jacob Surpin joined TarcherPerigee in the spring of 2023, where he focuses on personal transformation, popular science, outdoors/nature, performance, and creativity titles. He is especially drawn to books that cut against expectation in some way or that reveal or draw on something previously hidden – ideas, stories, insights, teachings, or practices that can impact our…
Read MoreLauren O’Neal, Senior Editor
Lauren O’Neal joined Tarcher in early 2023 and is looking to acquire a range of books in the practical nonfiction space. She is particularly interested in books about mental health and psychology, neurodiversity (ADHD and autism), spirituality and religion, nature, and language, as well as workbooks and guided journals. Prior to working at Tarcher, Lauren…
Read MoreElla Kurki, Assistant Editor
Ella Kurki joined Dutton in February 2023, after starting her career at Penguin Michael Joseph in London. She loves voice and character-driven fiction with unique storytelling and unpredictable characters. On the nonfiction side, she’s interested in deeply researched stories that entertain, educate, and engage with contemporary issues. Ella has editorially contributed to Cherry Lou Sy’s…
Read MoreNora Alice Demick, Director of Marketing
Nora Alice Demick leads the marketing team and has built numerous campaigns for bestselling and award-winning authors including Marlon James, Randall Munroe, Jerry Saltz, Emma Straub, and Hernan Diaz, among others. Â
Read MoreIsabelle Alexander, Editorial Assistant
Isabelle Alexander (she/her/hers) joined Penguin Life in January 2023 assisting Meg Leder and Amy Sun. She graduated with an International Relations B.A. from Tufts University. After working as an administrative assistant at a healthcare facility, she transitioned to the world of publishing and enjoys nonfiction books from diverse voices that interrogate the established systems of…
Read MoreElizabeth Pham Janowski, Editorial Assistant
Elizabeth Pham Janowski (she/her) joined Viking in March 2023. She is the assistant to Andrea Schulz and Ibrahim Ahmad. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in history and film studies and received her master’s in journalism from Columbia University. Her passions include bold, narrative-driven histories and cultural criticism, as…
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