Team Member
Suzy Swartz, Associate Editor
Suzy Swartz joined Avery in 2017. She works with Lucia Watson on books like The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Alcohol Experiment by Annie Grace, Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD, Sababa by Adeena Sussman. Suzy’s first acquisition was the IACP Award-nominated The Zero-Waste Chef by Anne-Marie Bonneau, and she’s since edited…
Read MoreHannah Steigmeyer, Editor
Editor Hannah Steigmeyer joined Avery and TarcherPerigee in 2017 with a focus on nonfiction in the accessible science and health & wellness space. She has a special interest in novel entrepreneurial approaches to science, technology, health, and business. Her upcoming books include Fasting Cancer by Valter Longo, PhD, Adaptable by Herman Pontzer, PhD, and Booster…
Read MoreTerezia Cicel, Senior Editor
Terezia Cicel joined Viking in 2018, after several years at Knopf and Blue Rider Press. She edits serious and narrative nonfiction in a wide range of topics, including history, science, big idea, current affairs, true crime, pop culture, and more. Her list includes best-selling and award-winning books by authors such as Vaclav Smil, Dan Jones,…
Read MoreMatt Klise, Editor
Matt Klise (he/him) joined Penguin Books in 2015 after working as a bookseller. He has edited a range of nonfiction, including memoir, environmental and science writing, psychology, philosophy, business, and food and drink, among others; and has worked with a wide array of authors, including Matt Haig, Benjamin Taylor, George Monbiot, Camper English, Phil Gaimon,…
Read MoreIbrahim Ahmad, Executive Editor
Ibrahim Ahmad joined Viking as executive editor in 2021. His nonfiction interests include current affairs, politics, history, science and technology, biography, business, and pop culture. He also publishes an eclectic array of literary fiction and crime fiction, with a particular focus on incendiary, urgent voices that subvert and expand the existing literature. His first title…
Read MoreSareer Khader, Editor
Associate Editor Sarah Blumenstock joined Berkley in 2016. Prior to joining Berkley she sold foreign and domestic rights for Penguin Young Readers. Sarah acquires commercial women’s fiction and romance—both historical and contemporary. Some of her recent and upcoming titles include The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by New York Times bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman, A Touch of Forever by USA Today bestselling author Jo Goodman, Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and Faker by Sarah Smith.
Read MoreLiz Sellers, Associate Editor
Associate Editor Sarah Blumenstock joined Berkley in 2016. Prior to joining Berkley she sold foreign and domestic rights for Penguin Young Readers. Sarah acquires commercial women’s fiction and romance—both historical and contemporary. Some of her recent and upcoming titles include The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by New York Times bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman, A Touch of Forever by USA Today bestselling author Jo Goodman, Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and Faker by Sarah Smith.
Read MoreJosh Starr, Managing Editor
Joshua Starr joined DAW Books in 2007 and has been DAW’s managing editor since 2012. Prior to joining DAW, he interned at Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, CMJ New Music Monthly, and the Center for Public Integrity. He is a graduate of Yale University.
Read MoreCaitlin Tutterow, Editor
Caitlin Tutterow is an editor at Nancy Paulsen Books and worked at Putnam Young Readers before joining the Paulsen team in 2021. She’s looking for children’s books for kids of all ages but is especially interested in acquiring novels where the lyrical meets the fantastical and stories told from strong, driven, vulnerable voices that you…
Read MoreJenn Snyder, Assistant Editor
Associate Editor Sarah Blumenstock joined Berkley in 2016. Prior to joining Berkley she sold foreign and domestic rights for Penguin Young Readers. Sarah acquires commercial women’s fiction and romance—both historical and contemporary. Some of her recent and upcoming titles include The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by New York Times bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman, A Touch of Forever by USA Today bestselling author Jo Goodman, Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and Faker by Sarah Smith.
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