Penguin Publishing Group
Avery
Avery is an imprint dedicated to nonfiction that ranges from the narrative to prescriptive, with a strong takeaway for the reader. Our categories include accessible science, health, psychology, wellness, and cookbooks from cutting-edge experts.
Read MorePhoebe Robinson, Founder
Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actress. She is the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast turned HBO series 2 Dope Queens and other critically acclaimed podcasts including Sooo Many White Guys and Black Frasier. She’s also the New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain and Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay, which…
Read MoreBenjamin Lee, Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, Paperbacks & Backlist
Ben Lee joined Dutton, Putnam, and Berkley as Vice President, Associate Publisher of paperbacks in March 2015. He oversees the paperback conversion program for all of Dutton and Putnam’s books. Prior to joining Dutton, Putnam, and Berkley, Ben was most recently VP, Associate Publisher of Atria Books at Simon & Schuster, overseeing campaigns for many New York Times bestselling authors including Brad Thor, Jennifer Weiner, Vince Flynn, Theresa Caputo, Rachael Ray and Buddy Valastro.
Read MoreChristine Ball, Executive Vice President, Publisher
Christine has overseen the campaigns for many bestselling and award-winning authors including Rick Atkinson, Paul Auster, Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardner, Hank Green, Jasmine Guillory, Tami Hoag, Daniel Levitin, Barack Obama, Nick Offerman, and Delia Owens.
Read MoreIvan Held, President
Ivan Held is President of Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley. He currently oversees business, editorial, and publishing strategies for Putnam and Berkley.
Read MoreNoah Schwartzberg, Executive Editor
Noah joined Portfolio in 2019, focused on business, economics, finance, and politics. His authors run the gamut from economists to entrepreneurs, generals to journalists. He’s especially interested in stories that shine a light on critical but overlooked issues at the intersection of business and society.
Read MoreRick Kot, Executive Editor
Rick Kot, executive editor, Viking, a native of Chicago, is a graduate of Stanford University. He has edited a broad range of nonfiction (as well as the occasional novel) in areas ranging from current affairs to science, business, history, biography, and the arts.
Read MoreWendy Wolf, Vice President and Associate Publisher
Wendy Wolf, vice president and associate publisher, has been an editor at Viking since 1994. Her list includes a wide range of nonfiction titles in history, science, psychology, biography, politics, education, current affairs, and popular culture, including the #1 bestselling The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown.
Read MoreAndrea Schulz, Vice President and Editor in Chief
Andrea Schulz joined Viking as editor in chief in January 2015. Previously she was the editor in chief of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, where she spent twelve years publishing literary fiction, mysteries, and narrative nonfiction.
Read MoreKate Stark, Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher
Kate Stark is senior vice president, associate publisher, and director of marketing for the Viking, Riverhead, Penguin Books, and Penguin Classics imprints.
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