Avery

Penguin 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.

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Phoebe 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…

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Benjamin 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.

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Noah Schwartzberg, Executive Editor

Noah Schwartzberg, Senior 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.

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Rick 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.

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Wendy 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.

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