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Parisa Ebrahimi, Vice President and Executive Editor
Parisa began her career at Chatto & Windus in London, where she worked for ten years editing fiction, nonfiction, and an award-winning poetry list. In 2017, she moved to New York to join Hogarth Books, where her authors included the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Han Kang, Anuk Arudpragasam, Sarah Manguso, Heidi…
Read MoreMariam Syed, Editorial Assistant
Prior to joining PRH in 2024, Mariam interned at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (MCPG). She also worked as a freelance proofreader with a focus on children’s literature, including graphic novels, picture books, middle-grade, and YA novels. She then became a children’s librarian, where she developed her passion for finding and sharing engaging and empowering stories…
Read MoreKelly Young, Editorial Assistant
Kelly Young joined Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel as an Editorial Assistant in 2025. She is drawn to practical, insightful nonfiction that challenges conventional thought and sparks new ideas and ways of living. Before joining Portfolio, Kelly started her career as a copyeditor, which cemented her passion for working with innovative books that inspire readers.
Read MoreRuoxi Chen, Executive Editor
Ruoxi Chen joined Putnam in 2024 and acquires genre-bending crossover speculative fiction for a general audience. She’s drawn to voice-driven, character-forward books that effortlessly slip between genres, worlds, and boundaries, and is looking for deeply specific stories with broad commercial potential that will find their exact reader regardless of what BISAC they live under.  Among…
Read MoreMolly Donovan, Editorial Assistant
Molly Donovan joined Putnam in 2024. She enjoys upmarket commercial fiction across multiple genres, including speculative fiction, queer literature, and romance, layered with diverse cultural elements and experiences. Before joining Putnam, she worked at Springer Nature and Melville House, where she plucked Flux by Jinwoo Chong out of the slush pile, the first Indie Next pick for…
Read MoreBrianna Fairman, Assistant Editor
Brianna Fairman joined Putnam in 2024 and acquires a broad range of fiction across genres. She loves edgy, complex stories with a strong voice, and has a soft spot for brazen female characters, Gothic imagery, and themes of obsession and desire. Brianna is drawn towards curious and heartfelt nonfiction, including writing on science and nature,…
Read MoreLauren Ball, Publicist
Lauren joined Portfolio in January 2023 after working in the self-publishing and music industries. She is passionate about discovering ways to connect books with their readers and has worked with multiple New York Times bestselling titles including Ethan Mollick’s Co-Intelligence and Vivian Tu’s Rich AF.
Read MoreCaitlin O’Connell, Associate Editor
Caitlin O’Connell is the Associate Editor on the licensing team currently editing titles for Sonic the Hedgehog, Roald Dahl, SpongeBob, Garfield, and more. She is also the editor for a series of picture book biographies under the Who HQ brand and is open to select original middle grade and YA projects. When she is not…
Read MoreSarah Sather, Assistant Editor
Sarah Sather (she/her) joined Nancy Paulsen Books as an Assistant Editor in June 2024. Previously, she worked at Netflix Animation, Marvel Comics, and Saturday Night Live. An avid reader since she could hold a book, Sarah is passionate about supporting and developing diverse content that re-centers marginalized voices, dissolves barriers, and expands the idea of who…
Read MoreMatt Phipps, Associate Editor
Matt Phipps is an Associate Editor at G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, acquiring picture books, middle grade, and YA, including graphic novels for all ages. Prior to joining Putnam in 2020, he spent several years in Penguin’s School and Library Marketing department. He was an Editor Mentor with The Word:…
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