Tiara Kittrell, Editor

Tiara Kittrell is an editor, acquiring picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and nonfiction across all categories for the Putnam Young Readers imprint. Prior to joining Penguin Random House, she was an associate editor at Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, where she had she acquired books by Alyssa Cole and Nia Davenport. Tiara first entered publishing as a marketing assistant at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group and assisted on campaigns for Leigh Bardugo, Marissa Meyer, and Katherine Applegate. While she appreciates all genres, her favorites include paranormal, high and grounded fantasy, thriller, horror, and romance. Tiara has a soft spot for diverse, high concept, and emotionally resonant stories. When she’s not working, you can find her watching (arguably) too much TV and annoying her cat, Gus Gus.