HarperCollins has made organizational changes that will expand its U.S. trade division into seven distinct publishing groups: Avon, Dey Street, Harper, HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperOne, Mariner Books, and Morrow.
Liate Stehlik, who was named CEO and president, U.S. trade, in February, said, "This new alignment will allow each group to operate with greater autonomy, deeper category expertise, and a strategic focus on author development, positioning the imprints for continued growth. HarperCollins has been a leader in publishing for more than 200 years, and this change ensures the award-winning excellence our authors and our readers have come to expect will only grow stronger."
Diana Baroni, senior v-p/publisher, will oversee the Harvest, Harper Wave, and HarperOne imprints, which together form the new HarperOne Group. Laina Adler and Nina Shield will remain in their positions as v-p/deputy publisher and v-p/editorial director, respectively, for the HarperOne imprint, both reporting to Baroni.
Peter Hubbard, senior v-p/publisher, leads the Mariner Books Group, which will include the Amistad, HarperCollins Español, HarperVia, Martin Luther King Jr. Library, and Mariner Books imprints. Tara Parsons will serve as v-p/deputy publisher of Amistad, HarperCollins Español, and HarperVia, reporting to Hubbard. Abby West, v-p/editorial director, Amistad; Edward Benitez, executive editor, HarperCollins Español; and Juan Mila, editorial director, HarperVia, will now also report to Hubbard.
Jonathan Burnham will continue to lead the Harper Group, and Carrie Thornton will lead the Dey Street Group. As previously announced, May Chen and Tessa Woodward will lead the new Avon Group, and Rich Thomas will lead the HarperCollins Children's Group. Editorial leadership for the Morrow Group will continue to report to Stehlik.
HarperCollins also announced the following leadership updates:
Kelly Rudolph was promoted to senior v-p/marketing, publicity, and strategic initiatives U.S. Trade. Benjamin Steinberg was promoted to senior v-p/publishing operations, U.S. trade, and will continue in the role of deputy publisher for Dey Street, Harvest, Harper Wave, and nonfiction for Mariner Books and Morrow.
Jennifer Hart has been promoted to senior v-p/director, fiction brands & estates, U.S. trade, and will continue as deputy publisher for the Morrow fiction, Avon, and Voyager lists, as well as HarperAlley manga and adult graphic novels. Amy Ryan was promoted to the newly created role of senior v-p/creative director, U.S. trade, and will report to Hart.