Putnam Archives - Penguin Books https://www.penguin.com/tag/putnam/ Because Reading Matters Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:29:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-logo-sm-view-32x32.gif Putnam Archives - Penguin Books https://www.penguin.com/tag/putnam/ 32 32 Daphne Ming Durham, Executive Editor https://www.penguin.com/daphne-durham-executive-editor/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:49:42 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=9313 Daphne Ming Durham joined Putnam in 2023 from MCD / Farrar, Straus & Giroux and publishes genre-blurring fiction with sharp edges, diverse perspectives, and spiky protagonists. She loves voice-driven, surprising novels that readers might devour in one sitting, but come away having learned something—vivid, gripping stories that upend familiar tropes and push boundaries in crime,…

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Daphne Ming Durham joined Putnam in 2023 from MCD / Farrar, Straus & Giroux and publishes genre-blurring fiction with sharp edges, diverse perspectives, and spiky protagonists. She loves voice-driven, surprising novels that readers might devour in one sitting, but come away having learned something—vivid, gripping stories that upend familiar tropes and push boundaries in crime, mystery/thriller, suspense, speculative fiction, and horror.

Daphne edits Megan Abbott, C. J. Box, Ivy Pochoda, Robert Crais, Alma Katsu, Ron Currie, Rob Hart, Mason Coile, Johnny Compton, and Rachel Eve Moulton, and has published the New York Times bestseller Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone, winner of the LA Times Book Prize Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda, cult-favorite This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno, the critically adored graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls, and Edgar-nominated novel Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco. She has worked with acclaimed and celebrated authors Araminta Hall, Asale Angel-Ajani, Sara Sligar, Kristi Coulter, and Louisa Luna. Prior to Putnam, Daphne was the founding Executive Editor of MCD / FSG. She also spent nearly sixteen years at Amazon.com in all manner of book-related roles, from Editorial Director of the bookstore to Editor-in-Chief and then Publisher for Amazon Publishing.

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Gabriella Mongelli, Editor https://www.penguin.com/gabriella-mongelli-editor/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:06:44 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2155 Gabriella Mongelli joined Putnam in 2018 and acquires literary and smart upmarket fiction. She is drawn to projects that feature layered, ambitious storytelling, fresh perspectives that spark conversation, and have a strong sense of voice and lots of heart. From deeply braided family sagas and coming-of-self narratives to clever retellings and book club reads, she is…

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Gabriella Mongelli joined Putnam in 2018 and acquires literary and smart upmarket fiction. She is drawn to projects that feature layered, ambitious storytelling, fresh perspectives that spark conversation, and have a strong sense of voice and lots of heart. From deeply braided family sagas and coming-of-self narratives to clever retellings and book club reads, she is interested is work that is highly transporting and has a literary sensibility with a big, captivating hook. She is also open to select nonfiction.

Authors she has published include Bobby Finger, David Joy, Falon Ballard, Jamie Brenner, Eleanor Brown, and Julia Argy. She is also the editor for New York Times bestselling author John Sandford and the estates of Stuart Woods and Robert B. Parker. Forthcoming projects include Something About Her by Clementine Taylor, All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris, Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss, and Man’s Best Friend by Alana B. Lytle.

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Danielle Dieterich, Editor https://www.penguin.com/danielle-dieterich-editor/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:04:05 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2150 Danielle Dieterich joined Putnam in 2015. She is interested in smart fiction with a page-turning quality and an unforgettable hook. In particular, she is drawn to suspense and psychological thrillers, as well as both contemporary and historical women’s fiction, and novels with distinctive voices, rich atmosphere, or a high-concept or speculative twist. From edgy thrillers…

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Danielle Dieterich joined Putnam in 2015. She is interested in smart fiction with a page-turning quality and an unforgettable hook. In particular, she is drawn to suspense and psychological thrillers, as well as both contemporary and historical women’s fiction, and novels with distinctive voices, rich atmosphere, or a high-concept or speculative twist. From edgy thrillers to timely book-club picks, she loves working on books that you can’t put down, and that you can’t stop talking about after reading.

Some of her recent and forthcoming titles include: Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild, One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke, The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera, Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon, and How Can I Help You by Laura Sims. She is also the editor for New York Times bestselling authors John Sandford, Nick Petrie, and the Robert B. Parker Estate. She previously worked with Mark Tavani collaborating with authors such as Clive Cussler, Lisa Gardner, Lisa Scottoline, C.J. Box, and Jeffery Deaver. Prior to joining Putnam, Danielle worked in the publicity department at Dutton Books.

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Kate Dresser, Executive Editor https://www.penguin.com/kate-dresser-senior-editor/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:01:44 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2146 Kate Dresser joined Putnam in 2021, focusing on upmarket commercial fiction, especially romantic fiction for a mainstream reader.  Always looking for the surprising and the clever, Kate loves stories with a strong sense of place, female characters who save themselves from disaster, and tight narrative timelines. Covering a wide range of genres, though all upmarket…

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Kate Dresser joined Putnam in 2021, focusing on upmarket commercial fiction, especially romantic fiction for a mainstream reader.  Always looking for the surprising and the clever, Kate loves stories with a strong sense of place, female characters who save themselves from disaster, and tight narrative timelines.

Covering a wide range of genres, though all upmarket and accessible, she edits New York Times bestselling authors Sophie Cousens, Steven Rowley, and Sarah Hogle, and has acquired and edited exciting novels like All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman, When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa, Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer and In the Shadow of the Greenbrier by Emily Matchar.  Other authors include Falon Ballard, Melanie Sweeney, Anna Fitzgerald Healy, Samantha Browning Shea, Jenny Bayliss, Jessie Rosen, Amy Shearn, and Isa Arsén. Prior to Putnam, Kate worked at Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, where she edited New York Times bestsellers by Christina Lauren, Kristy Woodson Harvey, The Betches, and S.C. Stephens, as well as a wide-ranging list of romance, women’s fiction, historical fiction, psychological suspense, and commercial nonfiction.

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Tara Singh Carlson, Vice President, Executive Editor https://www.penguin.com/tara-singh-carlson-executive-editor/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:59:32 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2143 Tara Singh Carlson joined Putnam in 2014 from Viking, Penguin. Her focus is on stories for women that hit the sweet spot between commercial and literary, including historical fiction, love stories, suspense, and contemporary women’s stories that are either wildly entertaining or filled with heart. She loves strong female characters that inspire. Books she adores…

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Tara Singh Carlson joined Putnam in 2014 from Viking, Penguin. Her focus is on stories for women that hit the sweet spot between commercial and literary, including historical fiction, love stories, suspense, and contemporary women’s stories that are either wildly entertaining or filled with heart. She loves strong female characters that inspire. Books she adores and wishes she had published: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, and The Wedding People by Alison Espach.

She has edited New York Times bestsellers The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison, The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo, and Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, as well as the Today Show Read With Jenna pick The Family by Naomi Krupitsky and Good Morning America Book Club pick Homeseeking by Karissa ChenShe was the first editor to have two books selected by the Reese Witherspoon Book Club. 

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Michelle Howry, Executive Editor https://www.penguin.com/michelle-howry-executive-editor/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:53:22 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2136 Michelle Howry joined Putnam in 2018 and publishes an eclectic list of nonfiction – from the #1 New York Times bestseller I Really Needed This Today by Hoda Kotb; to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Fair Play by Eve Rodsky; to the national bestseller Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer; to true-crime historian and podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson’s acclaimed American Sherlock and Dr.…

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Michelle Howry joined Putnam in 2018 and publishes an eclectic list of nonfiction – from the #1 New York Times bestseller I Really Needed This Today by Hoda Kotb; to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Fair Play by Eve Rodsky; to the national bestseller Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer; to true-crime historian and podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson’s acclaimed American Sherlock and Dr. Marisa Franco’s New York Times bestseller Platonic.

She acquires both expert-led prescriptive titles in categories like diet, health, wellness, self-help, personal finance, psychology, mindfulness, and parenting, as well as compelling narrative nonfiction titles in history, culture, popular science, nature, and memoir.

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Mark Tavani, VP, Executive Editor https://www.penguin.com/mark-tavani-vp-executive-editor/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:45:43 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2133 Mark Tavani edits commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. He works with authors Max Barry, C.J. Box, Rory Carroll, Robert Crais, Jeffery Deaver, Karen Dionne, Frederick Forsyth, Lisa Gardner, John McMahon, Fabian Nicieza, Lisa Scottoline, Chris Wilson, Josh Winning, and David Yoon, among others. He has edited numerous New York Times bestsellers, an Edgar Award winner,…

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Mark Tavani edits commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. He works with authors Max Barry, C.J. Box, Rory Carroll, Robert Crais, Jeffery Deaver, Karen Dionne, Frederick Forsyth, Lisa Gardner, John McMahon, Fabian Nicieza, Lisa Scottoline, Chris Wilson, Josh Winning, and David Yoon, among others. He has edited numerous New York Times bestsellers, an Edgar Award winner, a winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting, and a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in history.

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Alexis Welby, Vice President, Director of Publicity https://www.penguin.com/alexis-welby-vp-director-of-publicity/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:43:22 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2130 Alexis Welby joined Putnam in 2011, and in addition to managing the imprint’s publicity team, she has overseen the campaigns for Cristina Alger, Chloe Benjamin, A. Scott Berg, Sue Grafton, Robert Jones, Jr., Jan Karon, Hoda Kotb, Jenny Lawson, Bobby Orr, Delia Owens, Dolly Parton, Kiley Reid, Burt Reynolds, and Lisa Scottoline, among others. After…

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Alexis Welby joined Putnam in 2011, and in addition to managing the imprint’s publicity team, she has overseen the campaigns for Cristina Alger, Chloe Benjamin, A. Scott Berg, Sue Grafton, Robert Jones, Jr., Jan Karon, Hoda Kotb, Jenny Lawson, Bobby Orr, Delia Owens, Dolly Parton, Kiley Reid, Burt Reynolds, and Lisa Scottoline, among others. After beginning her career at St. Martin’s Press, she was Associate Director of Publicity at Simon & Schuster where she worked for 11 years with authors including Mark Bittman, Taylor Branch, James Lee Burke, David Carr, President Jimmy Carter, Mary Higgins Clark, Chris Cleave, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Stephen Hunter, David Maraniss, Susan Orlean, Pearl Jam, Paul Simon and Martin Cruz Smith.

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Ashley Pattison McClay, Vice President, Associate Publisher, Director of Marketing https://www.penguin.com/ashley-pattison-mcclay-associate-publisher-director-of-marketing/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:38:07 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2127 Ashley Pattison McClay is Associate Publisher, Director of Marketing for Putnam. She has been with Putnam since 2015, and with Penguin Random House since 2010. Prior to that she worked at Henry Holt & Company. Since joining Putnam, Ashley has overseen marketing campaigns for franchise bestsellers including John Sandford, Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, C.J. Box,…

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Ashley Pattison McClay is Associate Publisher, Director of Marketing for Putnam. She has been with Putnam since 2015, and with Penguin Random House since 2010. Prior to that she worked at Henry Holt & Company. Since joining Putnam, Ashley has overseen marketing campaigns for franchise bestsellers including John Sandford, Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, C.J. Box, Clive Cussler, Stuart Woods, and Lisa Scottoline, as well as for novels such as The Immortalists and Where the Crawdads Sing. Previously, she managed campaigns for award-winning and bestselling books by Karen Joy Fowler, Lev Grossman, Jonathan Tropper, and Hilary Mantel.

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Benjamin Lee, VP, Associate Publisher of Paperbacks https://www.penguin.com/benjamin-lee-vp-associate-publisher-of-paperbacks-3/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:45:53 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2213 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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Ben Lee joined Putnam, Dutton, 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 Putnam, Dutton, 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.

Prior to that at Simon, he sold the warehouse clubs and later handled Target, Readerlink, B&T, Ingram and the CBA. He started his publishing career at Random House, where he worked in sales with the warehouse clubs as well as in marketing with the Information Group.

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