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Carly James, Assistant Editor

Kim I — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:23:30 +0000

Carly James (she/her) is an Assistant Editor who joined the Berkley team in 2022. She’s acquiring horror, thrillers, and suspense, and she’s particularly keen on stories with a dash of romance, supernatural elements, genre-blending, and Gen Z appeal. Carly is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied jazz vocals and urban planning before abandoning both her degrees to make books.

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Gabrielle Pachon, Assistant Editor

Kim I — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:21:32 +0000

Gabbie Pachon (she/her) joined Berkley in August 2022 after realizing that reading fiction was far more fun than reading legal briefs. She acquires fantasy, romance with a speculative or paranormal bend, and horror with crossover appeal and is drawn to fun, distinct voices, propulsive pacing, and unique and vibrant settings. She is always looking to amplify perspectives from underrepresented communities. When not reading, she’s adding places to her ever-growing food map of NYC. Some of her upcoming projects include Blood Beneath the Snow by Alexandra Kennington and Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens.

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Amanda Maurer, Assistant Editor

Kim I — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:19:50 +0000

Amanda Maurer (she/her) joined Berkley in 2022, after graduating from Loyola University Chicago. She acquires smart and fresh romance, feel-good mysteries, and charming fantasy with crossover appeal. Her upcoming projects include a new paranormal romance series from Olivia Dade, a steamy rom-com from Alys Murray, and a queer sports romance from debut author Celine Ong. Amanda is also a die-hard sports fan, but as she’s originally from Cleveland, that often ends in heartbreak.

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Annie Odders, Assistant Editor

Kim I — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:18:27 +0000

Annie Odders (she/her) has been at Berkley since 2022 and is a graduate of Tulane University. In past lives, she has been a Wisconsinite, New Orleanian, and Hollywood assistant. Annie acquires in the mystery and fantasy spaces, and in either genre, she enjoys feel-good stories with a strong romantic element, witty sense of humor, or historical setting. On the darker side, she dabbles in horror. Some of her projects include Holly Stars’ debut mystery, Murder in the Dressing Room and A. Rushby’s gothic historical horror novel, Slashed Beauties.

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Candice Coote, Assistant Editor

Kim I — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:16:13 +0000

Candice Coote (she/her) is an Assistant Editor who joined the Berkley team in 2021 and acquires genre-blending thriller/suspense, horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. She gravitates to stories ranging on a spectrum from dark and propulsive to sweet and healing and is always seeking works by authors from underrepresented communities with an eye on issues or interests that speak to a millennial audience. Two of her upcoming projects are gothic horror House of Monstrous Women and queer, contemporary fantasy Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World. Candice is always on the hunt for a surprising genre mashup.

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Mary Baker, Assistant Editor

Kim I — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:14:00 +0000

Mary Baker (she/her) is an Assistant Editor at Berkley and a graduate of Emerson College. She joined the editorial team in 2021 after starting her career in Penguin’s subsidiary rights contracts department. Mary acquires swoony contemporary romance and romantic comedies, feel-good mysteries, fantasy of both the heart-poundingly romantic and heartwarmingly cozy varieties, and inventive book club fiction. She works with USA Today bestselling authors Simone Soltani, Mallory Marlowe, and Amanda Elliot. Her upcoming projects include The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace, The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover, and The Seventh Champion by Sylvia Mercedes. Mary is a lifelong St. Louis Blues hockey fan, a grumpy/sunshine devotee, and has a lot of opinions about the best pizza in New York.

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Sareer Khader, Editor

Catherine Barra — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:40:00 +0000

Sareer Khader (she/her) is an Editor at Berkley, which she joined in 2019. She is particularly keen to acquire immersive romantasy with stunning worlds and swoony relationships, cozy fantasy with warmth and heart (particularly with themes of found family), diverse horror and thrillers, elevated contemporary romance and romcoms, and genre blending book club fiction. Her authors include USA Today bestselling author Sarah Adler, Nick Medina, Jade Beer, and Aurora Palit. Some of her forthcoming projects are Kate Posey’s Serial Killer Games, The Rainfall Market by Yeong-Gwang You, Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen, and Maggie Rapier’s Soulgazer. Sareer was raised on Disney and Bollywood, and her cat is basically the feline version of Toothless.

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Liz Sellers, Associate Editor

Catherine Barra — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:12:29 +0000

Liz Sellers (she/her) is an Associate Editor at Berkley, where she started her career in 2019 while earning her MS in Publishing from NYU. While she’s particularly eager to find books on the dark, edgier side of New Adult and adult romance, Liz acquires contemporary and historical romances and rom coms that range from light and sweet to dark and spicy. When she’s not seeing a Broadway musical or snuggling with her two cats, Liz is on the lookout for genre-bending commercial fiction that blends an immersive love story with elements of simple fantasy/magic or suspense. Her recent and upcoming projects include PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly, Strike and Burn by Taylor Hutton, and Willing Prey by Allie Oleander.

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Jenn Snyder, Assistant Editor

Catherine Barra — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:19:56 +0000

Assistant Editor Jenn Snyder (they/them) started their career in academic publishing before joining Berkley in 2017. While at Berkley they have worked closely with the Prime Crime mystery list, acquiring projects such as In The Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace and A Monster At Death’s Door by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan. A lover of all things spooky and unsettling, Jenn is primarily focused on acquiring thrillers, suspense, science fiction and fantasy, and horror, as well as queer commercial and upmarket fiction. They received their M.S. in Publishing from Pace University in 2018.

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Miranda Hill, Assistant Editor

Catherine Barra — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:19:06 +0000

Associate Editor Sarah Blumenstock joined Berkley in 2016. Prior to joining Berkley she sold foreign and domestic rights for Penguin Young Readers. Sarah acquires commercial women’s fiction and romance—both historical and contemporary. Some of her recent and upcoming titles include The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by New York Times bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman, A Touch of Forever by USA Today bestselling author Jo Goodman, Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and Faker by Sarah Smith.

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