SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER OF THE GALLERY BOOKS GROUP

Bergstrom began her publishing career at G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 1991. She joined Simon & Schuster in 1998 as the Editorial Director of Simon Spotlight. In 2009, she was appointed the founding Editor in Chief of Simon & Schuster’s newly formed Gallery Books Group, supervising conception and implementation. She was named Publisher and Senior Vice President in 2013.

Gallery Books publishes a wide range of books—prescient pop culture, heartfelt novels, page-turner thrillers, memorable memoirs, genre-defining franchises, smart self-help, and thoughtful cultural commentary—that engage, enlighten, and entertain.In the nonfiction realm, Bergstrom has published the bestselling memoirs of, among other notable figures, Stanley Tucci, Britney Spears, Amy Schumer, Tiffany Haddish, Chelsea Handler, Sir Patrick Stewart, Grace Jones, Jackie Chan, and Hunter Biden; New York Times bestsellers by Mike Rowe, Allie Brosh, America Ferrera, and Jamie Kern Lima; and #1 bestselling White House tell-alls by Omarosa Manigault Newman and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.

In fiction, Bergstrom has shepherded novels to print by a variety of New York Times bestselling authors, among them Ruth Ware, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Catherine Coulter, Kristin Harmel, J. R. Ward, Christina Lauren, Anna Todd, Rebecca Roanhorse, Stephen Graham Jones, Iain Reid, and Candice Carty-Williams.

Bergstrom holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Barnard College at Columbia University. She splits her time between New York City and New Jersey.

Jennifer Long is the Vice President and Deputy Publisher of the Gallery Books Group.She joined Gallery Books as Associate Publisher in 2015. Jen serves as the critical nexus between sales and editorial for all imprints of the Gallery Books Group, working to coordinate plans, distribution, inventory and account placement.  She also acts as a key liaison with our authors and franchise partners and has been integral in the coordination of paperback publishing plans for major authors such as Stephen King, Catherine Coulter, J.R. Ward, and Brad Thor. She independently oversees the Pocket mass market division (fed by each of the imprints of Simon & Schuster), and she directly manages the editorial staff of Threshold Editions. Jen began her career with Putnam Berkley in 1992.

Aimée Bell is Vice President and Editorial Director of the Gallery Books Group. In April 2018 after twenty-five years at Vanity Fair, where she served both as Deputy Editor and Books Editor. Her writers there included the award-winning columnists Christopher Hitchens and James Wolcott. She primarily acquires nonfiction.

Her list features the New York Times bestsellers I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally, Once Upon a Time by Elizabeth Beller, Armed with Good Intentions by Wallo267, Vegan, at Times by Jessica Seinfeld, Straight Shooter by Stephen A. Smith, My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill, Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden, Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, and My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams.

Her forthcoming titles for 2025 include We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade by Elyce Arons, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap by Rob Reiner, Table 4 at the River Cafe: Conversations about Food and Life by Ruthie Rogers, Misunderstood by Allen Iverson, and Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu by Tom Freston.

Charles M. Suitt joined Gallery Books in 2021 as Publisher of 13A, a new imprint publishing renowned and relevant Black voices in culture and politics. Charles M. Suitt started his career in entertainment after attending St. John’s University and The City University of New York. In 2008, Charles partnered with Simon & Schuster, co-founding Karen Hunter Publishing. The imprint's New York Times bestsellers included Janet Jackson's True You; Patti LaBelle’s Recipes for the Good Life; Congressman Keith Ellison’s My Country, Tis of Thee; Kris Jenner’s, Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian; and E.  Lynn Harris’s Mama Dearest.

13A's first acquisitions include a revised edition of Patti LaBelle’s classic cookbook, LaBelle Cuisine; Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes by ESPN on-air personality Stephen A. Smith; Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind, the first-ever cookbook by Aisha “Pinky” Cole, the Jamaican-American chef and entrepreneur behind the plant-based burger chain Slutty Vegan; Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field by Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders; a memoir from Wallace “Wallo267” Peeples; and The Sound of Purpose, a memoir by actress Nia Long.

Sally Marvin is the Vice President and Director of Publicity and Marketing having joined Gallery Books Group in July 2019. In this role Sally oversees both the Gallery publicity and marketing teams, sets strategies for campaigns, and represents Gallery and its various imprints to the larger Simon & Schuster group, national media contacts, and influencer platforms. She has led the campaigns for the New York Times bestsellers Taste by Stanley Tucci and The Woman in Me by Britney Spears.

She began her publishing career at Ballantine Books, joined Random House Publicity as Assistant Director in 1997 and in 2006 became the imprint’s Publicity Director. Her publicity work helped to create some of Random House’s most beloved bestsellers, including Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken and Seabiscuit; Elizabeth Strout’s debut, Amy & Isabelle; Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit; and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Sally has also worked with numerous New York Times bestselling authors including Alan Alda, Maya Angelou, Christopher Buckley, Grace Coddington, Katie Couric, Jane Fonda, David Frum, Alan Furst, John Irving, Diane Keaton, Tracy Kidder, Robert Kurson, Jon Meacham, Richard Perle, Anna Quindlen, Tim Russert, and Lee and Bob Woodruff.

Alison Callahan is the Vice President and Executive Editor at Gallery Books. She began her publishing career as a reader for the fiction editors at The New Yorker and The Atlantic. After attending the Radcliffe Publishing Course, she worked at International Creative Management, HarperCollins, and Knopf Doubleday. In 2014, she joined Simon & Schuster in her current role.

In 2015, she helped launch the literary imprint Scout Press with Ruth Ware’s debut, In a Dark, Dark Wood. Along the way, the authors Alison has edited include Amy Schumer, Stanley Tucci, Erin Morgenstern, Ann Patchett, Liane Moriarty, America Ferrera, Iain Reid, Armistead Maupin, Daniel Alarcon, and Peter Straub, among many others. Alison’s interests include literary fiction with ambitious, cutting edge, and inventive plotlines and characters. She also enjoys stylistic and visionary stories that are just left of center, domestic dramas, fish out of water stories, and books that take readers outside of their comfort zones and perhaps cause them to view the world in a different way.  Alison likes to keep her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.

Pamela Cannon is Vice President and Executive Editor having joined Gallery Books in 2022. Prior to this, she spent more than two decades at Penguin Random House, where she acquired and edited titles from a range of bestselling authors, including Mel Brooks, André Leon Talley, Gabrielle Hamilton, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Leah Remini, and Rachael Ray, among others.

Here at Galley, she is looking for compelling books with a point of view that start conversations and inspire and influence readers. Categories of acquisition include voice-driven narrative, memoir, biography, celebrity, investigative, humor, entertainment, pop culture, cooking, and lifestyle.

Her recently published books include Elevate and Dominate by Deion Sanders and JFK, Jr.: An Intimate Oral History, both debuting at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list. Forthcoming titles include Foods for Thought: Essays and Ruminations by Alton Brown, Say Everything: A Memoir by Ione Skye, All the Cool Girls Get Fired: How to Let Go of Letting Go and Come Back on Top by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill, The Sound of Purpose: A Memoir by Nia Long, Unhitched: The Essential Guide to Divorce for Women by Oona Metz, Showbiz!: My Life as a Middle-aged Man by Murray Hill, and Now Departing: A Small-town Mortician on Death, Life, and the Moments in Between by Victor M. Sweeney.

Carrie Feron is the Vice President and Executive Editor and joined Gallery Books in 2023. After many years at Avon/Morrow. She has quickly begun building a list of women’s titles at Gallery that so far includes Kristy Woodson Harvey, Victoria Benton Frank, Anna Todd and Nana Malone, among others. Women’s stories are the bedrock of Carrie’s career and her vision as an editor, and she acquires with an eye toward diverse voices. She enjoys writers with strong voices, storytelling that surprises her, and novels that have powerful emotions. She is looking for commercial women’s fiction, book club fiction, and romance writers who have a unique spin on the genre.

During her career she has worked with over thirty New York Times bestselling authors including Meg Cabot, Deborah Crombie, Dorothea Benton Frank, Tamron Hall, Sunny Hostin, Eloisa James, Faye Kellerman, Lisa Kleypas, Yulin Kuang (Reese’s Book Club selection), Laura Lippman, Sarah MacLean, Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Sally Thorne.

Natasha Simons is Vice President and Executive Editor having joined Simon & Schuster in 2011 after employment with National Review, Regnery, and the White House.

Some of her previous titles include the #1 New York Times bestsellers American Marxism and Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin, Radio’s Greatest of All Time by Rush and Kathryn Limbaugh, Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Live Free or Die by Sean Hannity, and Unhinged by Omarosa Manigault Newman, the New York Times bestsellers Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, Breaking the News and Breaking Biden by Alex Marlow, Blackout by Candace Owens, Girl with No Job by Claudia Oshry, The King of Late Night and The Plus by Greg Gutfeld, Next Level Basic and Off with My Head by Stassi Schroeder, The First Time by Colton Underwood, The Maddie Diaries by Maddie Ziegler, and The Last Punisher by Kevin Lacz.

Within Threshold, Natasha is interested in commercial and platformed nonfiction that sparks discussion and debate in the subjects of politics, current events, sociology, psychology, pop science, technology, history, biography, and more. Natasha also acquires pop culture, celebrity, memoir, and humor for Gallery.

Born in London, and a summa cum laude graduate of George Washington University, Natasha now splits her time between New York and Florida.

Lauren Spiegel is Vice President, Executive Editor. She joined Gallery Books in January 2019. Lauren began her publishing career at Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone imprint in 2006.

Her list includes the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, Solutions and Other Problems and Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh, Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick, and Grace’s Guide by Grace Helbig, as well as the New York Times bestsellers Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick, Heirloom Rooms by Erin Napier, Believe It by Jamie Kern Lima, Make Trouble by Cecile Richards, Yoga Girl by Rachel Brathen, Embrace Your Weird by Felicia Day, Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York edited by Sari Botton, and The Hunger Pains by The Harvard Lampoon, among others.

Over the course of Lauren's career, her books have been named Goodreads Choice Award winners, #1 Indie Next Picks, an ALA Alex Award winner, a Bill Gates Pick, and one of then-New York Times book critic Parul Sehgal's 10 Favorite Books of the Year.

Lauren is looking for humor, pop culture, narrative nonfiction, memoir, self-help with humor and heart, lifestyle, and illustrated books, as well as a limited number of commercial fiction titles.

Hannah Braaten is an Executive Editor having joined Gallery Books in 2020. Before that she worked at St. Martin’s Press, where she published authors including Tan France, Liz Plank, Matthew Dicks, and Kelly Carlin. After graduating from Wellesley College, Hannah attended the Columbia Publishing Course, but her career in the book industry dates back to before her freshman year of high school, working at independent bookstores in and around Boston. At Gallery, her authors include Marjan Kamali, Allison Larkin, Simone Gorrindo, Julia Kelly, Marjorie Ingall & Susan McCarthy, Erica Ferencik, Elissa Strauss, J.A. Jance, and J.R. Ward.

Hannah likes to have one foot in the nonfiction world, and the other in fiction—she loves any book that endeavors to change her mind, shows her an aspect of the world that she hasn’t considered, and has a strong narrative voice. The fiction she’s most drawn to usually contains a singular, unforgettable narrator, is driven by a strong plot, and if it makes her laugh or cry (or both!), she’s sold. Hannah’s nonfiction list tends to be either pop-culture focused or goes deep on an issue of the day. A book that feels like the next piece of the societal, cultural conversation of the day is catnip to her—especially if it’s one that readers from all areas of the country (or world) can read and relate to.

Ed Schlesinger is Executive Editor and has been part of the Gallery Books editorial team since its inception and is always eager to experience arresting voices and narratives that come his way…whether it’s in the unforgettable storytelling of #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, haunting and thought-provoking horror from the darker side of the imagination, blockbuster franchise licenses such as Halo, or vibrant and widely acclaimed pop culture non-fiction works. Agented submissions can be sent to Ed.Schlesinger@SimonandSchuster.com.

James Melia is Executive Editor at Gallery and previously worked at Flatiron Books, and Henry Holt, before joining Gallery Books where he edits and acquires upmarket commercial fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, celebrity and pop culture.

James’s list at Gallery began with the instant New York Times bestseller Pretty Boys are Poisonous by Megan Fox, and L.M. Chilton’s debut character driven suspense novel Swiped (an Indie Next Pick). Notable books he has edited include Amy Tintera’s  New York Times bestselling Listen for the Lie (a GMA Bookclub Selection), The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder (made into the major motion picture starring Kristen Bell, Allison Janney, and Ben Platt), Rebecca Serle’s The Dinner List, and Margarita Montimore’s national bestselling Oona Out of Order (a GMA Bookclub selection). James published Ron Stallworth’s #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Black Klansman, and Gary Janetti’s instant New York Times bestsellers Do You Mind If I Cancel? and Start Without Me. Melia edited Mariah Carey's #1 bestselling memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, John Stamos’s New York Times bestselling memoir If You Would Have Told Me, and in 2021 Melia published Dave Quinn’s #1 New York Times bestselling Not All Diamonds and Rosé, along with Andy Cohen’s bestselling Glitter Every Day and The Daddy Diaries.

Max Meltzer is a Senior Editor with Gallery Books having joined in 2017, and acquires narrative, reported, and ideas-based nonfiction. He is drawn to stories with gravitas, heart, humor, or all three across a range of genres and topics, including memoir, film and television, humor, popular science, sports, politics, travel, adventure, and nature.

Max is the editor of the recent New York Times bestsellers Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions by Ed Zwick and The Longest Race by Kara Goucher. Other recent titles include Everest, Inc. by Will Cockrell and The Sky Was Falling by Dr. Cornelia Griggs. While working with Aimée Bell, he helped edit the New York Times bestsellers Straight Shooter by Stephen A. Smith, My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams, Vegan, At Times by Jessica Seinfeld, and Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden, as well as You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn, Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli by Mark Seal, A Billion Years by Mike Rinder, The Islander by Chris Blackwell, and Camera Girl by Carl Sferrazza Anthony.

Before joining Gallery, Max earned a master’s degree in fiction writing from Royal Holloway, University of London, taught English to high school and college students, and coordinated production on documentary films, including the Oscar-winning documentary short Inocente.

Molly Gregory is a Senior Editor and has been with the Gallery team since 2016, following a features internship at Cosmopolitan magazine. She grew up devouring celebrity news in tandem with great literary classics, and she continues to bring a love of both to her list today. She acquires celebrity, pop culture, humor, platform-based cookbooks, and commercial fiction, which ranges from smart romantic comedies and book club to psychological thrillers and horror for book club readers. Whether fiction or nonfiction, Molly looks for projects that tap into the cultural zeitgeist, expand conversations about our world, and make even the most difficult topics accessible and entertaining. She is deeply drawn to stories featuring complicated relationships, found family, and that remind us how we can come of age at every stage of life. Most of all, she loves a strong voice that makes her laugh and that reminds her of the beauty of being human, in all of its messy wonder. 

Highlights on Molly's eclectic list includes the New York Times bestsellers The Pasta Queen and The Pasta Queen: The Art of Italian Cooking by Nadia Caterina Munno, the New York Times bestsellers The Summer of Songbirds and Christmas in Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey, the national bestseller Wear the Damn Mask by Izzy the Frenchie, and Karamo by Queer Eye star Karamo Brown. Other recent and forthcoming titles include Miranda in Retrograde by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne, The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins, Bearer of Bad News by Elisabeth Dini, and The Second Coming by Carter Sherman.

Rebecca Strobel is a Senior Editor at Gallery Books. She is drawn to projects that balance bold candor and intimate honesty as they connect readers to new points of view. She is looking for books that spark conversation about things that excite us, or are difficult to talk about, and she is particularly drawn to projects that deal with race, class, gender, and sexuality. She loves to work with writers who can bring a fresh perspective to a beloved topic. Rebecca is acquiring memoir, pop culture (especially music, comedy, and fandom), narrative-heavy food writing. Before joining Gallery Books, she was at Penguin Random House’s Blue Rider Press/Plume imprints, and later, Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone imprint.

Her projects include Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond, New York Times bestseller The Right Call by Sally Jenkins, New York Times bestseller Becky Lynch: The Man, Eat Plants, B*tch! by Pinky Cole, Edgar–Award Nominee The Woman Beyond the Attic by Andrew Neiderman, New York Times bestseller Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford, national bestseller Troubled by Rob Henderson, and Fashion Killa by Sowmya Krishnamurthy.

Paul Choix is Senior Editor having joined Gallery Books in the fall of 2023. Previously, he was a producer for Tucker Carlson and worked at several Washington, D.C. think tanks and publishers. He graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in philosophy and political science and an M.A. in philosophy.

Paul acquires narrative, ideas-based, and commercial non-fiction for the Gallery Books and Threshold Editions lists. He is a generalist attracted to extraordinary characters, provocative ideas, and writing that has an adventurous spirit. His interests span various topics and disciplines, including politics, film, comedy, business, and travel. He worked most recently on the New York Times bestseller We’ve Got Issues by Dr. Phil.

Ghjulia Romiti is an Editor who joined Gallery Books in 2024. She was previously at HarperCollins, where she worked with a wide range of authors including USA Today bestsellers Kate Myers and Nicole Avant. She got her start in publishing in France, interning at Gallimard, Grasset, and Allary Éditions.  


At Gallery, Ghjulia is excited to focus on romance and commercial fiction. In romance, she acquires in the contemporary, rom-com, dark, paranormal and fantasy categories. She especially loves books that include an enemies-to-lovers arc, witty banter, ingenious retellings of myths or fairytales, and fresh twists on favorite tropes. In commercial fiction, she’s fond of high concepts; stories that surprise her, make her laugh, or feel deeply; and books that incorporate speculative or genre elements. Overall, she's particularly eager to find stories centered around and by diverse voices.

Ghjulia is fluent in French and Italian, and, fueled by her passion for K-dramas, she is currently learning Korean. When she's not watching K-dramas, she can be found combing through fanfiction websites.

Kimberly Laws is an Associate Editor who joined Gallery Books in 2021 to assist Jennifer Bergstrom. For fiction she is primarily drawn to horror projects, particularly within the subgenres of gothic, supernatural, psychological, cosmic, and folk. She loves stories that explore familiar themes through a horror lens, whether it be trauma, grief, identity, complex relationships, etc. Bonus points for stories with talking animals, cursed objects, humor, and monsters—human or otherwise! She also loves speculative novels with dark, and/or romantic elements (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is an all-time favorite!). Kim is open to dark romance and fantasy (à la Butcher & Blackbird and The Salt Grows Heavy) as well as thrillers, especially if they lean horror (think Sharp Objects). And a special shoutout to cozy horror (she’d love to find something in the vein of the film Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person). In essence, stories that are dark but also sweet. For nonfiction, she is interested in humorous and creative essay collections, especially from comedians or writers who offer fresh social commentaries or hilarious takes on personal or cultural subjects, as well as memoirs. She has a tendency to gravitate toward anything that activates her fascination with the dark and macabre and meditations on sexuality, beauty, identity, psychology, and sociocultural issues—most especially if a work combines any of these elements with humor and brutal honesty. Music is a huge part of her life, so she welcomes works from musicians and artists (poetry, memoir, etc.). Additionally, she works on Gallery’s licensed books with the Marvel and Star Trek brands.

Her authors include Collin Armstrong, Leigh Radford, Tanya Pell, and Jennifer McMahon, among others.

Sierra Fang-Horvath is an Assistant Editor and joined Gallery Books in 2023. Prior to joining, she interned for the editorial teams at Simon & Schuster Books and W.W. Norton & Co.. She graduated with a BA in International Relations from Brown University in December 2022.

At Gallery, she has helped edit the New York Times bestsellers Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller and Armed with Good Intentions by Wallace Peeples, along with the forthcoming memoirs I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally and We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade by Elyce Arons. She is drawn to narrative nonfiction with strong journalistic chops , and literary fiction with vivid and disarming voice. She is particularly interested in stories form marginalized or unheard perspectives. She supports Aimée Bell.

Clara Linhoff an Assistant Editor who joined Gallery Books / Threshold Editions in 2024. Prior to joining the Simon & Schuster team, she was an editorial assistant at Diversion Books and completed an internship with Deep Vellum Books. She graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Professional Writing and minors in Italian and Classical Guitar. While in school, Clara interned at Oklahoma Today magazine and contributed articles to the campus Crimson Quarterly magazine. She then started her professional career as a copywriter for the Hobby Lobby Corporation.

Clara is passionate about building a dynamic nonfiction list that amplifies a wide range of voices and perspectives, with a particular emphasis in raising women’s voices. Her interests include topics such as sports, politics, journalism, pop culture/culture, travel, memoir/biography, and history. She also has a deep love for commercial fiction, particularly mysteries and thrillers. Clara looks for strong, voice-driven narratives that transport readers into the world of the book and resonates with diverse audiences. She supports Natasha Simons.

Taylor Rondestvedt is an Assistant Editor who joined Gallery Books in 2021. Prior to joining the Gallery team, she worked in international book scouting at Maria B. Campbell Associates, after stints in the literary department at William Morris Endeavor, and the test kitchens (and editorial teams) of Food52 and Food & Wine Magazine. Originally from Minneapolis, she earned her BA in History from Wellesley College. Taylor’s interests include both fiction and non-fiction. She’s a sucker for any cultural histories that send her down the rabbit hole, and she loves a great twist. Be it a dark, quirky literary novel, a memoir, essay collection, or pop-culture narrative, she’s drawn to strong and interesting characters, new ideas, and stories that change her mind.

At Gallery, her authors include Robyn Harding, Julia London, and Erica Peplin. At Scout, she works with Daniel D’Addario and Leslie Stephens. She supports Alison Callahan and Lauren Spiegel.

Sarah Schlick is an Assistant Editor who joined Gallery Books in October 2022. Prior to joining the Gallery team, she worked with a graphic novel publisher/multimedia entertainment studio, literary nonprofit House of SpeakEasy, and two literary agencies. She is also a freelance artist and illustrator. She earned her BA in English from Yale University and spent several years working in art conservation for Yale’s art museums and as a research associate with the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage. Sarah enjoys reading widely across genres and is drawn to books with bold ideas, lush language, and a unique narrative voice. She supports Hannah Braaten and Ed Schlesinger.

Matt Attanasio is an Editorial Assistant who joined Gallery Books in 2024. Prior to joining, he dedicated himself to his lifelong love of books by working with libraries, a literary center, and two literary agencies. He was part of the team at a boutique literary agency after finishing the Spring 2022 Writers House Internship Program. He graduated from Ithaca College with Honors in 2021, where he studied English and German. Matt reads broadly in fiction and nonfiction but is especially drawn to all things pop culture, LGBTQ+ themes, and anything with a one-of-a-kind voice. He supports James Melia and Molly Gregory.

Ali Chesnick is an Editorial Assistant who joined Gallery Books in 2023. Prior to joining Gallery, Ali interned at Creative Media Agency and William Morrow/Avon. She was a member of the 2022 cohort of the Summer Publishing Institute at NYU and graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in English and Political Science in April 2023. Ali is particularly drawn to layered romances with crossover appeal, but she will never say no to a classic rom-com. No matter the genre or trope, she loves character-driven stories with strong voices. She supports Carrie Feron and Abby Zidle.

Diana Crompton is an Editorial Assistant who joined Gallery Books and Threshold Editions in March 2025. Prior to joining Gallery she worked in the production department at Skyhorse Publishing. After graduating from George Washington University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication in the spring of 2024, she attended NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute. In college, Diana was a creative development intern at Bold Films and spent a summer interning at a boutique talent agency, KMR. She was also a culture reporter and research assistant for her student newspaper, The Hatchet. Diana is most drawn to highly reported literary non-fiction, but also loves reading memoirs written by her favorite pop culture icons. She supports Paul Choix and Max Meltzer.

Hanna Preston is an Editorial Assistant who joined Gallery Books and 13A in October 2023. Prior to joining Gallery, she interned at FinePrint Literary Management and worked as a bookseller at an independent bookstore. She graduated with an MA in English from the University of Virginia in May 2023 following the completion of her BA in English and anthropology from UVA the previous year, where she also held multiple editorial positions at the independent student newspaper, The Cavalier Daily. She also completed work experience as an editorial intern at the London-based Biteback Publishing. Hanna loves to read across genres but is especially excited by any narrative (fiction or non-fiction) with a strong voice that draws in readers and non-readers alike. She supports Pamela Cannon and Charles Suitt.

Eliza Hanson is Associate Publisher and joined the Gallery Books Group in 2017. As Associate Publisher, Eliza manages many strategic aspects of Gallery’s frontlist including monitoring account distribution, co-op and inventory needs, optimizing metadata and selling materials, and coordinating all media tie-in opportunities and eBook discounting. Eliza also oversees trade paperback and reissue publishing and independently manages inventory for Gallery’s robust backlist.

In 2024, Eliza led the integration of Lemonada Books—a co-publishing partnership with Lemonada Media—and serves as the primary liaison between the Lemonada team and Gallery Books. Lemonada Books’ inaugural list includes titles from David Duchovny and Stephanie Wittels-Wachs.

Prior to joining Gallery, Eliza spent her early career with Vintage/Anchor in the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Colgate University. Originally from the Berkshire foothills, she can often be found outdoors: skiing, running, hiking, biking—or with a good book in a park.

Mackenzie Hickey is the Marketing Director and joined Gallery Books in June 2015. As marketing director, Mackenzie manages the day-to-day functions of the marketing team and leads the marketing strategy for the biggest fiction and non-fiction titles across the Gallery Books, Scout Press, and Threshold Editions imprints. Her author list includes New York Times bestselling authors Britney Spears, Patrick Stewart, Christina Lauren, Ruth Ware, Kristin Harmel, Mark Levin, Richard Paul Evans, and J.R. Ward, among others. Originally from New Jersey, Mackenzie now lives in Denver, CO where she enjoys hiking in the mountains, visiting breweries, and, of course, reading as much as she possibly can.