Judith Curr, Executive Vice President and Publisher
Judith Curr is currently Executive Vice President, Publisher and founder of Atria Books. She is responsible for all the editorial and publishing activities of the imprint, which includes Washington Square Press, Strebor Books, Atria/Beyond Words, and Atria Books Español.
Ms. Curr has led the Atria imprint since it was launched in 2002. Prior to Atria, Ms. Curr began her publishing career in 1981 as part of the team that founded Transworld Publishers, the Australian subsidiary of Bertelsmann. Initially responsible for publicity and marketing, she was promoted to Publisher and Executive Director in 1986. A native of Australia, Ms. Curr came to America in 1996.
Malaika Adero, Vice President and Senior Editor
Areas of interest: Fiction: African American, International, Literary, Commercial, Women's, Speculative, Historical, Erotic. Nonfiction: Autobiography, Biography, Popular History, Mind/Body/Spirit, Inspiration, Popular Culture, Current Affairs, Fashion/Beauty, Health, Personal Finance
Authors include: T.D. Jakes, Tavis Smiley, Zane, Sheila Weller, Blair Underwood, Alexis Wright, Farai Chideya, Victoria Rowell, Damon Wayans, Walter Mosley, Maryse Conde, Vickie Stringer, Tananarive Due, Kevin Powell
Atria Books publishes a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for readers of all tastes and interests. The name Atria reflects the imprint’s mission: to provide an environment where authors and their books can flourish; to connect authors with their readers in the way the ancient city of Atria once connected to the sea; and to remain open to new ideas as an atrium is open to the sky. Atria Books has established itself as a house that is open to new ideas as an atrium is open to the sky.
Since its founding, Atria has published more than 165 New York Times bestsellers. Atria is the publishing home to many major bestselling authors including Jodi Picoult, Vince Flynn, T.D. Jakes, Jennifer Weiner, Shirley MacLaine, Brad Thor, Dr. Spencer Johnson, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, Zane, and Rhonda Byrne's international bestselling phenomenon The Secret. Read More.
Mellony Torres, Publicist
Mellony Torres handles publicity for a range of genres, including women's fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs. Mellony has worked on New York Times bestseller America's Most Wanted Recipes by Ron Douglas, and Kate Morton's The Forgotten Garden. Mellony also works with many of the Latino authors, which are part of Atria Español Latino publishing program that was launched in the spring of 2006. She is currently working on Daisy Martinez's newest cookbook Daisy: Mañana, Mediodia, y Noche, also releasing in English this spring.
Lisa Sciambra, Publicity Manager
Lisa Sciambra joined Atria Books in October 2009 and has been handling publicity for a wide range of genres and authors including Daisy Martinez, Mireille Guiliano, and Daisy Fuentes, and for upcoming titles including The Faculty Club and John Kasich's Every Other Monday.
Todd Hunter, Assistant Editor
Todd Hunter works with Malaika Adero.
Areas of interest: African American, nonfiction, literary and commercial fiction, political, and suspense/mystery/thriller.
Peter Borland, Vice President and Editorial Director
Areas of interest: Quality Commerical Fiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoir, Biography, Popular Culture
Authors include: Portia de Rossi, Richard Doetsch, Mireille Guiliano, Spencer Johnson, Joseph Kanon, Shirley MacLaine, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Spencer Quinn, Tom Watson
Johanna Castillo, Vice President and Senior Editor
Areas of interest: Inspirational self-help, women's memoirs, historical commercial fiction, foreign translations and books for our international, Latino, and Spanish-language lines.
Authors include: Laura Day, Javier Sierra, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, Jorge and Laura Posada, María Celeste Arrarás, Mabel Iam, Daisy Fuentes, Daisy Martinez, Liz Balmaseda, Fabiola Santiago, Laura Esquivel, Fan Wu, Xu Xiaobin
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Lisa Keim, Vice President & Director, Subsidiary Rights
Lisa Keim oversee all international and domestic subsidiary rights for the Atria list.
ESSENTIAL STAFF
Jess Purcell, Publicist
Jess Purcell handles publicity for a range of genres, including women's fiction, nonfiction, parenting, and cookbooks. Jess has worked on bestselling titles by Jodi Picoult, Jude Deveraux, and Jennifer Weiner in addition to many others.
Christine Saunders, Deputy Director of Publicity
Christine Saunders has been at Atria Books since 2006. She has worked with a varied slate of bestselling and celebrity authors, including T.D. Jakes, Zane, Blair Underwood, Jennifer Weiner, Sister Souljah and Helen Mirren. While she has particular expertise with African American literature, she has wide and varied tastes, including politics, pop culture and food.
Atria/Beyond Words
At Beyond Words, our books and our company are an expression of who we are as people, the values we hold, and the actions we take to bring our goals to light.
Sarah Cantin, Assistant Editor
Sarah Cantin works with Greer Hendricks and Sarah Durand.
Amy Tannenbaum, Editor
Amy Tannenbaum works with Johanna Castillo along with her own list of authors.
Areas of interest: Memoirs, self-help, pop culture, very well written commercial women's fiction and books for our Latino and international lines.
Authors include: Cecilia Samartin, Patti Stanger, Cyndi Lauper, Coolio, Michele R. Wright, Tchicaya Missamou, Linda Nieves-Powell, and Sanjay Bahadur.
Sarah Branham, Editor
Sarah Branham works with Emily Bestler along with her own list of authors.
Areas of interest: Commercial fiction, including mysteries, thrillers, and historical, as well as memoirs and narrative nonfiction, particularly in the area of women's interest.
Authors include: Paul Cleave, Ronlyn Domingue, Posie Graeme-Evans, Suzanne Guillette, Cathi Hanauer, Titania Hardie, Douglas Kennedy, William Kent Krueger, Steve Seabury, and Dominic Smith.
Emily Bestler, Vice President and Executive Editorial Director
Areas of interest: Commerical Fiction, Memoir, General Non-Fiction
Authors include: Sister Souljah, Vince Flynn, Diane Setterfield, John Connolly, Jodi Picoult, Brad Thor, Glenn Beck, Thomas Greanias, Joy Fielding, Pam Jenoff, Ru Freeman, Malla Nunn, Nicole Wallace, Danny Tobey, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Greer Hendricks, Vice President and Senior Editor
Areas of interest: Quality commercial fiction and nonfiction, including memoirs, parenting, and health and beauty.
Authors include: Jennifer Weiner, Jude Deveraux, Lisa Tucker, Emily Listfield, Paula Froelich, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, Liz Tuccillo, Eva Scrivo and Ian James Corlett.
Rachel Bostic, Assistant Marketing Manager
Rachel Bostic is the liaison between the Atria publisher's office and the bookselling community, and she spearheads targeted marketing campaigns for individual titles.
Chris Lloreda, Vice President and Deputy Publisher
Chris Lloreda oversees the marketing campaigns for Atria Books, Washington Square Press, Atria/Beyond Words, Strebor Books, and Atria Español, and acts as a liaison between editorial and sales and editorial and marketing.
Yona Deshommes, Senior Publicist
In addition to working with Strebor Books, Atria's African American literature line, Yona Deshommes has worked with a myriad of authors that include: Terrance Dean (Hiding in Hip Hop), Lori Tharps (Kinky Gazpacho), and Sister Souljah (Midnight). Her current and upcoming projects include Dear Success Seeker by Dr. Michele Wright, Carpentaria by Alexis Wright, A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman, and I Have Something to Tell You by Regan Hofman.
Atria Books Español
In recent years, Atria has placed a strategic emphasis on publishing books for diverse audiences, through the launch of Atria Books Español.
David Brown, Deputy Director of Publicity
David Brown has spearheaded the #1 New York Times bestselling campaigns of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. Additionally, he has led publicity campaigns for Evander Holyfield, Shirley MacLaine, and most recently Dog On It by Spencer Quinn.
Darlene Delillo, Global Program Manager for The Secret
Darlene Delillo oversees domestic, international and foreign publications of all the Secret titles, in all formats: The Secret, The Secret Gratitude Book, and The Secret Daily Teachings, all by Rhonda Byrne; and The Secret to Teen Power by Paul Harrington.
Laura Stern, Assistant Editor
Laura Stern works with Emily Bestler along with her own list of authors.
Areas of interest: Commercial fiction, memoir, general nonfiction, cookbooks
Authors include: Regan Hofmann, Ron Douglas
Nick Simonds, Associate Editor
Nick Simonds works with Peter Borland along with his own list of authors.
Areas of interest: Narrative nonfiction, including adventure and sports, as well as literary and commercial fiction.
Authors include: Amy Alcott, Pete Cerqua, Wayne Johnson, Robert Lusetich, Anthony McCarten, and Jennifer Woodlief
Sarah Durand, Senior Editor
Areas of interest: Memoir, celebrity, self-help, health/healing, suspense/thriller, historical and book club fiction.
Authors include: Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi, Terri Cheney, Dr. Jeffry Life, Lou Reed, Nichole Richie, Tara Hyland
