Black, Groton to Globe Pequot

Hilary Black, who worked as an editor at Simon & Schuster before going to the magazine side (first as a founding editor of More and most recently as editor-in-chief of Tango), has been named editor at large at Globe Pequot. John Groton has been named executive director, trade and special sales. Groton arrives from a 17-year-stint at Random House. Also at GPP, Michelle Lewy has been promoted to senior v-p of sales and new product development.

Lauren McKenna and Maggie Crawford have been promoted at Pocket Books. McKenna has moved up from senior editor to executive editor, and Crawford, who was v-p and editorial director, will now focus solely on editorial duties, acquiring and editing hardcovers and paperbacks.

Susan Van Metre has been promoted to editorial director for Amulet Books, a children's imprint of Harry N. Abrams. Van Metre has been with Amulet since its launch in spring 2004, acquiring and editing fiction for middle-grade and YA readers. In another promotion, Chad Beckerman has been named art director for Amulet and Abrams Books for Young Readers.