Meg Cassidy has been promoted to publicity manager in the Simon & Schuster imprint. She joined the Free Press publicity department in August 2011.

Joanne Grant has been promoted to executive editor, Harlequin UK. Grant will continue to lead the Harlequin Modern/Presents series group and will also assume overall responsibility for leading the UK team. Carly Byrne and Flo Nicoll have both been promoted to editor roles at Harlequin UK.

At Crown, Maha Khalil is now marketing director for Clarkson Potter, Potter Style, Potter Craft, Watson-Guptill and Amphoto. Allison Renzulli has been promoted to senior marketing manager, Carly Gorga has been promoted to associate marketing manager, and Kevin Sweeting has been promoted to associate, all for the Potter group of imprints.