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Lia Ronnen has been named publisher and editorial director of the Workman imprint's adult publishing program, effective May 2. She will continue as publisher and editorial director of Workman's Artisan imprint, a position she has held since 2014.
Workman said that since joining the company in 2011, Ronnen has doubled the size of Artisan's business, conceived and/or acquired more than 100 titles, "created a thriving backlist, and directed all aspects of the imprint's mission to apply its singular visual and editorial lens to subjects ranging from food and design to lifestyle, history, and more." Earlier she spent 10 years at Melcher Media, focusing on cooking, design and pop culture titles; she began her career in publishing at Hyperion Books for Children and then at Abrams.
Senior v-p and Workman Publishing publisher Dan Reynolds commented: "Workman has had only two publishers in its 54-year history--Peter Workman and Suzie Bolotin, who is retiring this spring. Those are big shoes to fill. But after much searching, I realized that the best candidate for the job was literally around the corner from my office. Lia has the Workman DNA of making magic with homegrown ideas and publishing books that the marketplace wants. Combining her skill set with the strengths and opportunities of the Workman imprint and its team puts us on a path of real growth."
Ronnen said, "After my first interview with Peter Workman, I knew that I had found a home that would nurture innovative ways of bookmaking. I'm so grateful to Dan Reynolds for this chance to expand my role in a company I have admired my entire career and to now work alongside the talented Workman editorial team that Suzie Bolotin has led so beautifully."