HarperCollins Children’s Books brings in Moloney and promotes Reid and Rogers

Rogers edits Hannah Gold, Adam Baron and Simon Stephenson, author of upcoming debut The Snowman Code, and has many Waterstones Children’s Publications of the Month under her belt. In her newly expanded duty as editor-at-large, she will certainly target new acquisitions for the HCCB and Harper Fire checklists.

Nick Lake, fiction author, said: “I am pleased to invite Alice Moloney to the HCCB and Harper Fire group, reinforcing our appointing at a time of growth with her fantastic author treatment and hit-making eye. I am also delighted to see the brilliant Megan Reid proceed her stellar trajectory, purchasing the best and most exciting publications for both listings, while handling our most significant brands with aplomb– and the boost in obligation from Lucy Rogers provides us even more area to expand, with one of the most commercially-proven acquirers around. Together with content director Tom Bonnick, a recognized star, I believe this is the most effective and most passionate appointing team in kids’s publications.”

Moloney will certainly sign up with HCCB and Harper Fire as commissioning editor in July. At Usborne, she shepherded the likes of Serena Patel, Phil Hickes and A M Howell, in addition to obtaining The Lady That Could Not Lie by Radhika Sanghani at auction.

Reid, appointing editor, is advertised to elderly appointing editor. Reid has rapidly developed an enviable checklist of titles across Harper Fire and HCCB, consisting of Compass and Blade; the global visuals novel launch Brielle and Bear; and middle-grade tearjerker My Pet dog.