Lynn, Cowser to S&S
Danielle Lynn and Kimberly Cowser have both joined the Simon & Schuster publicity department as senior publicists. Lynn was most recently a publicist at CBS News, and Cowser was previously at HarperCollins.
Paulson to Knock Knock
Andrew Paulson has been named editor at Knock Knock, a boutique publishing house in Venice, Calif. Paulson was formerly on the editorial staffs of Oxford University Press and Simon & Schuster.
Smith Up at Ballantine
Jennifer Smith has been promoted to editor at Ballantine. Smith, who started her career in publishing at ICM in 2003 and moved to Random House in 2007 as associate editor.
Beatty Up at Bloomsbury
Pete Beatty has been promoted from assistant editor to associate editor at Bloomsbury Press. Beatty joined Bloomsbury a year ago from the University of Chicago Press.
Dicker to B&T
Rachel Dicker has been named director of publisher digital services at Baker & Taylor. She was most recently director of business development at Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and School Library Journal.
Schupf to Morrow/Avon/Eos
Margot Schupf has been named to the newly created position of senior v-p, editorial director, digital publishing, for the Morrow/Avon/Eos group.
Hirsch to S&S Children's
Gretchen Hirsch has been named associate editor at Simon & Schuster's Children's imprints, McElderry and Atheneum. Hirsch was most recently an associate editor at HarperCollins. Also at S&S Children's, Natalie White has been promoted from associate director of advertising and promotion to director of advertising.