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Category Archives: Editorial

Chillot, Rick

Rick Chillot, senior editor at BenBella, has worked as a writer and
editor in various print and digital formats, including books,
magazines, newspapers, newsletters, graphic novels, academic journals,
websites, ebooks, video, and one tote bag. He’s worked with writers of
all experience levels, from first-time authors to seasoned
professionals. Rick lives near Philadelphia, PA, the origin point for
both book publishing and democracy in the USA. …

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Choi, Lydia

Lydia Choi is the Associate Editor of the Matt Holt Books imprint and brings her background in freelance copyediting and proofreading to nearly every stage of the editorial process. Lydia is a 2021 graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in English and minored in Spanish. When she’s not working, she likes to read all kinds of books, …

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Dickman, Katie

Katie Dickman is the Executive Editor of the BenBella imprint Matt Holt Books. She loves partnering with authors to help their visions come to life on the page. Katie earned a PhD in English from Saint Louis University, where she also taught writing and rhetoric courses. She lives in Chicago where she enjoys long walks (especially in non-winter months) with her husband and sweet pup, …

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Holt, Matt

Matt Holt is Editor-in-Chief of the BenBella imprint Matt Holt Books. Holt was previously Senior Vice President and Executive Publisher at John Wiley & Sons, where he oversaw a team of 85 staff. Over Holt’s 27-year career, he’s acquired over 1,000 titles and published 10,000 titles including: Jon Gordon’s Energy Bus, Larry Winget’s Shut Up, …

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Schulz, Claire

Claire Schulz is the Executive Editor at BenBella Books. Claire joined BenBella in 2018, after holding editorial positions at Hachette Book Group and the Perseus Books Group. She works with authors across a range of categories, though her favorites are books that inform, inspire, and offer a path to a better life–whether a reader is navigating a health challenge, …

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Phares, Rachel

Rachel Phares is the Rights Manager at BenBella Books. She considers herself a nonfiction generalist and is actively building a list of smart, diverse, and commercial authors and books. She’s particularly interested in pop psychology and sociology, self-help, cultural criticism, music, and mental health. If it’s funny, or is somehow related to a cult, all the better. …

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Wilson, Leah

Leah Wilson is Editor-in-Chief of BenBella Books. With BenBella since 2003, she has edited a number of the company’s most successful titles, including the New York Times bestseller WholeDemigods and Monsters, and The Zen of Social Media Marketing. Her responsibilities include overseeing BenBella’s editorial department as well as working directly with authors editorially.  …

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