Lexy Cassola is a Senior Editor at Celadon Books acquiring literary/upmarket book club fiction (especially with a mystery at its center, a high concept, or a light genre bend); witty, quirky novels with a lot of heart; and voicey suspense (including horror crossover). Across genres, she is seeking smart, deeply relatable, and character-driven stories from a variety of perspectives.
Prior to joining Celadon, she was at the independent publisher Zando, and before that, spent six years at Dutton/Penguin Random House, where her lists included The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva and Room 706 by Ellie Levenson (publishing with Sarah Jessica Parker); GMA Buzz Pick A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch; national bestseller and LibraryReads pick The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu; Women’s Prize for Fiction longlister And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott; LibraryReads, Amazon Editors’, and Aardvark Book Club pick Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier; and New York Times bestseller Your Favorite Scary Movie by Ashley Cullins.
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