Jeremy Wang-Iverson
Founder

Jeremy Wang-Iverson began his publishing career in 2005, working for several trade and academic publishers before starting Vesto in 2017, when he moved from New York to Barcelona. He is on Bluesky and also writes about the Spanish book publishing world for Publishers Weekly and Zenda. He was interviewed on the Index for Continuance podcast in 2023.

Lauren Carrane
Publicity Associate

Lauren Carrane is the founder of Sharp Pencil Marketing, a PR and marketing firm. She began her career as a reporter and editor at The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Daily Herald and a freelancer for various other magazines before opening her own public relations firm in 2010. She lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.

Derek Krissoff
Publicity Associate

Derek Krissoff is a publishing consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has held leadership positions at a number of publishing houses, including West Virginia University Press, which published a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year under his direction. He writes the Substack newsletter Book Work.

Holly Mitchell
Research Associate

Holly Mitchell is a writer from Kentucky who is now based in New York. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA from New York University. She is the author of Mare’s Nest (Sarabande Books).

Alice Northover
Advertising Associate

Alice Northover is a marketing and publicity consultant with over 15 years’ experience. She has previously worked in senior roles at the Cancer Research Institute, Christie’s Education, and Oxford University Press. She holds a Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, and Certificate in Digital Media Marketing from New York University.

Claudia Acevedo
Fiction Associate

Claudia Acevedo is a writer, translator, and editor from Puerto Rico. She has worked for Graywolf Press, Princeton University Press, Rizzoli, and other independent publishers. She is the author of The Hurricane Book (Rose Metal Press).