
meet our global team
Americas

Jessica Maria
New York, NY
GLOBAL MANAGING EDITOR
The spreadsheet mogul. Devours books in her downtime and resides in New Jersey with her family.
Victoria Storm
New York, NY
Author assistant in Manhattan. Won't buy a bag that's too small for a book. Will invite you over to talk about how Timothee Chalamet doesn't have a stylist. If you want more, I give you becomingliterate.com
Mel Ann Rosenthal
New York, NY
A formally trained photographer and lifelong reader, Mel spends her days overseeing the office at a digital ad agency. She credits Catapult’s writing program for spitting her out into the world with a final draft of her yet-to-be-published novel and spends her nights scratching away at a collection of essays.

Marian Perales
Santa Barbara, CA
A former lecturer at a California university in Ethnic Studies, Marian is a longtime editor at a Southern California-based reference publisher. She received her B.A. in history and M.A. in U.S. history, specializing in Chicanx history. When not editing book projects of digital products, you can find her with her nose in a book, which is usually a title in Latinx history, fiction, or culture.”
Angela Morrison
Toronto, Canada
Angela Morrison is a freelance film and television writer from Toronto, Ontario. She has a Masters degree in film studies and devotes her time to all things melodramatic and campy.
EUROPE

PL
London, UK
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CTO
Book reader, whiskey drinker, risk taker, zero fucker giver.

Christina Branco
London, UK
Christina was born in Canada, raised in Portugal and now lives in London. She has a Masters in Genetics, works as a Data Scientist, and reads voraciously, often while hanging on to a pole on the tube.
Aleesha Koersen
London, UK
A Canadian transplant living in London, Aleesha is reader of all things (except stage and screenplays which she’d rather just watch) and a staunch defender of the Oxford comma. She’s always on the hunt for a new writer to fan-girl over and will never say no to another cup of coffee.

Hannah Abban
London, UK
Book genres I love include Mystery, romance, psychological thrillers and poetry. (Something with a bit of everything is a bonus!)
OCEANIA

Courtney Dyer
Sydney, NSW
AUSTRALIAN EDITOR
An avid reader from WA who always has a book in her bag, BA from WSU and head of our AU events.
Michaela O'Keefe
Adelaide, South Australia
Michaela is a reader based in Adelaide, South Australia. While she daylights as a sleep scientist, she will also happily talk books with anyone who stands still long enough. Michaela's perfect bookish situation invlodes a great read, a large coffee and brunch that preferably includes halloumi.
Elaine Mead
Hobart, Tasmania
British born, Tassie living lady with a Dachshund called Einstein. Penchant for short story collections, people watching, and drinking all the coffee. Find more words online at www.coffeeandbooks.co