Michael McKenzie has been named executive director of publicity at Algonquin. His start date has been set for May 26th.
McKenzie will be based at the publishing house’s New York office. He will manage publicity projects for both the adult and children’s books list.
Prior to this development, McKenzie served as the senior director of publicity of the Ecco and Harper imprints at HarperCollins. In the past, he has worked on campaigns for authors Michael Chabon, Amy Tan, and Joyce Carol Oates.