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About Me

A publishing professional with over a decade of experience, I'm currently editorial director of art, graphic, and pop culture at Ten Speed Press, a nonfiction imprint of Penguin Random House based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have acquired and edited numerous award-winning and bestselling books, including nine New York Times bestsellers and one Eisner Award winner.

I collaborate with authors and artists to create smart, visually compelling books on subjects such as art, culture, science, nature, history, lifestyle, self-improvement, and social justice.

I have a keen eye for emerging talents and trends, and am a passionate champion of my authors and their books. Specializing in illustrated nonfiction and graphic novels, I’ve skillfully guided more than 100 authors through the publishing process.

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Select Media

Ten Speed Launches New Ten Speed Graphic Imprint
Publishers Weekly, May 2023

Meet Our PRH Employee Ambassadors: Spotlight on Kaitlin Ketchum
Penguin Random House, March 2020

Ten Speed Builds a Graphic List
Publishers Weekly, February 2020

Staff Picks: Kaitlin Ketchum’s Favorites
Penguin Random House, January 2020

How Books about Diverse Women Are Finding a Wider Audience
NBC News, March 2019

TSP Editor Kaitlin Ketchum on Producing CHASING LIGHT
Penguin Random House, October 2017

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Speaking

San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA, 2024

New York Comic Con
”Graphic Novels for Change” Panel

New York, NY, 2023

San Diego Comic-Con
”History Goes Graphic” Panel

Online, 2020

Alt Summit
Palm Springs, CA, 2020

Publishing Professionals Network Conference
San Francisco, CA, 2017

Willamette Writers Conference
Portland, OR, 2015