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Job Moves: March 28, 2012
Tarcher/Penguin has made the following promotions:
Mitch Horowitz is now editor-in-chief and v-p.
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Authors on the Air March 27, 2012: Maria Goodavage, Alain de Botton
Maria Goodavage will be on The Daily Show to talk about her book Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America's Canine Heroes (Dutton Adult, 978-0525952787).
Alain de Botton, author of Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion (Pantheon, 978-0307379108), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.
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Job Moves: March 27, 2012
Alexis Watts has been hired as a marketing assistant for Chronicle Books. Most recently, she was an interim junior account executive at Colman Getty Consultancy.
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Authors on the Air March 26, 2012: The Buried Life, Sean Parnell
Jonnie Penn, Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn, Ben Nemtin—collectively known as The Buried Life—appeared on NBC’s Today to promote their book, What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? (Artisan Books, 978-1-57965-476-4).
Sean Parnell, author of Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan (HarperCollins, 9780062066398), will be on Tavis Talks.
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Job Moves: March 26, 2012
Nicholas Sinisi will join Midpoint Trade Books as a national accounts manager. He was formely a buyer at Barnes & Noble.
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Authors on the Air March 23, 2012: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier (W.W. Norton & Company, 978-0393082104), will be on Tavis Smiley.
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Job Moves: March 23, 2012
Amanda Fessler, assistant director at PubWest, will leave her position on April 30 for a job at Johnson and Hunter as publishing consultant, in addition to her role as co-owner of American Traveler Press. She has been with PubWest for almost six years, rising from administrative assistant to administrative director.
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Rucci Named VP, E-I-C of Simon & Schuster
Marysue Rucci, who has been v-p and editorial director of Penguin's Putnam imprint, has been named v-p and editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint.
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Authors on the Air March 22, 2012: R.J. Palacio, Jonah Lehrer, Louis Begley
Wonder (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 978-0375869020) author R.J. Palacio was on NPR's Morning Edition.
Jonah Lehrer will talk about Imagine: How Creativity Works (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547386072) on The Brian Lehrer Show.
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Job Moves: March 22, 2012
Elizabeth Mazer has been promoted to associate editor of Love Inspired at Harlequin. Mazer joined Harlequin in 2007 as an editorial assistant.
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Job Moves: March 21, 2012
Matt Harper has been promoted to executive editor for the creative development team at HarperCollins. He has been with the company for six years.
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Authors on the Air March 21, 2012: Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson, author of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Grove Press, 978-0802120106), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.
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Authors on the Air March 20, 2012: Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith, author of Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good (Gotham, 978-1592406890), was on NPR's Morning Edition.
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Sargent Memorial Service
A memorial service for John Sargent Sr. will be held this Friday, March 23, at 4pm at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 325 Park Avenue (at 51st St.).
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Job Moves: March 20, 2012
Craig Young will return to HarperCollins, where he began his publishing career in 1990 in the international sales department, as v-p, associate publisher of Ecco and Amistad.
Leonard L. Gordon has joined Venable LLP's advertising and marketing practices. Gordon is the Federal Trade Commission's northeast regional director.
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Berkower, Lipskar Named to Head Writers House
Writers House founder Al Zuckerman is stepping down as chairman from the literary agency he founded in 1974, and has appointed Amy Berkower to succeed him in that position, while Simon Lipskar will take over Berkower's former duties as president.
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Zuckerman Steps Down at Writers House, Amy Berkower Named New Chairman
Al Zuckerman is stepping down as Chairman of Writers House, the literary agency he founded in 1974. Taking over as chairman is Amy Berkower, who most recently served as president of Writers House. Simon Lipskar will be the agency’s new president.
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Authors on the Air March 19, 2012: Catherine Crier, Bill Landay, Audrey Schulman, David Elliott, Donovan Hohn
Catherine Crier, author of Patriot Acts: What Americans Must Do to Save the Republic (Threshold Editions, 1439194920) will be on Tavis Smiley.
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Job Moves: March 19, 2012
Karen Rinaldi, formerly EVP, publisher and general manager of Rodale Books, and publisher and managing director of Bloomsbury US, will join the Harper imprint of HarperCollins as SVP and executive editor, starting April 16.
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Kate Klimo Stepping Down as RH/Golden Books V-P
Effective March 31, Random House/Golden Books Young Readers Group v-p and publisher Kate Klimo will leave her position.
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