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Marc Jaffe Finds a Permanent Home
Marc Jaffe acknowledges that he had an unorthodox publishing career: “I’ve always had one foot in publishing, and one foot in the media/tech world.”
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Ken Michaels Gets New Job at Macmillan
Ken Michaels, currently the global chief operating officer of Macmillan Science and Education, has been named CEO of Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures.
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Authors on the Air April 21, 2015: Melissa and Dallas Hartwig
Melissa and Dallas Hartwig, authors of 'The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom' (HMH, 9780544609716) will appear on the 'Today' show on Tuesday, April 21.
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Liz Thomson to Step Down at BookBrunch
Thomson, a founding editor of the London-based online daily newsletter and website about the publishing industry, will leave her post after the London Book Fair.
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Authors on the Air April 15, 2015: Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens, author of 'Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life' (HMH, 9780544323988) will appear on the 'Today Show' and the 'Daily Show' on Thursday, April 16.
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Smith to Retire from Wiley; Allin Named New CEO
Steve Smith will be retiring, due to medical reasons, as of June 1. The company's board has elected current executive v-p and COO Mark Allin as his successor.
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Tasker to Join Readerlink
Tasker, who has held positions at Simon & Schuster and Scholastic, most recently served as v-p, product development at Disney Publishing Worldwide.
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Restivo-Alessi to Head HC Foreign-Language Team
Chantal Restivo-Alessi, currently chief digital officer for HarperCollins, has been named to the additional post of executive v-p, international.
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Berthe Amoss Reflects on a Life in Publishing
Even today Berthe Amoss shows no signs of slowing down as she prepares for the upcoming release of her young adult mystery 'Mischief and Malice,' the follow-up to her 1979 book, 'Secret Lives.'
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Booker Prize Literary Director Ion Trewin Dies at 71
The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the death of its literary director, Ion Trewin. He passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 71.
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Authors on the Air April 7, 2015: Dan Buettner
Dan Buettner, author of 'The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People' (National Geographic, 9781426211928), will appear on NBC's 'Nightly News' on Tuesday, April 7.
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Authors on the Air April 6, 2015: Gene Baur and Lorraine Bracco
Gene Baur, author of 'Living the Farm Sanctuary Life' (Rodale, 9781623364892) will appear on 'The Daily Show' on Monday, April 6.
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Authors on the Air March 27, 2015: Annie Cohen-Solal
Annie Cohen-Solal, author of 'Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel' (Yale University Press, 9780300182040) will appear on PBS's 'Charlie Rose' on Friday. March 27.
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Vlahos to Resign from BISG
Len Vlahos, executive director at the Book Industry Study Group, will step down June 12, to join the senior management team of the Tattered Cover bookstores in Denver, Colo.
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Children's Job Moves: March 2015
New job announcements in children's publishing for March 2015.
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Meet the Editor: Monique Patterson
With her recent promotion to editorial director of romance added to her existing role as executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, Monique Patterson will help oversee the house’s romance program.
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Susan Spilka’s New Career
After working for exactly 20 years at John Wiley & Sons (joining and leaving the company on June 1), Susan Spilka faced an uncertain future in her professional life.
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Coram Williams Named Pearson CFO
Coram Williams, global and U.S. CFO of Penguin Random House, has been promoted to CFO of PRH parent company Pearson, effective July 1.
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Shoemaker Named President at PGW
Sean Shoemaker has been named president at Publishers Group West, following the retirement of Susan Reich.
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Sales Rep Ted Heinecken to Retire
After 50 years in book publishing, Ted Heinecken, who started his career in 1963 as a Midwest sales rep for Oxford University Press, will retire from Fuji Associates on February 28.