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Authors on the Air September 23, 2014: Charles M. Blow
Charles M. Blow, author of 'Fire Shut Up In My Bones' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544228047) will appear on 'The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell' on Tuesday, September 23.
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Childs Named Publisher at Rowman & Littlefield
The company has appointed Jim Childs publisher of its trade division, effective October 13.
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Anders Leaving Prometheus Books
Lou Anders, editorial director and art director of Prometheus's Pyr imprint since its inception 10 years ago, will be leaving the company.
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ABA CFO Eleanor Chang to Retire
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher announced that group's long-time CFO Eleanor Chang will retire at the end of the year.
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Authors on the Air September 19, 2014: Annabelle Gurwitch
Annabelle Gurwitch, author of 'I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50' (Blue Rider, 9780399166181), will appear on the 'Queen Latifah Show' on Friday, September 19.
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PRH Makes Senior Sales Appointments
New appointments at the Penguin Publishing Group include Lauren Monaco as v-p, director of sales, paperback and Berkley/NAL.
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Authors on the Air September 18, 2014: Judy Bachrach
Judy Bachrach, author of 'Glimpsing Heaven: The Stories and Science of Life After Death' (National Geographic Books, 9781426213700), will appear on the 'Dr. Oz Show' on CBS on Thursday, September 18.
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Authors on the Air September 17, 2014: Ali Larter
Ali Larter, author of 'Kitchen Revelry' (St. Martin’s Press, 9781250036353) will appear on 'The Chew' on Wednesday, September 17.
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Authors on the Air September 16, 2014: Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells, author of 'What Would Mary Ann Do?: A Guide to Life' (Taylor Trade Publishing, 9781630760281), will appear on NBC's 'Today' on Wednesday, September 17.
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Johnson Steps Down as Red Wheel/Weiser Publisher
Jan Johnson, who has led the group since November 2000, will become publisher emerita.
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Meet the Editor: Jennifer Hershey
Jennifer Hershey’s career came full circle last week when she was promoted to associate publisher of Ballantine Bantam Dell—a role that she’s taking on in addition to her current responsibilities as senior v-p and editor-in-chief.
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Kat Meyer Joins 'PW'
PWxyz, the parent company of 'Publishers Weekly,' has named Kat Meyer to the newly created position of director, events and community engagement.
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Director of S&S Australia Resigns
Lou Johnson, who has been managing director of Simon & Schuster Australia since 2010, has resigned from the post.
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Four Questions for...Joshua Kendall
Laird Hunt's 'Neverhome,' which was published by Little, Brown on Tuesday, is the author's sixth book, and his first from a major house. It's also, for editor Josh Kendall, a hoped-for literary breakout.
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Rick Wolff Hired by HMH
Rick Wolff, who was laid off from Hachette in June, has been hired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to start a new line of business books.
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Authors on the Air September 5, 2014: Mitchell Zuckoff/The Annex Security Team, Christian Rudder
A documentary based on '13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi' (Twelve, 9781455582273), by Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team, will premiere on Friday, September 5 on the Fox News Channel.
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New Leader for Verso Advertising
Verso Advertising, has appointed Martha Otis president effective October 1, succeeding Denise Berthiaume, who will step down from running the day-to-day operations of the firm to become chairman.
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New Editorial Director for Nation Books
Starting today, Alessandra Bastagli has joined Nation Books as its new editorial director.
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Authors on the Air September 2, 2014: Diane Lewis
Diane Lewis, M.D., author of 'The Great Healthy Yard Project: Our Yards, Our Children, Our Responsibility' (She Writes Press, 9781938314865), will appear on WNYC's 'The Leonard Lopate Show' on Tuesday, September 2.
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Authors on the Air August 29, 2014: Emily Spivack and Simon Doonan
Emily Spivack, author of 'Worn Stories' (Princeton Architectural Press, 9781616892760), along with Simon Doonan, who contributed an essay to the book, will be on 'Weekend Edition Saturday' on Saturday, August 30.