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Khazaei Named Bookish CEO
Ardy Khazaei has been named the new CEO of Bookish, succeeding Caroline Marks who left in mid-September.
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Obituary: Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz, founder of Prometheus Books, died on October 20 at age 86.
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Pinsker Appointed President of Klutz
Filling a position that has been opened since Matt Brown left at the end of 2011, Jeff Pinsker has been named president of Klutz and v-p of Scholastic.
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Job Moves: October 22, 2012
At Harvard Business Review Press, Nina Nocciolino has been promoted to senior publicist.
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Authors on the Air October 22, 2012: Ron Deal, Timothy Egan, Lisa Lillien
Ron Deal, author of Dating and the Single Parent (Bethany House, 9780764206979), will be on Focus on the Family.
Timothy Egan, author of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0618969029), will be on NPR's "On Point."
Lisa Lillien, author of Hungry Girl to the Max! (St. Martin's Griffin, 0312676786), will be on The Talk.
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Job Moves: October 19, 2012
Miranda Indrigo has stepped into the newly created position of author liaison, concierge services at Harlequin. Indrigo has been with Harlequin for more than 15 years, most recently as editor at Harlequin MIRA.
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Former Borders HR Director Joins Books-A-Million
Books-A-Million has named Mary Jane Karwoski v-p of human resources. Prior to joining BAM, Karwoski was director of human resources at Borders where she also was a regional sales director. She also served as a regional director of operations at Blockbuster.
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Medallion Media Makes Changes in Executive Lineup
Adam Mock, president of the Medallion Media Group, has been promoted to acting COO of the company, while senior v-p Ali DeGray has been promoted to president and Medallian Press v-p Heather Musick has been promoted to Medallion Media Group senior v-p.
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Job Moves: October 18, 2012
Joey McGarvey has been named associate editor at Ballantine Bantam Dell, and will start at the RH imprint on October 22. She was an editorial assistant at Knopf.
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Schulte Tribute Set for October 30
A tribute to Tony Schulte has been set for 5:30 on October 30 at The Quaker Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place, in New York City. The former Simon & Schuster and Knopf executive died in June at age 82. After a formal program, time will be set aside for remarks from friends and colleagues.
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Job Moves: October 16, 2012
Emily Baar has joined the Florida-based Oceanview Publishing as editorial assistant. Baar, since graduating from Florida State, has worked for Barnes & Noble in a variety of roles.
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Perseus Adds Two New Positions
Perseus has made a number of new changes in its client services department, hiring two new people and restructuring the department and expanding the role of Heidi Sachner.
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Authors on the Air October 12, 2012: Mark Bowden, Lisa Lillien
Mark Bowden will be on On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on October 15 and Fox and Friends on October 16 for The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden (Atlantic Monthly Press, 978-0-8021-2034-2).
Lisa Lillien, author of Hungry Girl to the Max will be on Good Morning America on Monday, October 15.
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Job Moves: October 12, 2012
Dan Ambrosio has been hired as senior editor at Da Capo Press, coming to Perseus after four years at Wiley. He will specialize in Da Capo's Lifelong area of wellness books.
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Obituary: Frances Tompson Rutter
Frances Tompson Rutter, co-founder and publisher of The Shoe String Press, Inc., of Connecticut, died September 13 at the age of 92 in Tulsa, Ok.
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Authors on the Air October 11, 2012: Susan Biali, Jewel
Dr. Susan Biali, author of Live a Life You Love (Beaufort, 978-082530599-3), will be on The Ricki Lake Show.
Jewel will be appearing on The View this Friday, October 12th for her children’s book, That’s What I’d Do (Simon & Schuster, 978-1442458130).
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Job Moves: October 11, 2012
Jennifer Klonsky joins HarperCollins Childrens Books as editorial director, effective October 15. She comes from Simon & Schuster, where she was an editorial director.
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MIBA Appoints New President to Replace Haradon
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has appointed a new president to head its board: Tripp Ryder, general trade manager at Carleton College Bookstore in Northfield, Minn., will assume the duties immediately.
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Obituary: Elizabeth A. Geiser
Elizabeth A. Geiser, publishing executive and educator, died on October 8 at her home in Florida. One of the founders of the University of Denver Publishing Institute in 1976, Geiser also served as senior v-p of the book division of R.R. Bowker Company and then as senior v-p/business development for Gale Research Company.
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Authors on the Air October 10, 2012: Mark Kelly, Erin McHugh
Mark Kelly, author of Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 978-1442458246), will be on Good Morning America on October 11.
Erin McHugh, author of One Good Deed (Abrams Image, 9781419704178) will be on Katie Couric this Thursday, 10/11 on ABC.
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