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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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Job Moves: March 16, 2012
Marie Coolman will join Bloomsbury March 19 as senior director of publicity and communications. She has been at Hyperion, where she has overseen publicity and communications since 2008.
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Authors on the Air March 16, 2012: John Ramsey, Sheryl Lee Ralph
John Ramsey will be on Anderson to talk about his book The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace (FaithWords, 978-0892963850).
Sheryl Lee Ralph will be on Fox & Friends for her book Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl (Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing, 978-1-4516-0842-7).
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Authors on the Air March 15, 2012: Connie Rae, Steve Martin
Connie Rae, author of Hope for Parents of Troubled Teens: A Practical Guide to Getting Them Back on Track (Bethany House, 978-0-7642-0946-8) will be interviewed at noon on Moody’s Midday Connection. Listen here.
Steve Martin, author of The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.: The Tweets of Steve Martin (Grand Central Publishing, 978-1455512478), was on NPR's Morning Edition.
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Obituary: Jack Scovil
Jack Scovil, a literary agent for more than 40 years, died February 23. He began his career at the Scott Meredith Agency, where he spent 20 years, rising to senior v-p.
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Authors on the Air March 14, 2012: Debra Jaliman
Dr. Debra Jaliman, author of Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist (St. Martin’s Press; 1-250-00095-5) discussed her new book on Good Morning America.
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Job Moves: March 14, 2012
At Kensington, Gary Goldstein has been promoted to executive editor from senior editor. Martin Biro has been promoted to assistant editor. He joined Kensington as an editorial assistant in 2009.
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Napack Joins Equity Firm
Brian Napack, who stepped down as president of Macmillan at the end of 2011, has joined the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.
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Segura Returns to 'PW'
As of April 16, Jonny Segura will return to PW in the new role of senior editor, digital media. Segura, who was deputy reviews editor at the magazine, has spent the last year working at the startup Bookish.
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Authors on the Air March 13, 2012: Jordan Metzl, Tony Evans, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Dr. Jordan Metzl will be on the March 14 edition of the Today sho for The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies: 1,001 Doctor-Approved Health Fixes and Injury-Prevention Secrets for a Leaner, Fitter, More Athletic Body! (Rodale, 978-1609612344).
Dr. Tony Evans, author of Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream (Focus on the Family Publishing/Tyndale House Publishers, 978-1589976856) will be on Fox & Friends. He will also be a guest on Fox News Radio’s Kilmeade and Friends.
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becker&mayer! Co-Founder Andy Mayer To Retire
Effective March 21, 2012, Andy Mayer will retire from becker&mayer! Books, and from his role as publisher of Epic Ink. Mayer and Jim Becker founded becker&mayer! more than 30 years ago.
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Job Moves: March 13, 2012
Globe Pequot Press has promoted Chris Grimm to v-p of sales. Prior to joining GPP in 2006, Grimm spent four years at Simon & Schuster and 10 years at Bantam Doubleday Dell and Random House.
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Obituary: Richard Morgan
Richard Morgan, who during his career served as AAP chairman and CEO of Harcourt Brace & Company, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and Scott-Foresman, died March 9 at the age of 74.
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