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Authors on the Air December 22, 2011: Laurell K. Hamilton, Mark Danner
As part of Sirius XM's "Twelve Days of Book Radio," Laurell K. Hamilton will talk about her latest novel, Hit List (Berkley, 978-0425241134) with Kim Alexander and Maggie Linton on Book Radio channel 80 at 9:30 pm EST.
Mark Danner, author of Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War (Nation Books, 1568586353) will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.
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Job Moves: December 22, 2011
Jane Rice will retire as Simon & Schuster national account manager on December 30. She has been with the company for 29 years.
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Job Moves: December 21, 2011
Shannon Welch will join Scribner as a senior editor on January 9. She was previously an executive editor at Rodale.
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Authors on the Air December 20, 2011: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kathy Gunst, Kim Alexander and Maggie Linton
Jon Kabat-Zinn will be on Forum / KQED NPR for Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life (Sounds True, 978-1-60407-658-5).
Kathy Gunst will be featured on New Hampshire Public Radio's Word of Mouth at 12:30pm with host Virginia Prescott, discussing her newest cookbook, Notes From A Maine Kitchen (Down East Books, 978-0892729173). Tune in or listen live at http://www.nhpr.org/.
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Comings and Goings: December 20, 2011
Gary Krebs, formerly with McGraw-Hill, can now be reached at garykrebs@optonline.net and (617) 834-8405.
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Job Moves: December 20, 2011
Darla Freeman has been promoted to associate director of sales at Kensington. Freeman joined Kensington in 2006 as sales manager.
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Authors on the Air December 19, 2011: Anna Quindlen
As part of Sirius/XM's "Twelve Days of Book Radio," Anna Quindlen will talk with Pia Lindstrom about Every Last One (Random House, 978-0812976885). The show airs at 8:00 pm on Book Radio channel 80.
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Obituary: Jim Ethridge
James M. Ethridge, executive v-p and editorial director of Gale Research Company until his retirement in 1985, died December 13, 2011 at the age of 90.
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Authors on the Air December 16, 2011: Rita Dove, Lisa Lillien, Kim Alexander
Rita Dove will be on The Leonard Lopate Show to talk about editing The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth Century American Poetry (Penguin, 978-0143106432).
Lisa Lillien, author of Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival Guide (St. Martin's Griffin, 978-0312676735) will be on The View.
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Job Moves: December 16, 2011
Casey McIntyre will be joining HarperCollins Children’s Books as publicity manager on January 9th. McIntyre was most recently with Penguin Young Readers Group, where she was a senior publicist.
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Authors on the Air: James Munton, John Hodgman
James Munton, co-author of The Con: How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself (Rowman & Littlefield, 978-1442207318) will appear on Good Morning Texas, on WFAA-TV, Channel 8 (http://www.wfaa.com/good-morning-texas).
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Job Moves: December 15, 2011
Milkweed Editions has announced that Sue Ostfield will be joining its staff as sales and marketing director, effective February 1st, 2012. She was most recently director of national accounts at Publishers Group West.
Angela Scheff has joined Thomas Nelson as a freelance acquisitions editor to develop Christian nonfiction titles. Scheff was formerly an associate publisher at Zondervan.
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Moran Stepping Down as Whitman Publisher
Josalyn Moran, who left her job as children's publishing director at Chronicle Books to become v-p of publishing at Albert Whitman in May 2010, will step down from that role at the end of the year.
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Authors on the Air December 14, 2011: The Cast of Downton Abbey, Gabe Saglie and Rob Silverman
On The Today Show tomorrow (12/15), the cast of Downton Abbey will discuss The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes (St. Martin's Press, 978-1250006349).
As part of Sirius XM's "The Twelve Days of Book Radio," travel writers including Travelzoo's senior editor Gabe Saglie and author Rob Silverman. The show will air at 7:00 pm on Book Radio channel 80.
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Obituary: Ned Waldman, 78
Book publisher and distributor Ned Waldman, 78, whose PEEF the Christmas Bear books and plush toys encapsulated the joy of the holiday season for generations of Minnesota children while A Cup of Christmas Tea inspired their parents, died December 13.
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Job Moves: December 14, 2011
HarperCollins announced that Carrie Thornton will join the company in January 2012 as executive editor for It Books. Thornton comes to It Books from Dutton, where she was executive editor from December 2008 to December 2011.
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Scarletta Press's Leask Heading to Children's Publishing Start-up
Scarletta Press publisher Ian Leask is moving on to serve as publisher of Tumblehome Learning, a new children’s publisher specializing in books about math, science, and engineering.
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Authors on the Air December 13, 2011: Patrick Thibeault, Scott Farris, Lawrence Lessig, Eric Weiner
Patrick Thibeault, author of My Journey as a Combat Medic: From Desert Storm to Operation Enduring Freedom (Indianapolis Business Journal, 978-1934922651), was on Good Morning Indiana on WRTV.
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Job Moves: December 13, 2011
Vanessa Mobley has been promoted to executive editor at Crown Publishers. She joined Broadway in 2009 as a senior editor.
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Authors on the Air December 12, 2011: Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Thomas Thwaites, John Hodgman
Clarissa Pinkola Estes will be on Here on Earth WI Public Radio for Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul (Sounds True, 978-1-60407-635-6).
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