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Authors on the Air November 30, 2011: Frederick R. Lynch, Stephan Solzhenitzyn, Stephen Sondheim
Frederick R. Lynch was on The Exchange on New Hampshire NPR for One Nation Under AARP: The Fight over Medicare, Social Security, and America's Future (University of California Press, 978-0520268289).
Stephan Solzhenitzyn will talk about the new translation of Apricot Jam and Other Stories (Counterpoint, 978-1582436029), a collection by his father, Aleksandr.
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Job Moves: November 30, 2011
Papercutz has hired Janna Morishima for the new position of marketing director. Morishima was formerly at Scholastic and Diamond Comics.
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Authors on the Air November 29, 2011: Michael Connelly, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Darrell Hammond
Michael Connelly, author of The Drop (Little, Brown and Company, 978-0316069410), will be on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, author of No Fear: A Whistleblower's Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at the EPA (Chicago Review Press, 9781556528187), will be on Tavis Smiley.
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Job Moves: November 29, 2011
Rebecca T. Miller has been named editor-in-chief at School Library Journal. Miller was formerly executive editor of features for Library Journal, where she began working in 1998 as a book review editor.
Karina Mikhli has been hired as director of content development for On Demand Books. She was formerly v-p of publishing operations at Assouline Publishing.
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Obituary: Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis, who created Chelsea Green's Sciencewriters Books imprint along with her son, Dorion Sagan, in 2006, died on November 22 at the age of 73.
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Authors on the Air November 28, 2011: Hal Rubenstein, Robert Trivers, Merrill Markoe
Hal Rubenstein, author of 100 Unforgettable Dresses (Harper Design, 978-0061151668), will be on Dateline.
Robert Trivers, author of The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life (Basic Books, 978-0465027552), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.
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Job Moves: November 28, 2011
Neely Kennedy has been appointed as the literary director at Reading Group Choices, as well as the book club expert and spokesperson.
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Authors on the Air November 23, 2011: Manisha Thakor
Manisha Thakor, author of On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance (Adams Business, 978-1598691245), will be on Nightly Business Report.
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Authors on the Air November 22, 2011: Richard Preston, John Lithgow
Micro (Harper, 978-0060873028), the new book by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, will be discussed on All Things Considered.
John Lithgow, author of Drama: An Actor's Education (Harper, 978-0061734977), will be on Tavis Smiley.
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Job Moves: November 22, 2011
Lisa Lee has joined Holiday House as director of production. She was previously senior production manager, Children's Books, at HarperCollins.
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Grimes Chosen as 2012 Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America
Martha Grimes has been chosen as this year’s Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America. Grimes will be presented with her award at The Edgar Awards Banquet, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on Thursday, April 26, 2012. She is the author of the Richard Jury, Andi Olivier, and Emma Graham series.
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Authors on the Air November 21, 2011: Gershom Gorenberg, Lawrence Lessig
Gershom Gorenberg, author of The Unmaking of Israel (Harper, 978-0061985089), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.
Lawrence Lessig, author of Republic Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It (Twelve, 978-0446576437), will be on Tavis Smiley.
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Obituary: John Hawkins
Literary agent John Hawkins, who had an eponymous firm, died on Sunday, November 13, at the age of 72.
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Job Moves: November 21, 2011
At Other Press, Marjorie DeWitt has been promoted to assistant editor. DeWitt has been with Other Press since 2010.
Also at Other Press, Sulay Hernandez has joined as an editor, working on literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She was previously at Touchstone.
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Authors on the Air November 18, 2011: Peter Schweizer, Andrea Arden
Peter Schweizer, author of Throw Them All Out (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade, 978-0-547-57314-4), was on MSNBC's Morning Joe as well as on The Glenn Beck Program on the radio.
Andrea Arden will be on CBS News' Early Show on Saturday, November 19 for her book, Barron's Dog Training Bible (Barron's Educational Series, 9780764164330).
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Job Moves: November 18, 2011
Jeff Umbro has joined Goldberg McDuffie Communications as digital marketing manager. Umbro began his career with Appsolute Media, where he specialized in social media marketing, content strategy and serch engine optimization.
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Krauss to Replace Shakely at Clarkson Potter
In a shifting of the guard at Clarkson Potter, Pam Krauss will be replacing Lauren Shakely in top post of the Crown imprint.
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Authors on the Air November 17, 2011: Susan Orlean, Ann Beattie
Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend (Simon & Schuster, 978-1439190135), will be on The Colbert Report.
Ann Beattie, author of Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life (Scribner, 978-1439168714) will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.
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Job Moves: November 17, 2011
Webcrafters, Inc. has announced the promotion of Brad Koch to the position of national sales director. Koch will be replacing Dana Kitson as of January 1, 2012, when she retires after 42 years of service with the company.
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Authors on the Air November 16, 2011: Nigella Lawson, Stephanie Madoff Mack, Diane Keaton
The Today show interviewed bestselling cookbook author and Food Network star Nigella Lawson about her latest book Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home (Hyperion, 978-1401323950).
Stephanie Madoff Mack, author of The End of Normal (Blue Rider Press, 978-0399158162), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.
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