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Job Moves: August 25, 2011
Haights Cross Communications, the educational and library publisher, has announced the appointment of Kevin R. Brueggeman as president and CEO of its Triumph Learning, LLC, business unit.
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Authors on the Air August 25, 2011: Peter Spiegelman, Bethany McClean
Peter Spiegelman will be on the Leonard Lopate Show for his novel Thick as Thieves (Knopf, 978-0307263179).
On the Brian Lehrer Show, Bethany McClean will talk about All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis (Portfolio Trade, 978-1591844389).
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Gillian Blake Named E-I-C at Holt
Gillian Blake has been named editor-in-chief at Henry Holt. Blake, who will be starting on September 1, has been at Holt since 2009.
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Job Moves: August 24, 2011
Simon & Schuster has promoted Tracey Guest from director of publicity to v-p. Guest joined Simon & Schuster in 1998 after beginning her career at Dutton/Plume.
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Authors on the Air August 24, 2011: Helen Schulman, Jonathan Lethem
Helen Schulman will be on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about her new novel, This Beautiful Life (Harper, 978-0062024381).
Also on the Leonard Lopate Show, Jonathan Lethem will talk about the novel A Meaningful Life (NYRB Classics, 978-1590173008) by L.J. Davis.
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Authors on the Air August 23, 2011: Marc Levinson
Marc Levinson will be on both NPR's Morning Edition and Fresh Air to talk about his new book The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America (Hill and Wang, 978-0809095438).
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Job Moves: August 23, 2011
Calvin Crosby has rejoined Book Passage as the director of special projects. Crosby is currently the v-p of Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA).
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Comings and Goings: August 23, 2011
Robert Fields, a buyer for Waldenbooks and Borders since 1985, can be reached at rfieldsbuyer@gmail.com.
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Authors on the Air August 22, 2011: Harry Markopolos, Lisa Bloom, Laura Lippman, Eric Olsen
Tavis Smiley will talk to Harry Markopolos about his book No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller (Wiley, 978-0470919002).
Lisa Bloom, author Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World (Vanguard Press, 978-1593156596), will be on NPR's Southern California affiliate, KPCC.
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Authors on the Air August 19, 2011: Jim Shepard, Richard W. Walker Jr.
Jim Shepard will be on The Leonard Lopate Show to talk about his new collection of short stories, You Think That's Bad (Knopf, 978-0307594822).
Richard W. Walker, Jr. will discuss his new book African-American Healthy: What You need to Know to Protect Your Health (Square One, 978-0757003615) on SiriusXM's "Health Radio News" (channel 131) Saturday, August 20 at 5pm.
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Len Vlahos Named BISG Executive Director
Len Vlahos, current COO of the American Bookselling Association, has been named executive director of the Book Industry Study Group.
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Myers Named President of New Leaf
Irv Myers has been promoted to president of New leaf Distribution Co. and New leaf Sales and Distribution Services. Myers joined New Leaf last year after serving in executive roles at NBN and PGW.
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Job Moves: August 18, 2011
The Experiment has promoted Jack Palmer to the newly created position of publicity and marketing manager, and has also added Molly Cavanaugh as publishing assistant.
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Authors on the Air August 18, 2011: Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick, author of Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Little, Brown and Company, 978-0316037709) will be on The Colbert Report.
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Job Moves: August 17, 2011
Neebo, the retail division of the Nebraska Book Company, has announced that it has hired Gwen M. Clancy, a former district team leader for Target Corp., as an area v-p to oversee the company's Southwest College Stores.
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Authors on the Air August 17: Stacy Kaiser, James Van Praagh, Thomas Vander Ven, Andrea Arden
Stacy Kaiser, author of How to Be a Grown Up: The Ten Secret Skills Everyone Needs to Know (HarperOne, 9780061941191) will be on the Today show.
Growing Up in Heaven (HarperOne, 9780062024633) author James Van Praagh will be on Nightline.
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Job Moves: August 16, 2011
Martingale & Company has announced that Paula Schlosser has joined the company as design director, replacing Stan Green, who served the company as art director for 12 years and has recently retired. Prior to joining Martingale, Schlosser served as art director, higher education at Oxford University Press
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Authors on the Air August 16, 2011: Amy Waldman, Matt Long, Eric Schmitt
Amy Waldman will talk about her new novel, The Submission (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 978-0374271565) on The Leonard Lopate Show.
Matt Long will be on The Daily Show for his book The Long Run: A new York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to elite Athlete (Rodale Books, 160529246X).
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Authors on the Air August 15, 2011: Charles C. Mann, Ali Velshi
Charles C. Mann will be on the Leonard Lopate Show for his book 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (Knopf, 978-0307265722).
Ali Velshi will be on The Daily Show for his upcoming book How to Speak Money: Becoming Fluent in the World's Most Important Language (Wiley, 978-1118114957).
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Job Moves: August 15, 2011
Michael Bowles will join Random House of Canada Limited in the role of director, eBooks and eProduct development. Bowles was previously at Kobo, where he was manager, content development.
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