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Authors on the Air August 29, 2011: Anthony Bourdain, J.H. Lee
Anthony Bourdain will be on the Leonard Lopate Show for his book Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Ecco, 978-0061718953).
Boo and his owner J.H. Lee will be on Good Morning America for the book Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog (Chronicle Books, 978-1452103068).
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Comings and Goings: August 29, 2011
Jill Kramer, the former editorial director at Hay House, is now a literary agent with Waterside Productions (WatersideAgentJK@aol.com); and is also a freelance writer/editor (editorjk2@aol.com).
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Job Moves: August 29, 2011
Heidi Sachner joins Perseus Distribution’s client service team as director of client services. Sachner replaces Sarah Coglianese. Sachner was most recently associate publisher, sales and marketing at Newmarket Press for nine years, and prior to that was v-p, director of sales at Random House for six years.
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Comings and Goings: August 26, 2011
After 43 years with PW, international sales director Jim Levitt has announced his retirement. He can be reached at levitt.jim266@gmail.com.
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Authors on the Air August 26, 2011: Ronald Bishop, Mary Jo McConahay
Jo Nesbo will discuss his new crime novel The Snowman (Knopf, 978-0307595867) on The Leonard Lopate Show.
CSPAN BOOK-TV's After Words will be airing an interview with Ronald Bishop about his new book More: The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation (Baylor University Press, 9781602582583).
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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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