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Children's Job Moves: May 2015
New job announcements in children's publishing for May 2015.
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Kuyper to Lead BISG as Executive Director
Mark Kuyper, current president and CEO of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, will replace Len Vlahos, who will step down June 12.
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Authors on the Air May 26, 2015: Kara Richardson Whitely
Kara Richardson Whitely, author of 'Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds' (Seal Press, 9781580055598), will appear on 'Good Morning America' on Wednesday, May 27.
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Authors on the Air May 22, 2015: Sarai Walker
Sarai Walker, author of 'Dietland' (HMH, 9780544373433), will appear on NPR's 'Weekend Edition' on Saturday, May 23.
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Cleis Press Publisher Resigns
Brenda Knight, publisher of Cleis Press and founder/publisher of Viva Editions, has left the company.
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Gail Gonzales Named V-P, Associate Publisher at Rodale
Gonzales, currently director of integrated marketing at Simon & Schuster, has been been appointed v-p, associate publisher, trade books at Rodale, effective June 15.
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Authors on the Air May 18, 2015: Erin Kelly and Rifqa Bary
Erin Kelly, author of 'Kelly Tough: Living Courageously by Faith' (BroadStreet, 9781424550180), will appear on 'Today' and the 'Doug Gottlieb Show' on Monday, May 18.
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Philip Ruppel Named Phaidon COO
Ruppel, formerly president of McGraw-Hill Education's professional division, has joined Phaidon as chief operating officer.
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Authors on the Air May 13, 2015: Alan C. Fox
Alan C. Fox, author of 'People Tools for Business: 50 Strategies for Building Success, Creating Wealth, and Finding Happiness' (SelectBooks/Midpoint, 9781590792872) will appear on the 'Meredith Vieira Show' on Wednesday, May 13.
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Authors on the Air May 12, 2015: Cookie Monster
'Sesame Street's' Cookie Monster will appear on 'Rachael Ray' on Tuesday, May 12 to promote 'Sesame Street Let's Cook' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544454361).
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Authors on the Air May 7, 2015: General Ann Dunwoody
General Ann Dunwoody, author of 'A Higher Standard, Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General' (Da Capo Press, 9780738217796), will appear on MSNBC TV’s 'Andrea Mitchell Reports' on Thursday, May 7.
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Authors on the Air: Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez, author of 'Pedro' (HMH, 9780544279339), will appear on NBC's 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' on Tuesday, May 5.
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Suzanne Gibbs Taylor Named Publisher of Gibbs Smith
Suzanne Gibbs Taylor, associate publisher and creative director at Gibbs Smith, has been promoted to publisher and chief creative officer of the press.
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Four Questions for...Jim DeFelice
We talked to Jim DeFelice, the cowriter of both Chris Kyle's 'American Sniper' and the new memoir by Kyle's widow, Taya Kyle, 'American Wife,' about what it was like to work on both books.
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Kiser Named President and Publisher at Running Press
Kiser succeeds Chris Navratil, who left that post in October as part of a Perseus reorganization.
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Marc Jaffe Finds a Permanent Home
Marc Jaffe acknowledges that he had an unorthodox publishing career: “I’ve always had one foot in publishing, and one foot in the media/tech world.”
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Ken Michaels Gets New Job at Macmillan
Ken Michaels, currently the global chief operating officer of Macmillan Science and Education, has been named CEO of Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures.
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Authors on the Air April 21, 2015: Melissa and Dallas Hartwig
Melissa and Dallas Hartwig, authors of 'The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom' (HMH, 9780544609716) will appear on the 'Today' show on Tuesday, April 21.
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Liz Thomson to Step Down at BookBrunch
Thomson, a founding editor of the London-based online daily newsletter and website about the publishing industry, will leave her post after the London Book Fair.
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Authors on the Air April 15, 2015: Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens, author of 'Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life' (HMH, 9780544323988) will appear on the 'Today Show' and the 'Daily Show' on Thursday, April 16.



