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Medallion Media Makes Changes in Executive Lineup
Adam Mock, president of the Medallion Media Group, has been promoted to acting COO of the company, while senior v-p Ali DeGray has been promoted to president and Medallian Press v-p Heather Musick has been promoted to Medallion Media Group senior v-p.
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Job Moves: October 18, 2012
Joey McGarvey has been named associate editor at Ballantine Bantam Dell, and will start at the RH imprint on October 22. She was an editorial assistant at Knopf.
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Schulte Tribute Set for October 30
A tribute to Tony Schulte has been set for 5:30 on October 30 at The Quaker Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place, in New York City. The former Simon & Schuster and Knopf executive died in June at age 82. After a formal program, time will be set aside for remarks from friends and colleagues.
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Job Moves: October 16, 2012
Emily Baar has joined the Florida-based Oceanview Publishing as editorial assistant. Baar, since graduating from Florida State, has worked for Barnes & Noble in a variety of roles.
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Perseus Adds Two New Positions
Perseus has made a number of new changes in its client services department, hiring two new people and restructuring the department and expanding the role of Heidi Sachner.
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Authors on the Air October 12, 2012: Mark Bowden, Lisa Lillien
Mark Bowden will be on On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on October 15 and Fox and Friends on October 16 for The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden (Atlantic Monthly Press, 978-0-8021-2034-2).
Lisa Lillien, author of Hungry Girl to the Max will be on Good Morning America on Monday, October 15.
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Job Moves: October 12, 2012
Dan Ambrosio has been hired as senior editor at Da Capo Press, coming to Perseus after four years at Wiley. He will specialize in Da Capo's Lifelong area of wellness books.
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Obituary: Frances Tompson Rutter
Frances Tompson Rutter, co-founder and publisher of The Shoe String Press, Inc., of Connecticut, died September 13 at the age of 92 in Tulsa, Ok.
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Authors on the Air October 11, 2012: Susan Biali, Jewel
Dr. Susan Biali, author of Live a Life You Love (Beaufort, 978-082530599-3), will be on The Ricki Lake Show.
Jewel will be appearing on The View this Friday, October 12th for her children’s book, That’s What I’d Do (Simon & Schuster, 978-1442458130).
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Job Moves: October 11, 2012
Jennifer Klonsky joins HarperCollins Childrens Books as editorial director, effective October 15. She comes from Simon & Schuster, where she was an editorial director.
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MIBA Appoints New President to Replace Haradon
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has appointed a new president to head its board: Tripp Ryder, general trade manager at Carleton College Bookstore in Northfield, Minn., will assume the duties immediately.
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Obituary: Elizabeth A. Geiser
Elizabeth A. Geiser, publishing executive and educator, died on October 8 at her home in Florida. One of the founders of the University of Denver Publishing Institute in 1976, Geiser also served as senior v-p of the book division of R.R. Bowker Company and then as senior v-p/business development for Gale Research Company.
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Authors on the Air October 10, 2012: Mark Kelly, Erin McHugh
Mark Kelly, author of Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 978-1442458246), will be on Good Morning America on October 11.
Erin McHugh, author of One Good Deed (Abrams Image, 9781419704178) will be on Katie Couric this Thursday, 10/11 on ABC. -
James Grimmelmann Joining 'PW' as Contributing Editor
James Grimmelmann, Professor of Law at New York Law School, has joined Publishers Weekly as a contributing editor for legal affairs.
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Job Moves: October 10, 2012
HarperCollins has made the following promotions:
Kim VandeWater has been promoted from senior integrated marketing manager to director of integrated marketing.
Christina Colangelo has been promoted from senior integrated marketing manager to director of integrated marketing.
Stefanie Hoffman has been promoted from marketing assistant to marketing coordinator, integrated marketing.
Stephanie Macy has been promoted from school & library assistant to school & library marketing coordinator.
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Job Moves: October 9, 2012
At Sourcebooks, Suzanna Bainbridge is editorial manager for Sourcebooks EDU. She was most recently at Cengage Learning, where she was a development editor. Sarah Henry has been hired as a marketing associate, working on Sourcebooks new digital initiatives. She most recently worked at McGraw-Hill as an editorial assistant, with a focus on design and digital content.
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Obituary: Linda Greenspan Regan
Linda Greenspan Regan, who died on October 4, 2012, served as executive editor of Prometheus Books for eleven years, where she acquired nonfiction.
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Authors on the Air October 9, 2012: Paul Elie, Gary Casselman
Paul Elie, author of PW Pick Reinventing Bach (FSG, 978-0374281076), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.
Gary Casselman, author of Waking the Sleeping Giant: How Mainstream Americans Can Beat Liberals at Their Own Game (Beaufort, 978-082530679-2), will be on the Mancow Muller Show on Wednesday, October 10.
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Authors on the Air October 4, 2012: Tori Hogan, Dr. Jamie Koufman
Tori Hogan, author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Journey into the Realities of International Aid (Seal Press, 978-1-58005-434-8), will be appearing on The Leonard Lopate Show.
Dr. Jamie Koufman, author of Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook & Cure (The Reflux Cookbooks, 978-098270831-6), will be on The Dr. Oz Show on Friday. October 5. -
Job Moves: October 4, 2012
Gwyneth Stansfield has been promoted to associate publicist at Scribner. She was previously a publicity assistant.
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