Richard Poirier, founder of the Library of America and the literary journal Raritan: A Quarterly Review, died in Manhattan on Sunday at the age of 83 after a fall in his home. NYT obit Andy Ward has been named Vice President, Executive Editor of the Random House imprint of Random House Publishing Group, reporting to Susan Kamil, effective mid-September. He was most recently Executive Editor of GQ. Jessica Wiener has been named marketing director for HarperStudio, effective September 8. Previously she was with Hyperion. She replaces Sarah Burningham, who is leaving the company to concentrate on writing full-time. Angela James […]
