Geri Thoma has been named as a full partner in the Elaine Markson Literary Agency has changed its name to Markson Thoma. The agency remains at 44 Greenwich Avenue in New York, and now has a website: www.marksonthoma.com. Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn were named the recipients of the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement. The prize committee also announced the finalists for its fiction and nonfiction categories, including Louise Erdrich, Ma Jian, Richard Bausch, David Grossman, Nicholson Baker, and Thomas Friedman. A winner and runner-up for both categories will be announced on September 22.Prize finalists Random House […]