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November 18, 2019By Erin Somers

People, Etc.

November 18, 2019By Erin Somers

Kara Watson has been promoted to executive editor at Scribner.

John Meils has joined Workman Publishing as senior editor. He was most recently senior editor at Sterling Publishing.

Ronnie Kutys has been promoted to manager, sales at Harper Collins. Raven Andrus has been promoted to sales support coordinator.

Carol Brightman, 80, author of Writing Dangerously and Sweet Chaos, died on November 11.

Picks
GMA doesn’t seem to understand that monthly book club picks are expected at the beginning of the month. After an underwhelming launch of their Cover to Cover Book Club in October, last week they named Lisa Jewell‘s The Family Upstairs as their November selection.

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