Random House executives and a formidable roster of authors provided a rich, heartfelt and inspiring celebration of the exuberant life of Susan Kamil, who died in September, on Thursday afternoon at the New York Times Center. Random House publishing group president and publisher Gina Centrello said emotionally, “If I am successful at all today, it is due in large part to Susan’s guiding hand.” As Centrello recalled, “About 15 years ago, I was appointed publisher of Random House. Prior to this, all of my experience in publishing was in commercial publishing. Literary publishing was a different world; a very different […]