Porter Anderson, editor-in-chief of Publishing Perspectives, has died, the site announced today. Anderson led Publishing Perspectives since 2016 and moderated panels at book fairs around the world. In 2019 he was awarded International Trade Press Journalist of the Year at the London Book Fair. He also co-founded The Hot Sheet author newsletter with Jane Friedman (now known as The Bottom Line). Previously, Anderson was an arts critic at several newspapers and senior producer and anchor for CNN. He also worked as a diplomat, an actor, and in PR and advertising. “All of us who have known him personally over the […]
