Perseus Books Group executive Clare Peeters, who has been with the company eight years and is currently vp, corporate strategy & business development, is leaving the company on August 1. She is joining investment firm Axel Johnson as vp, managing director. As coo Joe Mangan notes, “Clare has played an integral role in publishing initiatives, joint ventures, strategic business transactions, and many of our most critical operational issues.” With Peeters’ departure, Sabrina McCarthy is being promoted to the new position of president, Perseus Distribution Client Services and is taking on executive leadership of Argo Navis. Greg Anastas is being promoted to […]
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People: Obits for Stephen R. Covey, Donald J. Sobol
Stephen R. Covey, author of the 1989 self-help bestseller 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, died early Monday at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from the residual effects of a bicycle accident in April, his family said. He was 79 years old. 7 HABITS and additional follow-up titles have sold more than 20 million copies in over 38 languages. Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy said in a statement the publisher was “deeply saddened by Covey’s passing” and the company “is honored to have had a long lasting, company-wide and close association with Dr. Covey and […]
People, Etc.: Marion Cunningham Dies
Marion Cunningham, 90, author of cookbooks such as LEARNING TO COOK and THE FANNIE FARMER COOKBOOK, died Wednesday in an assisted-care home in Walnut Creek, CA from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Her longtime editor at Knopf Judith Jones said in a statement that Cunningham “epitomized good American food…She was someone who had an ability to take a dish, savor it in her mouth, and give it new life. At a time when Americans were embracing all kinds of foreign cuisine, Marion Cunningham’s love and respect for American food helped The Fannie Farmer Cookbook once again earn a place in kitchens […]
Authors, Etc.: Englander Wins Frank O’Connor Prize; Dagger Awards; And More
Nathan Englander has won the 2012 Frank O’Connor Short Story Award for his collection WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK (Knopf). The Guardian reports the prize money dropped to €25,000 this year from €35,000 in previous years, with funding not yet confirmed for future years. The CWA announced the longlists for three of its Dagger Awards for crime writing as well as the winners in three additional categories: Ellis Peters Historical Dagger: Aly Monroe, ICELIGHT CWA International Dagger: Andrea Camilleri, THE POTTER’S FIELD Dagger in the Library: Steve Mosby In author news finally making way to […]
People, Etc.: Nora Ephron Dies
Screenwriter, filmmaker and author Nora Ephron, 71, died Tuesday night in a Manhattan hospital from complications of the blood disorder myelodysplasia, diagnosed six years ago. She was equally known for writing and directing films such as SILKWOOD (1983) WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) and, most recently, JULIE AND JULIA (2009) as she was for her journalism and books, among them the novel HEARTBURN (1983) and essay collections CRAZY SALAD (1975), I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK (2006), and I REMEMBER NOTHING (2010). “She brought an awful lot of people a tremendous amount of joy,” Ephron’s longtime publisher Knopf said in […]
People: Ruppel Appointed President of McGraw-Hill Education International; Perseus Closes Vanguard Press, Jones To Leave Running Press
President of McGraw-Hill Professional since 2007 Philip Ruppel has been appointed to the additional position of president for McGraw-Hill Education International as part of a restructuring of the company’s international business. “Adapting to the world’s changing educational and content needs is critical to the success of our education and professional portfolio, said newly appointed McGraw-Hill Education ceo Buzz Waterhouse in a statement. “We must continually evaluate our structures and processes to ensure we are serving our customers most effectively. We will be enhancing collaboration between U.S. and international operations and identifying new ventures such as education services that can expand […]