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  Celeste Fine Moves to Sterling Lord Literistic

  5816 readersLiterary agent Celeste Fine will jump to Sterling Lord Literistic. She starts January 30th. Fine (pictured, via) plans to take on projects from expert and celebrity authors in the health, science, food, business, and lifestyle genres. In addition, she will manage foreign rights for the agency’s children’s and young adult list. Prior to this move, Fine served

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  Al Gore Inks Deal with Random House

  2063 readersFormer vice president Al Gore (pictured, via) has signed with Random House to publish a not-yet-titled book on “the political, social and economic forces that are shaping what America and the world will become in ensuing decades.” Executive...

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  Union Blasts Departing NYT CEO’s $4.5M Consulting Gig

  9177 readersA union leader attacked the New York Times for authorizing a $4.5 million one-year consulting gig for departing Times CEO Janet Robinson. Allied Printing Trades Council of New York president Arthur DeIanni issued a blunt statement: “The Times likes to slam CEO excess, until they are the ones doing it. It is offensive to the hard-working

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  Joy Peskin Jumps to FSG Books for Young Readers

  5780 readersJoy Peskin has been named vice president and editorial director of Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers. Peskin established her children’s publishing career while working at Penguin Books for Young Readers and Scholastic. Prior to this move, she served as associate publisher at Viking Children’s Books. At Penguin, she worked with Speak author Laurie Halse Anderson, After

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  Peter Robinson Wins Harbourfront Festival Prize

  947 readersCrime/Thriller writer Peter Robinson (pictured with Stephen King) wins this year's Harbourfront Festival Prize. $10,000 accompanies his award win. Robinson is best known for authoring the Inspector Banks detective novel series. The award was established in 1984. Robinson now belongs to an illustrious group including Wayson Choy, Paul Quarrington, Guy Vanderhaege, and Helen Humphreys. Robinson will

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  Don Linn to Launch Firebrand Associates

  11857 readersFirebrand Technologies, the company behind the NetGalley digital review service, revealed some major changes today. Don Linn has been brought in to oversee the companies new management consulting service, Firebrand Associates. Linn previously served as book group publisher at The Taunton Press and CEO of Consortium Book Sales & Distribution. Former Harcourt senior vice

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  Thomas Guinzburg Has Died

  1601 readersThomas Guinzburg, one of the founding editors of The Paris Review, has passed away. Over the course of his literary life, Guinzburg (pictured, via) helped found the journal and served as president of the journal's board of directors. He also served as president of Viking Press and consulted in the publishing industry for many

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  Angus Killick Named Associate Publisher at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

  2720 readersAngus Killick has been named vice president and associate publisher of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. He will report to president Jon Yaged. Prior to the move, Killick worked as the director of marketing and associate publisher at Kingfisher, a division of Pan Macmillan. He has also served in marketing executive positions at Disney Publishing Worldwide and Penguin Young Readers Group. Killick gave

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  ABC News Unveils ABC Video Bookstore App

  6442 readersToday ABC News introduced an interactive ABC Video Bookstore in the Apple App Store, producing eBooks and enhanced eBooks that draw from the news organization’s extensive archives. Follow this link to see the free iPad app. The store opens with ...