Geoffrey Kloske

Geoffrey Kloske
Born 1969
Nationality American
Alma mater Kenyon College

Geoffrey Kloske (born 1969) is the vice president and publisher of Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Group. He served as vice president and executive editor of Simon & Schuster from 1998-2006. Previously, he was an editor at Little, Brown and Company from 1992-1996. He has edited authors such as David Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Bob Dylan, Sarah Vowell, Jon Ronson, Nick Hornby, James McBride (writer), and Mark Kurlansky.[1]

He was named "It" Editor by Entertainment Weekly and one of "35 under 35" by New York Magazine in 2001.[2]

Life

He attended Kenyon College from 1987-1991. After graduating he got his first job in the publishing industry as an editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press and worked with them from 1991-1992. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[3]

In 2005 he published a children's book, Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 seconds) with illustrator Barry Blitt. The book was awarded a National Parenting Publications Award as well as an award from Publishers Weekly.[3]

Fiction work

Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds) (2005) with Barry Blitt Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005, ISBN 9780689866197 [4]

Edited works

References

External links

External video
Challenges Facing the Publishing Industry, C-SPAN, December 7, 2012


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