HC's Heller moves to Quercus

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 07/09/2011 - 09:31 HarperCollins publishing director Jenny Heller is moving to Quercus, where she will help to grow the publisher's non-fiction business. Heller will begin her role, again as publishing director, on 10th October, and will "contribute significantly to the next phase of growth as the company moves to being a significant medium-sized publisher". read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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