Susan Richman, Longtime Publicity Executive, Dies

Susan Richman, a former publicity executive at several major publishers and who worked with the Goddard Riverside Community Center Book Fair for more than 30 years, died April 19. She was 80. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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