Weidenfeld editor-in-chief to retire

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 08/02/2011 - 09:05 Michael Dover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson editor-in-chief non-fiction, is to retire at the end of June this year, with several promotions effective from 1st March also marking a time of change for the company. Dover has been a member of the senior team at W&N for almost 30 years, joining from Penguin Books in 1983 as publisher of the Art & Illustrated list. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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