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Around Town | Nov. 28th – Dec. 4th

by Kimberly Holcombe | Nov 28, 2017 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC, Events, Talks

While there are a lot of great events going on around New York City this week, we hope to see you at the David Pecker Lecture on Wednesday, November 29 at 6pm. The 2017/18 David Pecker Distinguished Lecturer of Publishing is Bette Rockmore, who will present on...

Lisa Sharkey on Changing Careers

by Kevin Mercado | May 17, 2017 | "In The News", David Pecker Lecture

Lisa Sharkey, Senior Vice President, Director of Creative Development at HarperCollins Publishers and The 2016-17 David J. Pecker Distinguished Visiting Professor shares with The Reset how she transitioned from working on television news to working on book publishing....

Lisa Sharkey on “Book Publishing with Celebrity Authors”

by Breana Swinehart | May 4, 2017 | David Pecker Lecture, Events

Working with celebrities to get their books published may seem daunting, but Lisa Sharkey—the Senior Vice President and the Director of Creative Development at HarperCollins Publishers—is an expert. On April 26th, Sharkey talked about the joys and challenges of...

Transferable Skills: Using What You Know to Develop Your Career

by Breana Swinehart | Dec 7, 2016 | Events

by Breana Swinehart and Kevin Mercado – Lisa Sharkey, the Senior Vice President and Director of Creative Development at HarperCollins Publishers, shared her unconventional path to becoming a book publishing professional with her presentation, “Transferable...

Announcing the 2016-17 Visiting David Pecker Professor, Lisa Sharkey

by Jordan Forney | Jun 1, 2016 | Announcements

The 2016-17 David J. Pecker Distinguished Professorship Lisa Sharkey, senior vice president and director of creative development for HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, has been appointed the David J. Pecker Distinguished Professor for the 2016-17 academic year. This...
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This blog was designed as a resource for students and faculty alike, to quickly disseminate information about students and alumni, book events, the publishing industry, lectures, panels, events around New York, and guest speakers here at Pace.

* The M.S. in Publishing Blog is run by students, faculty, and staff of the M.S. in Publishing program at Pace University. *

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