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...
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....
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...
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...
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...