- Sean McDonald
Sean McDonald is Executive Editor and Vice President of
Riverhead Books .Authors he has edited include
Sloane Crosley ,Junot Díaz ,Nuruddin Farah ,James Frey , Gorillaz,Aleksandar Hemon ,John Hodgman ,Steven Berlin Johnson ,Tyler Perry ,Erik Reece ,David Rees , theRZA ,George Saunders , andHector Tobar .Prior to Riverhead, he worked as an editor at Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, most notably as editor of
James Frey 's controversial bestselling memoir "A Million Little Pieces".In 2003, he was named "It" editor of the year by "
Entertainment Weekly " and a "Power Punk" (influential New Yorkers under 35) by the "New York Observer ". In 2005 he was named a "Young Turk" of publishing by "Publishers Weekly ".External links
[http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2005/08/3mi_sean_mcdona.html Elegant Variation interview]
[http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a4929.asp MediaBistro interview]
[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,459817_7|86778||0_0_,00.html "Entertainment Weekly" It Editor]
[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/books/04mcdo.html?ex=1296709200&en=2714c934d1875ca3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss "New York Times" on McDonald and Frey controversy]
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