From the Associated Press:
Rebecca Saletan, a highly regarded publisher and editor who quit Houghton Mifflin Harcourt last month, has been named editorial director of Riverhead Books, where authors include Khaled Hosseini and Junot Diaz.
"I have long admired this publisher, and in a very challenging time in the industry I am so thrilled to be at a house that is a paragon of stability and foresight," Saletan, 49, said on Tuesday.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, struggling badly in a tight credit market, has undergone extensive layoffs and restricted acquisitions of new books. Saletan, who has worked with Philip Roth and Peter Mattiessen among others, was the senior vice president and publisher of adult trade books and her departure was widely seen as a protest of Houghton's policies.
She will begin her new job in March.
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