John Sargent (6)
Author of Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher
For other authors named John Sargent, see the disambiguation page.
Works by John Sargent
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Common Knowledge
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- publisher
- Organizations
- Simon & Schuster
DK Publishing
St. Martin's Press
Macmillan Publishers - Short biography
- [from Skyhorse Publishing website]
John Sargent was raised on a ranch in Wyoming. He worked at three different publishers before going to Simon and Schuster to run the children's book division at the age of twenty-nine. He spent six years there, followed by three years as the CEO of DK Publishing. In 1996, he went to work as the CEO of St Martin's Press. Three years later, he was put in charge of Holtzbrinck's US publishers and was responsible for forming the company that is today's Macmillan. He worked there as CEO until the end of 2020. He serves on three nonprofit boards. He's been married to Connie Sargent for thirty-seven years, and they have two children. - Places of residence
- Wyoming, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Wyoming, USA
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An interesting look behind the scenes of the publishing business. The author pulls back the curtains and allows you a peek into what he experienced during his long career as a publisher. Full of fun insights and gossip into different authors and personalities. Easily readable. Well written.
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