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Congratulations to the always amusing and energetic Paul Bogaards, who has been promoted to deputy publisher, executive director of marketing and publicity, Knopf and Pantheon. He has been executive director of publicity, Knopf and Pantheon, and will now assume responsibility of overseeing marketing for Knopf and Pantheon while continuing to serve as group spokesperson and lead publicity liaison.
In an announcing his promotion, Tony Chirico, president, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, commented in part: "There is no one more qualified or more accomplished to direct our marketing and publicity activities than Paul. A member of the Knopf publicity department for 30 years and its head since 1998, Paul has long played an invaluable role in the books we acquire and how we publish them. He is creative, decisive, and strategic, and leads our forward communications with a zeal and passion for authors and their books that has yielded enormous and lasting results... Paul's unrivaled skill in connecting books with readers has resulted in hundreds of bestsellers and scores of appreciative authors, including U.S. Presidents, Supreme Court Justices and British Prime Ministers; Nobel, Pulitzer, and National Book Award winners; million-copy-selling writers and debut novelists. He has brought our books to the attention of millions of readers and has taught several generations of publicists to do the same. Indeed, mentoring colleagues and recruiting talent remain two of his strongest attributes....
"Finally, and probably most important, Paul recognizes that the work we do on behalf of authors, agents, booksellers, and readers is constantly evolving. He is always assessing what works and what doesn't, and is constantly asking 'How can we help?' and 'What can we do better?' And after 30 years on the job, he does it all with brio, good humor, and a sense of mission and optimism."