Geoffrey Kloske
Geoffrey Kloske (born 1969) is the vice president and publisher of Riverhead Books in New York; this is a division of Penguin Group.[1] He served as vice president and executive editor of Simon & Schuster from 1998-2006.[1] He also worked as an editor at Little, Brown and Company from 1992-1996.[1] He has edited authors such as David Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Bob Dylan, Sarah Vowell and Geoff Nicholson.
He was named "It" Editor by Entertainment Weekly and one of "35 under 35" by New York Magazine in 2001.[2]
He attended Kenyon College from 1987-1991. After graduating he got his first job in the publishing industry as an editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press and worked with them from 1991-1992.[1] He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[3]
In 2005 he published a children's book, Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 seconds) with illustrator Barry Blitt. The book was awarded a National Parenting Publications Award as well as an award from Publisher's Weekly.[3]
Fiction Books Authored
Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds) (2005) with Barry Blitt
Edited Works
- David Sedaris Naked (1998)
- Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000)
- Bob Dylan Chronicles: Volume One (2004)
- Walter Wager My Side: By King Kong (2005)
- George Jonas Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team (2005)
- G. Legman Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor (2006)
- Sarah Vowell Assassination Vacation (2006)
- Michael D'Antonio The State Boys Rebellion (2004)
- RM Johnson Father Found (2000)
- RM Johnson The Harris Family (2001)
- Peter Lefcourt The Manhattan Beach Project (2005)
- David & Tom Gardner Motley Fool: What to Do With Your Money Now: Ten Steps to Staying Up in a Down Market (2002)
- Lauralee Summer Learning Joy From Dogs Without Collars (2003)
- Bernard Cooper The Bill From My Father (2006)
- Dr. Bob Arnot Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back In Your Body (2003)
- Matthew Symonds Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle (2003)
- Lt. Col.Dave Grossman On Killing (1995)
- Paul Begala Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush (2000)
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