Meet the New Senior Editor at Perigee Books

Hi Everyone,

Those you who are writing in the areas of craft, creativity and popular reference, will be interested to know that Meg Leder has been promoted to senior editor at Perigee Books. That probably means she'll have the clout to acquire more titles there.

Meg Leder Promoted
to Senior Editor, Perigee Books

Meg Leder has been promoted to Senior Editor, Perigee Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), it was announced today by John Duff, Publisher of Perigee Books. Ms. Leder has previously held editorial positions at Chamberlain Bros, McGraw-Hill, and F+W Publications. “Since joining Perigee in 2005,” said Duff, “ Meg has added a whole new dimension to Perigee’s publishing program with her acquisitions, particularly in the categories of craft, creativity, and popular reference. Her current successes include Wreck This Journal , a unique work that has become an underground phenomenon with more than 150,000 copies in print and is selling more briskly now than when it was first published a year ago. Her diligence in tracking down projects is unparalleled as witnessed by the six-month-long negotiation to secure world English-language rights to Sock and Glove, the utterly charming and bestselling craft book for which she also appeared on the Martha Stewart television show. Meg has also contributed to solid prescriptive nonfiction books that form the backbone of Perigee’s list and guided major revisions and repackaging of backlist titles into production and to successful re-launch.”