EPISODE · Mar 31, 2023 · 19 MIN
Brigitte Weeks
from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson
About 100 years ago, an advertising executive had an idea. A book club, that would send members new books every month. If that sounds like a familiar idea, you've just heard the story of the Book Of The Month club. Ernest Hemingway was among the first authors the club featured. Later, BOMC helped launch the careers of writers like Margaret Mitchell and Nelson DeMille. The editor in chief of the book of the month club is a powerful executive, and from 1988 to 1994, that position was held by British-born Brigitte Weeks. She brought a deep experience in publishing to the position.
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About 100 years ago, an advertising executive had an idea. A book club, that would send members new books every month. If that sounds like a familiar idea, you've just heard the story of the Book Of The Month club. Ernest Hemingway was among the first authors the club featured. Later, BOMC helped launch the careers of writers like Margaret Mitchell and Nelson DeMille. The editor in chief of the book of the month club is a powerful executive, and from 1988 to 1994, that position was held by British-born Brigitte Weeks. She brought a deep experience in publishing to the position.
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