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David Moldawer

Hi. My name is David Moldawer, and I'm an editor at Penguin Group, where I acquire business books for Portfolio and popular science books for Current.

I live in Brooklyn with my wife and son.

E-mail me at moldawer@gmail.com.

An archive of my podcast, Moldawer in the Morning, is here.

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David Moldawer

Editor, Penguin (Portfolio, Current)
Publishing | Greater New York City Area, US

Summary

Editor acquiring business books for Portfolio and popular science for Current.
Specialties: business books, popular science books

Experience

  • Oct 2008 - Present

    Editor / Penguin Group USA

    At Penguin, I acquire business books for Portfolio. I helped launch and now acquire for Current, our popular science imprint. I created and help maintain the Portfolio Javelin, our imprint blog, at portfolioimprint.com.

    Books I've acquired that have seen the light of day include TWITTERVILLE by Shel Israel, USE YOUR HEAD TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR by Harvey Mackay, and THE REFERRAL ENGINE by John Jantsch.
  • Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

    Associate Editor / St. Martin's Press

    Published books include RULE THE WEB by Mark Frauenfelder, founder of Boing Boing, THE MAD FISHERMAN by ESPN's Charlie Moore, LAWYER BOY by Rick Lax, and THE INDIE BAND SURVIVAL GUIDE by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan of Beatnik Turtle, HURT YOURSELF by Harry Hurt, Scientific American's INSTANT EGGHEAD GUIDE TO THE MIND, ON THE RECORD: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide, and PERSONAL EFFECTS, a transmedia thriller from Jordan Weisman and J.C. Hutchins.
  • Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

    Assistant Editor / St. Martin's Press

    Nonfiction book editing and online marketing.
  • Sept 2004 - Jul 2006

    Editorial Assistant / Penguin Group USA

Education

  • 1996 - 2000

    Amherst College

    B.A. in Theater & Dance

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