New York, New York - July 27, 2011 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that Miwa Messer has been named Director of the Discover Great New Writers program. Established in 1990, the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program has championed new talent and been a showcase for our commitment to new writers.
"Miwa's passion for books, her literary skills, and experience in multi-channel bookselling ensure that the Discover Great New Writers program will continue to bring new writers of exceptional quality to our customers," said Patricia Bostelman, vice president of marketing for Barnes & Noble, Inc.
A career bookseller, Miwa joined Barnes & Noble in 1998 as Author Promotions Manager. She produced author events and managed literary forums at Barnes & Noble showcases: Writers on Writers, Upstairs at the Square, B&N Review in Person. Prior to joining Barnes & Noble, she was Publicity and New Media Manager at Grove/Atlantic, Inc. and held management and buying positions at Waterstone's Booksellers, USA.
Established in 1990, the Discover Great New Writers program seeks out the best new literary talents from among the many books published each season. Our titles are handpicked by a select group of Barnes & Noble booksellers - all critical readers who preview hundreds of books by new and underappreciated writers - to bring to the attention of our valued customers only those books of exceptional quality that passed our test. To learn more, visit bn.com/discover.
The Discover Great New Writers program is proud to have introduced the following writers to an eager reading public (just a small number of the nearly 2,000 writers we've discovered): T. C. Boyle, Patricia Cornwell, Junot Diaz, Jasper Fforde, Elizabeth Gilbert, Robert Goolrick, Barbara Kingsolver, Janice Y. K. Lee, Jonah Lehrer, Colum McCann, Cormac McCarthy, Audrey Niffenegger, Michael Pollan, Alice Sebold, Rebecca Skloot, Kathryn Stockett, and David Wroblewski.
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