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'''Carolyn Reidy''' (2 May 1949<ref name="Sleeman2001">{{cite book|author=Elizabeth Sleeman|title=The International Who's Who of Women 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6J8xDWDqOkEC&pg=PA473|year=2001|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-122-3|pages=473}}</ref> &ndash; 12 May 2020) was president and CEO of the American publishing company [[Simon & Schuster]].
'''Carolyn Reidy''' (2 May 1949<ref name="Sleeman2001">{{cite book|author=Elizabeth Sleeman|title=The International Who's Who of Women 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6J8xDWDqOkEC&pg=PA473|year=2001|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-122-3|pages=473}}</ref> &ndash; 12 May 2020) was president and CEO of the American publishing company [[Simon & Schuster]].


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Reidy was named the publishing industry's Person of the Year by the trade publication ''[[Publisher Weekly]]'' in 2019.<ref name=apnews /> In 2018, she was recognized as the [[PEN America]] Publisher Honoree.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephen King, Carolyn Reidy to Be Honored at PEN Gala|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/75827-stephen-king-carolyn-reidy-to-be-honored-at-pen-gala.html|last=Maher|first=John|date=2018-01-16|website=Publishers Weekly|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
==Career==
Reidy began her career in publishing in 1974 with [[Random House]] in the subsidiary rights department,<ref name=":1" /> and eventually became associate publisher and publisher of it subdivision, [[Vintage Books]].<ref name="Sleeman2001"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Carolyn Reidy Dies: Simon & Schuster President And CEO Was 71|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/carolyn-reidy-dead-simon-schuster-edited-seven-pulitzer-winners-1202932710/|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|last2=|first2=|date=2020-05-12|website=Deadline|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> She went on to be publisher and president of [[Avon (publisher)|Avon Books]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carolyn Reidy, Simon & Schuster President and CEO, Dies at 71|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carolyn-reidy-dead-simon-schuster-president-ceo-dies-at-71-1294365|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
Reidy began her career in publishing in 1974 with [[Random House]] in the subsidiary rights department,<ref name=":1" /> and eventually became associate publisher and publisher of it subdivision, [[Vintage Books]].<ref name="Sleeman2001"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Carolyn Reidy Dies: Simon & Schuster President And CEO Was 71|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/carolyn-reidy-dead-simon-schuster-edited-seven-pulitzer-winners-1202932710/|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|last2=|first2=|date=2020-05-12|website=Deadline|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> She went on to be publisher and president of [[Avon (publisher)|Avon Books]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carolyn Reidy, Simon & Schuster President and CEO, Dies at 71|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carolyn-reidy-dead-simon-schuster-president-ceo-dies-at-71-1294365|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>


In 1992, she joined Simon & Schuster as president of their Trade Division, then in 2001 became president of the Adult Publishing Group. She was made CEO of the entire publishing house in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=León|first=Concepción de|date=2020-05-12|title=Carolyn Reidy, the Head of Simon & Schuster, Is Dead at 71|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/books/carolyn-reidy-dead.html|access-date=2020-05-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In 1992, she joined Simon & Schuster as president of their Trade Division, then in 2001 became president of the Adult Publishing Group. She was made CEO of the entire publishing house in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=León|first=Concepción de|date=2020-05-12|title=Carolyn Reidy, the Head of Simon & Schuster, Is Dead at 71|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/books/carolyn-reidy-dead.html|access-date=2020-05-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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Reidy was named the publishing industry's Person of the Year by the trade publication ''[[Publisher Weekly]]'' in 2019.<ref name=apnews /> In 2018, she was recognized as the [[PEN America]] Publisher Honoree.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephen King, Carolyn Reidy to Be Honored at PEN Gala|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/75827-stephen-king-carolyn-reidy-to-be-honored-at-pen-gala.html|last=Maher|first=John|date=2018-01-16|website=Publishers Weekly|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 16:02, 13 May 2020

Carolyn Reidy
Born2 May 1949 Edit this on Wikidata
Died12 May 2020 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 71)
Southampton Edit this on Wikidata
EducationDoctor of Philosophy Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationChief executive officer (2008–2020), publisher (–1992) Edit this on Wikidata
Employer

Carolyn Reidy (2 May 1949[1] – 12 May 2020) was president and CEO of the American publishing company Simon & Schuster.

Reidy was named the publishing industry's Person of the Year by the trade publication Publisher Weekly in 2019.[2] In 2018, she was recognized as the PEN America Publisher Honoree.[3]

Career

Reidy began her career in publishing in 1974 with Random House in the subsidiary rights department,[4] and eventually became associate publisher and publisher of it subdivision, Vintage Books.[1][4] She went on to be publisher and president of Avon Books.[5]

In 1992, she joined Simon & Schuster as president of their Trade Division, then in 2001 became president of the Adult Publishing Group. She was made CEO of the entire publishing house in 2008.[6]

Personal life

Carolyn Judith Kroll[6] was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Henry August Kroll and his wife, Mildred Josephine (née Mencke),[1] and grew up in nearby Silver Spring, Maryland. She attended Middlebury College and Indiana University, where she earned a doctorate degree.[6] In 1974, she married Stephen Reidy before joining Random House.

Reidy died from a heart attack on 12 May 2020, aged 71.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Elizabeth Sleeman (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. p. 473. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
  2. ^ a b "Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy dies at 71, company says". AP NEWS. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ Maher, John (2018-01-16). "Stephen King, Carolyn Reidy to Be Honored at PEN Gala". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (2020-05-12). "Carolyn Reidy Dies: Simon & Schuster President And CEO Was 71". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Carolyn Reidy, Simon & Schuster President and CEO, Dies at 71". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  6. ^ a b c León, Concepción de (2020-05-12). "Carolyn Reidy, the Head of Simon & Schuster, Is Dead at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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