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About Elenita Chmilowski
Director of Library Sales for PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP PUBLISHERS, New York, Elenita Chmilowski is on a mission to enhance communications between publishers and librarians. Her 15 years of sales and marketing in publishing has earned the respect and friendship of wholesalers, retailers, librarians and publishers around the world.

In addition to developing the “top book list every library should have,” editing a monthly newsletter, providing client support, and developing new titles for Perseus Books, Elenita enjoys blogging about what’s new in the library world for thedailypretzel.com.

A graduate of California State University, Long Beach, Elenita is an active member of the AAP Library Trade Committee and the American Library Association.

Recent posts:

Baseball’s Beer and Whiskey League
Baseball’s Beer and Whiskey League

Baseball’s “American Association’, popularly known as the Beer and Whiskey League, was a gathering of teams that had been kicked out of or overlooked by the fledgling, six-year-old National League based in Chicago –and that now formed a league to … Continue reading

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The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience

It’s all BRAINWASHED, all the time… Sally Satel’s episode of “After Words” will air on C-Span2 on 6/8/13 at 9pm, on 6/9/13 at 9pm and 12am, and on 6/10/13 at 3am. The New Scientist reviewed the book on June 3, … Continue reading

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The First-Ever Book Publishing Hackathon

Designers, developers and entrepreneurs will come together to experiment in the untapped vertical of book discovery. Finalists will present their projects to leading VCs, top publishing executives, and tech experts at Book Expo America, the preeminent publishing event of 2013. … Continue reading

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How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

Bestselling author, speaker, and success coach Jen Sincero cuts through the din of the self-help genre with her own verbal meat cleaver. Full of blunt humor, sage advice, and the occasional swear word, You are a Badass offers its readers … Continue reading

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China Study Cookbook
China Study Cookbook

The China Study Cookbook takes these scientific findings and puts them to action. Written by LeAnne Campbell, daughter of The China Study author T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and mother of two hungry teenagers, The China Study Cookbook features delicious, easily … Continue reading

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ON SALE APRIL 23, 2013
ON SALE APRIL 23, 2013

“Dirty Wars will earn its place in history as one of the most important pieces of literature related to over a decade of failed American foreign policy strategy that continues to exist to this day. It’s also one of the … Continue reading

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Nonna Lidia shares her memories of growing up on the farm….
Nonna Lidia shares her memories of growing up on the farm….

It’s Nonna Mima’s birthday, and Nonna Lidia and her grandkids are determined to throw her the surprise feast that she deserves! While planning the evening’s menu, Nonna Lidia shares her memories of growing up on the farm during each season … Continue reading

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The Corruption of Capitalism in America
The Corruption of Capitalism in America

I’m sure you remember Stockman’s book The Triumph of Politics, the 1986 bestseller in which he revealed how the Reagan Revolution failed, derailed by politics, special interests, welfare, and warfare. Now, twenty-five years after his grand indictment of Reaganomics, Stockman … Continue reading

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March 24- Brene Brown, author of Gifts of Imperfection second appearance on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday
March 24- Brene Brown, author of Gifts of Imperfection second appearance on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday
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What to expect from What to Expect When No One’s Expecting
What to expect from What to Expect When No One’s Expecting

In America—and across the globe—fertility rates have been falling for 40 years. Germany, Japan, Russia, and Italy are already losing people every year. The Weekly Standard’s senior editor, Jonathon Last’s recent book on the demographic implosion published by Encounter Books, … Continue reading

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