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From the Editors @ Simon & Schuster: Denise Roy

For this editor of "Adventures in Americana," the devil is in the details

By Rachel Kramer Bussel – June 7, 2005

Title: Senior Editor
Age: 34
Previous publishing experience: Roy has been with Simon & Schuster for 10 years. She got her start in publishing at Yale University Press as an undergrad in 1990.

Mediabistro: What kinds of books do you work on?

Roy: I have a name for my list: "Adventures in Americana."

Basically, my background is in American history. I started off in academic publishing, at Yale University Press, University of Chicago Press, and University of Massachusetts Press. When I came to Simon & Schuster, history is such a strong category for the house that I thought, What can I do to make my ...

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