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From the Editors @ Random House: Julia Cheiffetz

This editor wonders where all the women writers went, but don't tell her "Chick Lit."

By Rachel Kramer Bussel – July 19, 2005

Title: Associate editor
Age: 26
Previous publishing experience: Cheiffetz has worked at Random House and in publishing for just over three years

Mediabistro: What kinds of books do you work on/are you looking for?

Julia Cheiffetz: I'm all over the map, which suits me just fine: narrative nonfiction, especially books with a political (left leaning) or feminist edge, poetry, foodie stuff, quirky history, and, of course, literary fiction. Right now I'm editing a feminist archeology book, a history of baseball, a novel set in Brooklyn, a short-story collection, and a collection of Greek love poetry.

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