In a Twitter post this afternoon, Rolling Stone announced that they had hired author Doree Shafrir as the new senior editor at Rollingstone.com.

Here’s the tweet: “Please welcome rollingstone.com’s new senior editor, @doreeshafrir.”

Shafrir (pictured, via) co-authored “Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home, a collection wacky correspondence from mothers around the country. In 2009, we spoke with her about book parties and mothers. Follow this link to watch the interview. (Via Richard Nash)