The New York Times has appointed Scott Heller editor of Book Review. As per the Times:
“He will commission reviews, continue to edit our critic Alexandra Jacobs, work on enterprise projects, assign features and profiles alongside Juliana Barbassa, and bolster our coverage of the intersection between books and pop culture.”
Heller initially joined Book Review in 2022 to help the desk short-term. Before that, he worked on the Culture desk for a decade as a theater editor.
He has also worked at the Chronicle of Higher Education and as an arts editor at The Boston Globe.
Heller has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
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