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the acclaimed fiction debut of Vanity Fair contributor Elissa Schappell. Miramax slowly expanded, until the creation of
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2007 . And I Do Have One
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September 30, 2007

Miramax Books imprint and backlist to remain part of the Walt Disney Company

NEW YORK, Rob Weisbach has been appointed
president and chief executive officer of Miramax Books, it was announced today
by Miramax co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein.
There, he worked with authors including CBS News Anchor Bob Schieffer, Emmy
Award-winning comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, Russian wunderkind
Irina Denezhkina , critically acclaimed novelist Bruce Wagner, and influential
civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson.

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and jacket and catalogue design, and became known for launching grass roots
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future titles (for adults and children respectively) for the Miramax Books
imprint, which will continue as an ongoing imprint within Disney. It's
been great working with Bob Miller on building Miramax Books over the past 12
years and we look forward to future successful collaborations.