Willing to sacrifice beyond reasonable measure, Stephen makes his commitment to wrestling a credo. Stephen Florida is a talented wrestler at an average college, but he is exceptional in his devotion to his sport. The result is a fast-paced novel about sacrifice and dedication, as it follows college senior and wrestling national championship hopeful, Stephen Florida, in his attempt to win the 133lb weight class.
She has worked as a bookseller, a literary agency assistant, and as a book reviewer for PW.Gabe Habash’s confident debut, Stephen Florida, explores the single-minded intensity behind the pursuit of your goals. He's never been wrong."Īs a result of Habash's departure, Rachel Deahl, news director, will edit author profiles.Ĭramer graduated from Bard College with a degree in Written Arts. "I can't tell you how many obscure little books he's brought into my office and demand that I read because they are brilliant. He's been instrumental in so many things here, and our fiction coverage wouldn't be what it is today without him pushing it forward," Segura said. Habash will be joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, where he will teach creative writing. Habash is the author of the novel Stephen Florida and a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award and the ABA Indies Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year.
He began in 2011 as a news editor, has edited the PW Tip Sheet newsletter since 2012, and has served as deputy reviews editor and fiction reviews editor since 2013. Habash leaves Publishers Weekly after eight years with the company.
"He's an amazingly bright and frighteningly reliable guy, and he has great taste in books and music and just ran the marathon. "I couldn't be happier to have David join the reviews team," said PW executive editor Jonathan Segura, who oversees the reviews department.
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