Patricia Lester Holt

Background

Holt, Patricia Lester was born on January 18, 1944 in Corona del Mar, California, United States. Daughter of George William and Leah Beryl (Lester) Holt.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Oregon, 1965.

Career

Publicity manager, Houghton Mifflin Company. New York City and Boston, 1969-1971; senior editor, San Francisco Book Company, San Francisco, 1971-1977; western correspondent, Publishers Weekly, New York City, 1977-1982; book review editor, San Francisco Chronicle, since 1982. Originator The Year of the Reader, Library of Congress national campaign, 1987, The Year of the Young Reader, 1989.

Board directors, vice president National Book Critics Circle, 1991096.

Achievements

• Patricia Lester Holt has been listed as a noteworthy book review editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Bug in the Martini Olive and Other True Cases from the Files of Hal Lipset, Private Eye

    (First Edition. ISBN:0-316-37161-0. From the Files of Hal ...)

  • The Bug in the Martini Olive
  • Bug in the Martini Olive and Other True Cases from the Files of Hal Lipset, Private Eye 1st edition by Holt, Patricia (1991) Hardcover

Connections

Father:

George William Holt

Mother:

Leah Beryl (Lester) Holt