Courant Books Editor Goldberg Victim of Layoffs

By Rachel Deahl -- Publishers Weekly, 7/21/2008 2:04:00 PM

The books editor at the Hartford Courant, Carole Goldberg, was laid off today in a round of cutbacks at the Connecticut newspaper. According to features editor Nadine Hazell, the paper's book review section will continue, being overseen by editors in the features department. When asked how the section would be affected by the loss of Goldberg, Hazell initially said it would not. But, when asked if there would be a shift in the number of reviews run, she said that "the newspaper’s reorganizing and it’s difficult to say at this point." Goldberg, a longtime NBCC member, has been the books editor at the paper since 2002. The Courant, like the Los Angeles Times, is a Tribune-owned paper.