Exclusive: New Gawker Editors Announced...

Eat The Press:

It's official: Gawker has a new editor. Two, in fact: Gawker has confirmed to ETP that writer/blogger Emily Gould (left) will be joining the site as editor, replacing recently-departed editor Jessica Coen. Also joining the team will be writer Doree Shafrir (right) in the newly-created position of associate editor.

Gould was actually anointed from within the Gawker ranks -- 'tis she who is the anonymous book editor who pens Gawker's newly-popular "Unsolicited" column (er, make that formerly anonymous). She is -- or, depending on that revelation, was -- an associate editor at Hyperion Books, and is the co-author of her own book to boot. Gawker commenters looking to be plucked from the netherworld below the posts, take note: Emily is also a commenter, and said comments can be found here (including some on "Unsolicited" posts - how meta! How sprezzaturrific!). Decide whether you like Gould before she even starts here, here and here; we're fans of the extra-long setup for the news peg here. Gawker HQ also confirms that she "has a lot of tattoos." Hired!

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