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The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Sara B. Franklin
One of my goals for 2026 is to read more nonfiction, and to pick up more books by male authors (I’ve been focusing on a lot more stories by women in recent years). I’m off to a great start already—completed John Grisham’s latest novel and a heartfelt memoir by Cameron Crowe. While asking one of my colleagues at Main Street Books for some nonfiction recommendations, she was happy to oblige. I picked up “The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America.” I was interested in learning more about Jones, because I’d never before heard about this woman who was considered such a trailblazer in the publishing world. Synopsis: At Doubleday’s…