Editors

At 91, Robert Gottlieb is perhaps the most acclaimed book editor of his time. He started out in 1955 and has been working in publishing ever since - serving as editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker. The list of authors he's edited include Joseph Heller, Toni Morrison, John le Carré, Katharine Graham, Bill Clinton, Nora Ephron and Michael Crichton.

My first encounter with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis took place in 1974 in probably the most privileged, secluded, protected place on earth, the Greek island Skorpios belonging to her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, with a backdrop of arguably the most beautiful private vessel in the world, the treasure-laden Christina.  Read more

There is really nothing more special than working with someone you both respect and treasure as a friend'

Amid a flurry of editors switching to becoming agents, those who have made the move suggest the pandemic and publishing's long hours have prompted the switch, as well as the two skill-sets becoming increasingly similar.

I started at Nosy Crow about 10 and a half years ago, and found my way there entirely thanks to several kinds of luck, really. At the time I was in my last year of an English Literature degree and came home to London in the spring with a vague plan to revise for my final exams.  Read more