To her, an editor’s life was one of constantly renewed fulfillment.
July 27, 2014 7:38 AM Subscribe
More than any other editor except Harold Ross himself, Katharine White gave The New Yorker its shape, and set it on its course. -- William Shawn.
Almost 20 years ago - and almost 20 years after her death - the New Yorker profiled its legendary editor in Lady with a Pencil.
See Also:
The Fountain and Shrine of the New Yorker - an appreciation that provides a better look at her post-New Yorker life.
EB White remembers his wife to the New York Times.
See Also:
The Fountain and Shrine of the New Yorker - an appreciation that provides a better look at her post-New Yorker life.
EB White remembers his wife to the New York Times.
Great post.
White's son Roger Angell (who was just inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame) also has a bunch of essays and writing that have been unlocked by the New Yorker.
posted by KokuRyu at 8:45 AM on July 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
White's son Roger Angell (who was just inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame) also has a bunch of essays and writing that have been unlocked by the New Yorker.
posted by KokuRyu at 8:45 AM on July 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
I think you mean William Shawn not Wallace...
Inconceivable!
posted by Cold Lurkey at 9:07 AM on July 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
Inconceivable!
posted by Cold Lurkey at 9:07 AM on July 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
D'oh! I did mean William Shawn. Well, shoot.
I came across her via an aside in a piece on Harold Ross, and was increasingly fascinated the more I read about her. I was particularly delighted to find this example of her editing online - her typed notes for Elizabth Bishop (#26 in this list - click on the image) on the story Gwendolyn. Her children's book reviews and gardening columns are all behind the paywall at the New Yorker - I'm going to have to clear some time so I can temporarily subscribe and read the reviews in one fell swoop. Her gardening columns were collected into a book, at least.
posted by julen at 12:06 PM on July 27, 2014
I came across her via an aside in a piece on Harold Ross, and was increasingly fascinated the more I read about her. I was particularly delighted to find this example of her editing online - her typed notes for Elizabth Bishop (#26 in this list - click on the image) on the story Gwendolyn. Her children's book reviews and gardening columns are all behind the paywall at the New Yorker - I'm going to have to clear some time so I can temporarily subscribe and read the reviews in one fell swoop. Her gardening columns were collected into a book, at least.
posted by julen at 12:06 PM on July 27, 2014
Mod note: Fixed misattribution, carry on.
posted by restless_nomad (staff) at 5:50 PM on July 27, 2014
posted by restless_nomad (staff) at 5:50 PM on July 27, 2014
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