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A review by readthesparrow
What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing by Susan Ferber, Jane Friedman, Calvert D. Morgan Jr., Anne Savarese, Carol Fisher Saller, Gregory M. Britton, Peter Ginna, Erika Goldman, Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, George Witte, Matt Weiland, Diana Gill, Betsy Lerner, David Henry Sterry, Deb Aaronson, Nancy Siscoe, Scott Norton, Michael Pietsch, Jonathan Karp, Arielle Eckstut, Peter Coveney, Susan Rabiner, Katie Henderson Adams, Wendy Wolf, Chris Jackson, Nancy S. Miller, Jeff Shotts
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
A fantastic exploration of editorial work, both from the beginning to the end of the editing process as well as across genre.
I started this book interested in editorial. At it's end, I'm not longer interested (currently taking a publishing course which has made me realize that editorial is not a career path I want), but the contributions from editors across the industry provide valuable insight not only into the process but also into core aspects of publishing, primarily in the industry's position as curator and connector. While this is a must-read for any aspiring editor, it's also going to be useful for any publishing hopeful who will need to understand the where, what, who, and how of a book so that they can best serve it in whatever role they are in (marketing and publicity, production, managing editorial, sales...).
I started this book interested in editorial. At it's end, I'm not longer interested (currently taking a publishing course which has made me realize that editorial is not a career path I want), but the contributions from editors across the industry provide valuable insight not only into the process but also into core aspects of publishing, primarily in the industry's position as curator and connector. While this is a must-read for any aspiring editor, it's also going to be useful for any publishing hopeful who will need to understand the where, what, who, and how of a book so that they can best serve it in whatever role they are in (marketing and publicity, production, managing editorial, sales...).