James Mustich Jr. | |
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Alma mater | Princeton University |
Notable works | 1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List |
James Mustich, Jr. is a bookseller, editor, and writer. In October 2018, Mustich's book 1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List was published by Workman Publishing, [1] receiving starred reviews from Publishers Weekly [2], Booklist [3], and Library Journal, [4] as well as the praise of other notable independent reviewers [5]. The Washington Post listed it as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of the year. [6]
1,000 Books is the most recent offering in Workman Publishing's "1,000" brand.
In 2017, Mustich became the founding executive producer of the Barnes & Noble Podcast, for which he has conducted interviews with writers such as Questlove, [7] Nassim Nicholas Taleb, [8] Lidia Bastianich, [9] Steven Pinker, [10] and Michael Wolf. [11]
In 2007, Mustich was founding editor of the Barnes & Noble Review, an online literary journal. [12] As editor of the Review he has conducted in-depth interviews with many leading authors, including Philip Roth, [13] Salman Rushdie, [14] Philip Pullman, [15] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, [16] Neal Stephenson, [17] Richard Price, [18] Elmore Leonard, [19] Azar Nafisi, [20] and Robert Caro. [21]
In 1986, Mustich co-founded the mail-order book catalog A Common Reader': Books for Readers with Imagination', and served as its president and publisher until the business was closed in 2006. [22] During its two-decade run, the catalog was published up to 17 times each year and listed hundreds of titles in each issue, each with its own write-up. [23] A Common Reader circulated to hundreds of thousands of readers and at its peak sold over 300,000 books a year. [24] Its in-house imprint, Akadine Press, republished over 60 out-of-print books by such authors as Lillian Beckwith, Alice Thomas Ellis, Barbara Holland, Reynolds Price, and John Ciardi. [25]
Mustich graduated from Princeton University in 1977.
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James Mustich Jr. | |
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Alma mater | Princeton University |
Notable works | 1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List |
James Mustich, Jr. is a bookseller, editor, and writer. In October 2018, Mustich's book 1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List was published by Workman Publishing, [1] receiving starred reviews from Publishers Weekly [2], Booklist [3], and Library Journal, [4] as well as the praise of other notable independent reviewers [5]. The Washington Post listed it as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of the year. [6]
1,000 Books is the most recent offering in Workman Publishing's "1,000" brand.
In 2017, Mustich became the founding executive producer of the Barnes & Noble Podcast, for which he has conducted interviews with writers such as Questlove, [7] Nassim Nicholas Taleb, [8] Lidia Bastianich, [9] Steven Pinker, [10] and Michael Wolf. [11]
In 2007, Mustich was founding editor of the Barnes & Noble Review, an online literary journal. [12] As editor of the Review he has conducted in-depth interviews with many leading authors, including Philip Roth, [13] Salman Rushdie, [14] Philip Pullman, [15] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, [16] Neal Stephenson, [17] Richard Price, [18] Elmore Leonard, [19] Azar Nafisi, [20] and Robert Caro. [21]
In 1986, Mustich co-founded the mail-order book catalog A Common Reader': Books for Readers with Imagination', and served as its president and publisher until the business was closed in 2006. [22] During its two-decade run, the catalog was published up to 17 times each year and listed hundreds of titles in each issue, each with its own write-up. [23] A Common Reader circulated to hundreds of thousands of readers and at its peak sold over 300,000 books a year. [24] Its in-house imprint, Akadine Press, republished over 60 out-of-print books by such authors as Lillian Beckwith, Alice Thomas Ellis, Barbara Holland, Reynolds Price, and John Ciardi. [25]
Mustich graduated from Princeton University in 1977.
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" Book Expo 2018: James Mustich: Man On a Mission"