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May 2024
36m 7s

Two Editors Who Changed Publishing

ABC NEWS | CHARLIE GIBSON, KATE GIBSON
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Today we have a book that helped us to lift the curtain on the inner workings of the book business. The Editor by Sara B. Franklin tells us the story of Judith Jones, the game changing editor who changed the publishing business at a time where women weren't in the publishing business. Judith helped shape literature and change publishing, and so we pair her w ... Show More
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