Finance:James Mustich Jr.
James Mustich Jr. | |
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 James mustich | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) |
| 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]
Biography
Mustich graduated from Princeton University magna cum laude in 1977. He married Margot Greenbaum, who was a year below him at Princeton, in 1986.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] A Common Reader circulated to hundreds of thousands of readers and at its peak sold over 300,000 books a year.[10] 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.[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 2017, Mustich became the founding executive producer of the Barnes & Noble Podcast, for which he has conducted interviews with writers such as Questlove,[22] Nassim Nicholas Taleb,[23] Lidia Bastianich,[24] Steven Pinker,[25] and Michael Wolf.[26]
References
- ↑ "1,000 Books to Read Before You Die - Workman Publishing" (in en-US). https://www.workman.com/products/1-000-books-to-read-before-you-die.
- ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: One Thousand Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List by James Mustich, with Thomas Meagher and Karen Templer. Workman, $35 (960p) ISBN 978-1-5235-0445-9" (in en). PublishersWeekly.com. https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5235-0445-9.
- ↑ 1,000 Books to Read before You Die: A Life-Changing List, by James Mustich | Booklist Online. https://www.booklistonline.com/1-000-Books-to-Read-before-You-Die-A-Life-Changing-List-James-Mustich/pid=9630304?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List". The Library Journal. https://libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=1000-books-to-read-before-you-die-a-life-changing-list.
- ↑ barnesandnoble.com. "About - 1000 books to read before you die!" (in en). https://www.1000bookstoread.com/about.
- ↑ "50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018" (in en). Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/50-notable-works-of-nonfiction-in-2018/2018/11/13/0cbde49c-d3ce-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html.
- ↑ "Margot E. Greenbaum Becomes Bride" (in en). http://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/19/style/margot-e-greenbaum-becomes-bride.html.
- ↑ editor (2006-07-08). "Common Reader Editions" (in en-US). The Neglected Books Page. https://neglectedbooks.com/?page_id=57.
- ↑ "Does the Printed Word Still Matter?" (in en). DMNews.com. https://www.dmnews.com/channel-marketing/news/13083419/does-the-printed-word-still-matter.
- ↑ Shapera, Todd (11 July 1999). "Personal Missions Fuel Small Publishers" (in en). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/11/nyregion/personal-missions-fuel-small-publishers.html.
- ↑ OpenLibrary.org. "Publisher: Akadine Press | Open Library" (in en). https://openlibrary.org/publishers/Akadine_Press.
- ↑ "James Mustich" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/author/james_mustich.
- ↑ "Philip Roth (1933-2018): A Remembrance and a Conversation" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-05-23. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/philip-roth-1933-2018-a-remembrance-and-a-conversation.
- ↑ "Salman Rushdie Spins a Yarn" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2008-06-02. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/salman-rushdie-spins-a-yarn.
- ↑ "Philip Pullman: The Storyteller's Art" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2007-12-03. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/philip-pullman-the-storytellers-art.
- ↑ "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2009-06-29. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie.
- ↑ "Neal Stephenson: Anathem" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2008-10-13. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/neal-stephenson-anathem.
- ↑ "Richard Price: Lush Life" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2008-03-03. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/richard-price-lush-life.
- ↑ "Elmore Leonard" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2009-06-08. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/elmore-leonard.
- ↑ "Azar Nafisi: Things I've Been Silent About" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2009-01-05. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/azar-nafisi-things-ive-been-silent-about.
- ↑ "Robert A. Caro: "What can a president be? What can a president do?"" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2012-11-01. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/robert-a-caro-what-can-a-president-be-what-can-a-president-do.
- ↑ "The B&N Podcast: Questlove" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-08-01. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/questlove-podcast.
- ↑ "The B&N Podcast: Nassim Nicholas Taleb" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-07-03. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/nassim-nicholas-taleb-podcast.
- ↑ "The B&N Podcast: Lidia Bastianich" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-06-20. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/lidia-bastianich-podcast.
- ↑ "The B&N Podcast: Steven Pinker" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-03-02. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/steven-pinker-podcast.
- ↑ "The B&N Podcast: Michael Wolff" (in en-US). The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-01-25. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/michael-wolff-podcast.
External links
"Book Expo 2018: James Mustich: Man On a Mission"
- "1,000 Books to Read"
- "The Ultimate Literary Bucket List" (Washington Post, September 26, 2018)
- "What It's Like to Write A Book Full of Books" (LitHub, October 10, 2018)
- "Using a Reading List to Measure a Life" (Chicago Tribune, November 14, 2018)
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