James Mustich Jr. Explained

James Mustich Jr.
Alma Mater:Princeton University
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Notableworks:1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List
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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]

Life

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.

External links

"Book Expo 2018: James Mustich: Man On a Mission"

Notes and References

  1. News: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die - Workman Publishing. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  2. News: 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. PublishersWeekly.com. 2018-10-05. en.
  3. Book: 1,000 Books to Read before You Die: A Life-Changing List, by James Mustich Booklist Online. www.booklistonline.com. 2018-10-05.
  4. News: 1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List. The Library Journal. 2018-10-05.
  5. Web site: About - 1000 books to read before you die!. barnesandnoble.com. www.1000bookstoread.com. en. 2018-11-03.
  6. News: 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018. Washington Post. en. 2018-11-28.
  7. News: The B&N Podcast: Questlove. 2018-08-01. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  8. News: The B&N Podcast: Nassim Nicholas Taleb. 2018-07-03. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  9. News: The B&N Podcast: Lidia Bastianich. 2018-06-20. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  10. News: The B&N Podcast: Steven Pinker. 2018-03-02. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  11. News: The B&N Podcast: Michael Wolff. 2018-01-25. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  12. News: James Mustich. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  13. News: Philip Roth (1933-2018): A Remembrance and a Conversation. 2018-05-23. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  14. News: Salman Rushdie Spins a Yarn. 2008-06-02. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  15. News: Philip Pullman: The Storyteller's Art. 2007-12-03. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  16. News: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 2009-06-29. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  17. News: Neal Stephenson: Anathem. 2008-10-13. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  18. News: Richard Price: Lush Life. 2008-03-03. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  19. News: Elmore Leonard. 2009-06-08. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  20. News: Azar Nafisi: Things I've Been Silent About. 2009-01-05. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  21. News: Robert A. Caro: "What can a president be? What can a president do?". 2012-11-01. The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  22. News: Common Reader Editions. editor. 2006-07-08. The Neglected Books Page. 2018-10-05. en-US.
  23. News: Does the Printed Word Still Matter?. DMNews.com. 2018-11-03. en.
  24. News: Personal Missions Fuel Small Publishers. Shapera. Todd. The New York Times . 11 July 1999 . 2018-11-03. en.
  25. Web site: Publisher: Akadine Press Open Library. OpenLibrary.org. openlibrary.org. en. 2018-11-03.

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