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About Maxwell Perkins

“The talents he nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and numerous others. But Maxwell Perkins remained a mystery, a backstage presence who served these authors not only as editor but as critic, career manager, moneylender, psychoanalyst, father-confessor, and friend. This outstanding biography, a winner of the National Book Award, is the first to explore the fascinating life of this editor extraordinaire.”  Penguin Editorial Review

“Perkins enjoyed finding promising young writers.” Time

“Max Perkins was the best of the best [editors & publishers].”  Erskine Caldwell

“[An] admirable biography of a wholly admirable [editor].” Newsweek

“Perkins’s literary [and] commercial acumen [is renowned]. He [was] a man of ... great tact and nearly heroic steadiness of character. Decency was his art. ”  The Atlantic Monthly

“In the history of American publishing there is no more legendary ...figure than Maxwell Evarts Perkins.”  The Miami Herald

“[An] indispensable account of ... literary life in [twentieth century] America, as well as a highly rewarding portrait of a man previously hidden behind the scenes [of great literary figures and the publishing industry].” The Dallas Morning News

“A mine of advice for writers and editors [about editors and publishers].” Publishers Weekly

Book: Paperback
  6.06 x 9.01in
 512 pages
 ISBN 1573226211
 Riverhead
  $17.00

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