In The New York Times Larry Rohter profiles the publisher, in New York Review Books Fills a Niche by Reviving Forgotten Works.
A nice overview of New York Review Books -- best known for its 'Classics' line, which includes a lot of reprints and is strong in both (relatively) modern US/UK classics as well as a really wide range of literature in translation.
I like how editorial director Edwin Frank puts it:
A nice overview of New York Review Books -- best known for its 'Classics' line, which includes a lot of reprints and is strong in both (relatively) modern US/UK classics as well as a really wide range of literature in translation.
I like how editorial director Edwin Frank puts it:
We were picking low-hanging fruit, only no one knew the fruit was out there, hanging from the branchesI'm a bit surprised to learn/be reminded that NYRB was only founded in 1999 (the same year the complete review started !) -- and I'm impressed to hear that, while practically all the other independent presses publishing important works and translations are non-profits, NYRB isn't, and:
Rea Hederman, the company's publisher, declined to provide figures on revenues or profits but said that "from the very beginning, NYRB had been profitable."More than fifty NYRB titles are under review at the complete review -- and I look forward to covering many more.