Difference between revisions of "Ann Patty"
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| − | [[Ann Patty|Patty]] grew up in Oakland, [[California]]. Her family was not literary. "I was raised on TV. My mother read Mickey Spillane and Reader's Digest Condensed Books." When her older brother went to college in Berkeley, a scant few miles north and a world away, he brought home books and words, which his younger sister devoured. "I used to make lists of new words and try to use them in sentences. 'Benevolent' was one of my favorites." | + | <blockquote>[[Ann Patty|Patty]] grew up in Oakland, [[California]]. Her family was not literary. "I was raised on TV. My mother read Mickey Spillane and Reader's Digest Condensed Books." When her older brother went to college in Berkeley, a scant few miles north and a world away, he brought home books and words, which his younger sister devoured. "I used to make lists of new words and try to use them in sentences. 'Benevolent' was one of my favorites." |
Patty went to Berkeley as well, in the turbulent 1960s. She majored in literature. "My form of rebellion was to become recherché. My father was always after me to take economics courses, so I'd be able to make a living... I didn't know the profession of editor even existed." Eventually, a [[New York]] boyfriend brought her to a beach house party where "there were all these editors talking about books. It was like a light bulb went off: That's what I'll do! I'll go to [[New York]] and be an editor!" | Patty went to Berkeley as well, in the turbulent 1960s. She majored in literature. "My form of rebellion was to become recherché. My father was always after me to take economics courses, so I'd be able to make a living... I didn't know the profession of editor even existed." Eventually, a [[New York]] boyfriend brought her to a beach house party where "there were all these editors talking about books. It was like a light bulb went off: That's what I'll do! I'll go to [[New York]] and be an editor!" | ||
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[[Ann Patty|Patty]] started as an editorial assistant at Dell and became an editor at Pocket Books. Her commercial track record impressed her bosses so much that they made her, at 29, the founder, publisher and editorial director of her own imprint, [[Poseidon Press]]. [[Ann Patty|Patty]] describes [[Poseidon Press|Poseidon]] as "an outrigger of Simon & Schuster," within which she enjoyed a newfound autonomy. "I was always interested in literary fiction. First you pay the rent with commercial books, then you earn the right to publish what you like." | [[Ann Patty|Patty]] started as an editorial assistant at Dell and became an editor at Pocket Books. Her commercial track record impressed her bosses so much that they made her, at 29, the founder, publisher and editorial director of her own imprint, [[Poseidon Press]]. [[Ann Patty|Patty]] describes [[Poseidon Press|Poseidon]] as "an outrigger of Simon & Schuster," within which she enjoyed a newfound autonomy. "I was always interested in literary fiction. First you pay the rent with commercial books, then you earn the right to publish what you like." | ||
| − | She ran [[Poseidon Press|Poseidon]] until 1993, when her beloved imprint fell under the corporate axe. | + | She ran [[Poseidon Press|Poseidon]] until 1993, when her beloved imprint fell under the corporate axe.</blockquote> |
<div align=right>From: [http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2005/03/bookshelf/]</div> | <div align=right>From: [http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2005/03/bookshelf/]</div> | ||
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| + | She subsequently became Executive Editor at [[wikipedia:Harcourt Trade Publishers|Harcourt Books]], where she published [[wikipedia:Yann Martel|Yann Martel]]’s [[wikipedia:Life of Pi|Life of Pi]], [[wikipedia:Michel Faber|Michel Faber]]’s The Crimson Petal, and the novels of wikipedia:Lynne Freed|Lynn Freed]] and [[wikipedia:Jeanette Winterson|Jeanette Winterson]]. | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | ||
Revision as of 00:15, 24 October 2006
Patty grew up in Oakland, California. Her family was not literary. "I was raised on TV. My mother read Mickey Spillane and Reader's Digest Condensed Books." When her older brother went to college in Berkeley, a scant few miles north and a world away, he brought home books and words, which his younger sister devoured. "I used to make lists of new words and try to use them in sentences. 'Benevolent' was one of my favorites."
Patty went to Berkeley as well, in the turbulent 1960s. She majored in literature. "My form of rebellion was to become recherché. My father was always after me to take economics courses, so I'd be able to make a living... I didn't know the profession of editor even existed." Eventually, a New York boyfriend brought her to a beach house party where "there were all these editors talking about books. It was like a light bulb went off: That's what I'll do! I'll go to New York and be an editor!"
Patty started as an editorial assistant at Dell and became an editor at Pocket Books. Her commercial track record impressed her bosses so much that they made her, at 29, the founder, publisher and editorial director of her own imprint, Poseidon Press. Patty describes Poseidon as "an outrigger of Simon & Schuster," within which she enjoyed a newfound autonomy. "I was always interested in literary fiction. First you pay the rent with commercial books, then you earn the right to publish what you like."
She ran Poseidon until 1993, when her beloved imprint fell under the corporate axe.
She subsequently became Executive Editor at Harcourt Books, where she published Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Michel Faber’s The Crimson Petal, and the novels of wikipedia:Lynne Freed|Lynn Freed]] and Jeanette Winterson.
