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Robert Weil (editor)

December 15, 2023

Robert Weil is an Executive Editor and Vice President of the publishing imprint W.W. Norton / Liveright.[1] From 2011 to 2022 he was the Editor-in-Chief and Publishing Director of Liveright, succeeded by Peter J. Simon in July, 2022.

Early life and career edit

Weil graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in History in 1977, and originally considered teaching high school before beginning his publishing career with Times Books in 1978 as an Editorial Assistant.[2] Two and a half years later he moved to the former Omni Magazine. With Omni Magazine he introduced a book division and packaged and agented science books to publishers before becoming Senior Editor at St. Martin's Press in 1988, a division of Macmillan Publishers.[3] Weil's acquisitions included Michael Wallis's Route 66, Henry Roth's tetralogy of novels called The Mercy of a Rude Stream, Oliver Stone's autobiographical novel A Child's Night Dream, and John Bayley's Elegy for Iris.[4]

W.W. Norton & Company / Liveright Publishing edit

In 1998, Weil moved to W.W. Norton & Company as an Executive Editor.[5] His acquisition of most of the Patricia Highsmith backlist, which included several new volumes, in 1999, helped launch the Highsmith renaissance in the U.S. and the 2015 film Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, based on the novel The Price of Salt, as well as Highsmith's diaries, published in 2021.[6] Weil also worked for several years with Paul McCartney (and Paul Muldoon[7]) on the editing of McCartney's book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, published in 2021.[8]

In 2011, Weil was named the Editor-in-Chief and Publishing Director of Liveright Publishing Corporation.[9] Per a 2021 profile in Publishers Weekly, "The relaunched imprint released its first books in 2012. It started with two full-time staffers and a list of about 20 books per year, and has grown to eight staffers and about 40 books annually."[10] During Weil's tenure as Editor-in-Chief, Liveright received four Pulitzer Prizes (among nine finalists)[11] as well as a National Book Award (among eight nominees).[12] The current staff of Liveright includes Peter J. Simon, Peter Miller, Gina Iaquinta, Nick Curley, Haley Bracken, Clio Hamilton, Fanta Diallo, Maria Connors, and Kadiatou Keita.

Additional work edit

Beyond editing, Weil frequently lectures on writing, publishing history, and the state of American culture and literature. He has spoken in Munich, Guadalajara, Miami, Chicago, and at Yale University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Nebraska, among others. He has also written on books and publishing for various publications including The Washington Post and ArtForum.

Selected authors edited by Robert Weil edit

Selected works edited by Robert Weil edit

Year Title Author Accolades
1996 From Bondage (Mercy of a Rude Stream, Vol. 3) Henry Roth Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
1997 The Smell of Apples: A Novel Mark Behr Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction
1998 All on Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery Henry Mayer Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
1999 The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White Henry Wiencek National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
1999 Elegy for Iris John Bayley New York Times Bestseller
Basis for Iris (2001 film)
2000 Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon Patrick Tierney Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
2003 Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Nelson Mandela (Editor) NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children
2005 Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism Geoffrey R. Stone Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
2008 The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Annette Gordon-Reed Pulitzer Prize for History
National Book Award for Nonfiction
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
2008 The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British Sarah Lyall New York Times Bestseller
2009 Stitches: A Memoir David Small Finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature
New York Times Bestseller
2009 The Book of Genesis Robert Crumb New York Times Bestseller
2009 Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression Morris Dickstein Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
2010 Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits Linda Gordon Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
The Bancroft Prize
2010 Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and this Rendezvous with American History Yunte Huang Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography)
Edgar Award (Critical/Biographical)
California Book Award (Nonfiction)
2012 Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece Michael Gorra Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
2012 The Social Conquest of Earth Edward O. Wilson New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Notable Book
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
2012 Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt New York Times Bestseller
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
2013 Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations Mary Beard Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
2013 Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present Max Boot New York Times Bestseller
2013 Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life Jonathan Sperber Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography
2013 Letters to a Young Scientist Edward O. Wilson New York Times Bestseller
2014 Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade Walter Kirn New York Times Bestseller
2014 The Last Kind Words Saloon: A Novel Larry McMurtry New York Times Bestseller
2014 The Meaning of Human Existence Edward O. Wilson New York Times Bestseller
Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
2014 Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time Ira Katznelson The Bancroft Prize
2015 The Complete Works of Primo Levi Primo Levi, translated by Ann Goldstein New York Times Notable Book
2015 SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard New York Times Bestseller
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
2015 Words Without Music: A Memoir Philip Glass New York Times Bestseller
2016 Cousin Joseph: A Graphic Novel Jules Feiffer New York Times Bestseller
2016 ’’Most Blessed of the Patriarchs’’: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf New York Times Bestseller
2016 New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America Wendy Warren Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History
New York Times Notable Book
2016 Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life Ruth Franklin National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography
Edgar Award (Critical/Biographical)
Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
New York Times Notable Book
2017 The Annotated African American Folktales Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Maria Tatar NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
2017 The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Richard Rothstein Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Hillman Prize
2017 The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea Jack E. Davis Pulitzer Prize for History
Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
New York Times Notable Book
2018 The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam Max Boot Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
2018 These Truths: A History of the United States Jill Lepore New York Times Bestseller
2018 We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights Adam Winkler Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
New York Times Notable Book
2018 The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela NPR Best Books of 2018
2019 Audience of One: Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America James Poniewozik New York Times Notable Book
2019 Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History Yunte Huang
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
2019 Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future Pete Buttigieg New York Times Bestseller
2020 Afropessimism Frank B. Wilderson III Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
2020 The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X Les Payne and Tamara Payne National Book Award for Nonfiction
Pulitzer Prize for Biography
New York Times Notable Book
2020 If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future Jill Lepore Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
2020 The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War Michael Gorra New York Times Notable Book
2020 Trust: America's Best Chance Pete Buttigieg New York Times Bestseller
2021 On Juneteenth Annette Gordon-Reed New York Times Bestseller
New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
New York Times Critics Best Books of 2021
2021 Pessoa: A Biography Richard Zenith New York Times Critics Best Books of 2021
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
2021 The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney New York Times Bestseller
Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
2023 1964: Eyes of the Storm Paul McCartney New York Times Bestseller
2023 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World Mary Beard New York Times Bestseller

References edit

  1. ^ ""Norton Revives Liveright Imprint." Poets and Writers". September 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ ""Robert Weil and the Music of Editing." PW". Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. ^ ""Robert Weil and the Music of Editing." PW". Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Heyman Center". Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Irene Lacher. "The Sunday Conversation: Robert Weil." Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "How Anna von Planta edited Patricia Highsmith's new diaries - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "David Sedaris's Diaries and Paul McCartney's Songs". The New York Times. 24 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Paul McCartney Doesn't Really Want to Stop the Show". The New Yorker. 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Emily Witt. "Robert Weil and Star Lawrence Discuss Changes at Norton." The New York Observer". The New York Observer. 7 July 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  10. ^ "For Liveright, Good Editing is Good Business".
  11. ^ "Pulitzer Prize | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica".
  12. ^ "National Book Awards 2021".

External links edit

  • Ronald Collins, An Interview with Robert Weil, Washington Independent Review of Books (April 5, 2016)
  • Virtual Memories Show 261: Robert Weil
  • Robert Weil on Publishing Tinderbox
  • Robert Weil on Publishing Nelson Mandela's Letters from Prison
  • Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela's Prison Letters
  • An Interview with Robert Weil
  • Liveright Publishing Corporation
  • Robert Weil on publishing German literature
  • Liveright and Robert Weil to Publish The Complete Works of Primo Levi
  • Michael Dirda discusses the Complete Works of Primo Levi and Robert Weil's publishing career
  • C-SPAN BookTV interview with Robert Weil
  • Frank B. Wilderson III on his book Afropessimism and working with Robert Weil

December 15, 2023
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Robert Weil is an Executive Editor and Vice President of the publishing imprint W W Norton Liveright 1 From 2011 to 2022 he was the Editor in Chief and Publishing Director of Liveright succeeded by Peter J Simon in July 2022 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 W W Norton amp Company Liveright Publishing 3 Additional work 4 Selected authors edited by Robert Weil 5 Selected works edited by Robert Weil 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and career editWeil graduated from Yale College with a B A in History in 1977 and originally considered teaching high school before beginning his publishing career with Times Books in 1978 as an Editorial Assistant 2 Two and a half years later he moved to the former Omni Magazine With Omni Magazine he introduced a book division and packaged and agented science books to publishers before becoming Senior Editor at St Martin s Press in 1988 a division of Macmillan Publishers 3 Weil s acquisitions included Michael Wallis s Route 66 Henry Roth s tetralogy of novels called The Mercy of a Rude Stream Oliver Stone s autobiographical novel A Child s Night Dream and John Bayley s Elegy for Iris 4 W W Norton amp Company Liveright Publishing editIn 1998 Weil moved to W W Norton amp Company as an Executive Editor 5 His acquisition of most of the Patricia Highsmith backlist which included several new volumes in 1999 helped launch the Highsmith renaissance in the U S and the 2015 film Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara based on the novel The Price of Salt as well as Highsmith s diaries published in 2021 6 Weil also worked for several years with Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon 7 on the editing of McCartney s book The Lyrics 1956 to the Present published in 2021 8 In 2011 Weil was named the Editor in Chief and Publishing Director of Liveright Publishing Corporation 9 Per a 2021 profile in Publishers Weekly The relaunched imprint released its first books in 2012 It started with two full time staffers and a list of about 20 books per year and has grown to eight staffers and about 40 books annually 10 During Weil s tenure as Editor in Chief Liveright received four Pulitzer Prizes among nine finalists 11 as well as a National Book Award among eight nominees 12 The current staff of Liveright includes Peter J Simon Peter Miller Gina Iaquinta Nick Curley Haley Bracken Clio Hamilton Fanta Diallo Maria Connors and Kadiatou Keita Additional work editBeyond editing Weil frequently lectures on writing publishing history and the state of American culture and literature He has spoken in Munich Guadalajara Miami Chicago and at Yale University Vanderbilt University and the University of Nebraska among others He has also written on books and publishing for various publications including The Washington Post and ArtForum Selected authors edited by Robert Weil editEdward Abbey Danielle Allen Anthony Appiah Simon Armitage John Ashbery Isaac Babel J G Ballard William Barber II John Bayley Mary Beard Heinrich Boll Max Boot Patricia Bosworth T C Boyle Pete Buttigieg Jerome Charyn Erwin Chemerinsky J M Coetzee Linda Colley Francis Ford Coppola Robert Crumb Aline Kominsky Crumb Jack E Davis Patti Davis Freeman Dyson Joseph J Ellis Will Eisner Jules Feiffer Lawrence Ferlinghetti Ruth Franklin Martin Gardner Henry Louis Gates Jr Peter Gay William Giraldi Philip Glass Nadine Gordimer Annette Gordon Reed Michael Gorra Allan Gurganus Yunte Huang Patricia Highsmith Jim Holt Clive James George F Kennan Leslie S Klinger Michael Korda Nicholas Lemann Jill Lepore Primo Levi David Levering Lewis Nelson Mandela Wilma Mankiller Russell Means Paul McCartney Larry McMurtry N Scott Momaday Edmund Morgan historian Jan Morris Benjamin Moser Paul Muldoon Charles Ogletree Les Payne Tamara Payne Leonard Peltier James Poniewozik Henry Roth Joseph Roth Richard Rothstein Amartya Sen Roger Shattuck Peter Singer Edward Sorel David Small Gerry Spence Oliver Stone Maria Tatar Marilyn vos Savant Edward O Wilson Frank B Wilderson IIISelected works edited by Robert Weil editYear Title Author Accolades1996 From Bondage Mercy of a Rude Stream Vol 3 Henry Roth Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction1997 The Smell of Apples A Novel Mark Behr Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction1998 All on Fire William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery Henry Mayer Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction1999 The Hairstons An American Family in Black and White Henry Wiencek National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography1999 Elegy for Iris John Bayley New York Times BestsellerBasis for Iris 2001 film 2000 Darkness in El Dorado How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon Patrick Tierney Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction2003 Nelson Mandela s Favorite African Folktales Nelson Mandela Editor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children2005 Perilous Times Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism Geoffrey R Stone Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History2008 The Hemingses of Monticello An American Family Annette Gordon Reed Pulitzer Prize for HistoryNational Book Award for NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography2008 The Anglo Files A Field Guide to the British Sarah Lyall New York Times Bestseller2009 Stitches A Memoir David Small Finalist for the National Book Award for Young People s LiteratureNew York Times Bestseller2009 The Book of Genesis Robert Crumb New York Times Bestseller2009 Dancing in the Dark A Cultural History of the Great Depression Morris Dickstein Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism2010 Dorothea Lange A Life Beyond Limits Linda Gordon Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryThe Bancroft Prize2010 Charlie Chan The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and this Rendezvous with American History Yunte Huang Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Biography Edgar Award Critical Biographical California Book Award Nonfiction 2012 Portrait of a Novel Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece Michael Gorra Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for BiographyFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography2012 The Social Conquest of Earth Edward O Wilson New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable BookLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction2012 Why Does the World Exist An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction2013 Confronting the Classics Traditions Adventures and Innovations Mary Beard Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism2013 Invisible Armies An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present Max Boot New York Times Bestseller2013 Karl Marx A Nineteenth Century Life Jonathan Sperber Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography2013 Letters to a Young Scientist Edward O Wilson New York Times Bestseller2014 Blood Will Out The True Story of a Murder a Mystery and a Masquerade Walter Kirn New York Times Bestseller2014 The Last Kind Words Saloon A Novel Larry McMurtry New York Times Bestseller2014 The Meaning of Human Existence Edward O Wilson New York Times BestsellerFinalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction2014 Fear Itself The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time Ira Katznelson The Bancroft Prize2015 The Complete Works of Primo Levi Primo Levi translated by Ann Goldstein New York Times Notable Book2015 SPQR A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction2015 Words Without Music A Memoir Philip Glass New York Times Bestseller2016 Cousin Joseph A Graphic Novel Jules Feiffer New York Times Bestseller2016 Most Blessed of the Patriarchs Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Annette Gordon Reed and Peter S Onuf New York Times Bestseller2016 New England Bound Slavery and Colonization in Early America Wendy Warren Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryNew York Times Notable Book2016 Shirley Jackson A Rather Haunted Life Ruth Franklin National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyEdgar Award Critical Biographical Bram Stoker Award for Best Non FictionNew York Times Notable Book2017 The Annotated African American Folktales Henry Louis Gates Jr and Maria Tatar NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Fiction2017 The Color of Law A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Richard Rothstein Longlisted for the National Book Award for NonfictionNew York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable BookWinner of the Hillman Prize2017 The Gulf The Making of An American Sea Jack E Davis Pulitzer Prize for HistoryKirkus Prize for NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionNew York Times Notable Book2018 The Road Not Taken Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam Max Boot Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography2018 These Truths A History of the United States Jill Lepore New York Times Bestseller2018 We the Corporations How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights Adam Winkler Shortlisted for the National Book Award for NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionNew York Times Notable Book2018 The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela NPR Best Books of 20182019 Audience of One Trump Television and the Fracturing of America James Poniewozik New York Times Notable Book2019 Inseparable The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History Yunte Huang Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography2019 Shortest Way Home One Mayor s Challenge and a Model for America s Future Pete Buttigieg New York Times Bestseller2020 Afropessimism Frank B Wilderson III Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction2020 The Dead Are Arising The Life of Malcolm X Les Payne and Tamara Payne National Book Award for NonfictionPulitzer Prize for BiographyNew York Times Notable Book2020 If Then How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future Jill Lepore Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction2020 The Saddest Words William Faulkner s Civil War Michael Gorra New York Times Notable Book2020 Trust America s Best Chance Pete Buttigieg New York Times Bestseller2021 On Juneteenth Annette Gordon Reed New York Times BestsellerNew York Times 10 Best Books of the YearNew York Times Critics Best Books of 20212021 Pessoa A Biography Richard Zenith New York Times Critics Best Books of 2021Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography2021 The Lyrics 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney New York Times BestsellerBarnes amp Noble Book of the Year2023 1964 Eyes of the Storm Paul McCartney New York Times Bestseller2023 Emperor of Rome Ruling the Ancient Roman World Mary Beard New York Times BestsellerReferences edit Norton Revives Liveright Imprint Poets and Writers September 2011 Retrieved September 1 2011 Robert Weil and the Music of Editing PW Retrieved July 8 2011 Robert Weil and the Music of Editing PW Retrieved July 8 2011 Heyman Center Retrieved March 26 2015 Irene Lacher The Sunday Conversation Robert Weil Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Retrieved April 22 2012 How Anna von Planta edited Patricia Highsmith s new diaries Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times 11 November 2021 David Sedaris s Diaries and Paul McCartney s Songs The New York Times 24 December 2021 Paul McCartney Doesn t Really Want to Stop the Show The New Yorker 8 October 2021 Emily Witt Robert Weil and Star Lawrence Discuss Changes at Norton The New York Observer The New York Observer 7 July 2011 Retrieved July 7 2011 For Liveright Good Editing is Good Business Pulitzer Prize History Winners amp Facts Britannica National Book Awards 2021 External links editRonald Collins An Interview with Robert Weil Washington Independent Review of Books April 5 2016 Virtual Memories Show 261 Robert Weil Robert Weil on Publishing Tinderbox Robert Weil on Publishing Nelson Mandela s Letters from Prison Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela s Prison Letters An Interview with Robert Weil Liveright Publishing Corporation Robert Weil on publishing German literature Liveright and Robert Weil to Publish The Complete Works of Primo Levi Michael Dirda discusses the Complete Works of Primo Levi and Robert Weil s publishing career C SPAN BookTV interview with Robert Weil Frank B Wilderson III on his book Afropessimism and working with Robert Weil Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Weil editor amp oldid 1183211927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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