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]
James Mustich Jr. | |
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 James mustich | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Notable works | 1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List |
Life edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "1,000 Books to Read Before You Die - Workman Publishing". Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ 1,000 Books to Read before You Die: A Life-Changing List, by James Mustich | Booklist Online. Retrieved 2018-10-05 – via www.booklistonline.com.
- ^ "1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List". The Library Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ barnesandnoble.com. "About - 1000 books to read before you die!". www.1000bookstoread.com. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ "The B&N Podcast: Questlove". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "The B&N Podcast: Nassim Nicholas Taleb". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "The B&N Podcast: Lidia Bastianich". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "The B&N Podcast: Steven Pinker". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "The B&N Podcast: Michael Wolff". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "James Mustich". The Barnes & Noble Review. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Philip Roth (1933-2018): A Remembrance and a Conversation". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Salman Rushdie Spins a Yarn". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Philip Pullman: The Storyteller's Art". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Neal Stephenson: Anathem". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Richard Price: Lush Life". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Elmore Leonard". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Azar Nafisi: Things I've Been Silent About". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Robert A. Caro: "What can a president be? What can a president do?"". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ editor (2006-07-08). "Common Reader Editions". The Neglected Books Page. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Does the Printed Word Still Matter?". DMNews.com. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ Shapera, Todd (11 July 1999). "Personal Missions Fuel Small Publishers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Publisher: Akadine Press | Open Library". openlibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
External links edit
"Book Expo 2018: James Mustich: Man On a Mission"
- "1,000 Books to Read"
- "The Ultimate Literary Bucket List" (Washington Post, September 26, 2018)
- "What It's Like to Write A Book Full of Books" (LitHub, October 10, 2018)
- "Using a Reading List to Measure a Life" (Chicago Tribune, November 14, 2018)