Nan A. Talese/Doubleday is a literary imprint committed to quality publishing, both in the excellence of its authors and the quality of the production of its books. Established in 1990, it is distinguished both by new authors of fiction and nonfiction, as well as the authors Mrs. Talese has published for many years, writers who have been staunchly supported by independent booksellers (and more recently Barnes & Noble and Borders) and reviewers. Among its writers are Peter Ackroyd, Margaret Atwood, Pinckney Benedict, Thomas Cahill, Kevin Canty, Lorene Cary, Pat Conroy, Jennifer Egan, Mia Farrow, Antonia Fraser, David Grand, Nicola Griffith, Aleksandar Hemon, Thomas Keneally, Alex Kotlowitz, Robert MacNeil, Ian McEwan, Gita Mehta, George Plimpton, Edvard Radzinsky, Mark Richard, Nicholas Shakespeare, Barry Unsworth, and Gus Van Sant. Nan Talese is a Senior Vice President of Doubleday and the Publisher and Editorial Director of Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, a trade book publishing imprint known for its literary excellence. Having begun her publishing career at Random House, she subsequently joined Simon & Schuster as an editor, beginning her long editorial relationships with such authors as Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan, Barry Unsworth and Thomas Keneally, all winners of the prestigious Booker Prize. It was at Houghton Mifflin, which she joined in 1981 as Executive Editor, eventually becoming Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, that she began her association with Pat Conroy as editor of his novel, The Prince of Tides. She joined Doubleday as Senior Vice President in 1988, and two years later introduced her author-oriented imprint dedicated to the publication of a select list of quality fiction and nonfiction. The critically acclaimed and bestselling titles she has published since the imprint's inception include There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlotwitz; Beach Music and My Losing Season by Pat Conroy; Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood; Amsterdam, Atonement, and On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan; How the Irish Saved Civilization, The Gifts of the Jews, Desire of the Everlasting Hills, Sailing the Wine Dark Sea and Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill; The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth; Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser; Shakespeare: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd, as well as the works of George Plimpton, Mark Richard, Robert MacNeil, Jim Crace, Yasmina Khadra, John Burnham Schwartz, Kevin Canty, and Adam Haslett, among others. Mrs. Talese is married to author Gay Talese, whose latest book A Writer's Life was published by Knopf in April 2007. They have two daughters: Pamela, a painter, and Catherine, a photographer. Bold Type interview with Nan Talese Brain Terrain interview with Nan Talese WOW! Women on Writing interview with Nan Talese Janet Silver is Editor-at-Large at Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. Lorna Owen is Senior Editor at Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. Her long list of acquisitions reflects a passion for books with a global perspective. Authors she has acquired and edited include: Tinling Choong, Karen Connelly, Abha Dawesar, Kirstin Downey, Xiaolu Guo, Samantha Harvey, Sarah Helm, Christian Jungersen, Mark Lamster, Julia Magnet, Lisa Margonelli, Helen Oyeyemi, Jose Luis Peixoto, Jeff Talarigo, and Juli Zeh. Ronit Feldman is Assistant Editor at Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and was previously a Contributing Writer at Detroit's Metro Times. Luke Hoorelbeke is Editorial Assistant at Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. From the suburban hollows of Southeastern Michigan, amid Detroit and Flint, Luke is a recent graduate of the New School for Social Research currently residing in Yorkville. Email: Nan Talese, Publisher and Editorial Director: ntalese@randomhouse.com Janet Silver, Editor-at-Large: jsilver@randomhouse.com Lorna Owen, Senior Editor: lowen@randomhouse.com Ronit Feldman, Assistant Editor: rfeldman@randomhouse.com Luke Hoorelbeke, Editorial Assistant: lhoorelbeke@randomhouse.com Phone: 212/782-8918 Fax: 212/782-8448 Mailing Address: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 1745 Broadway, 22nd floor New York, NY 10019