DANIEL MENAKER reads from MY MISTAKE

My Mistake (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

In My Mistake Dan Menaker brings us a fresh perspective on life in those wonderfully fabled halls of The New Yorker—the office politicking, the romancing, the talent scouting—and beyond. Throughout his more than forty years in the publishing business, including successful tenures as an editor at Random House where he acquired classics like Primary Colors, Menaker gives an honest, no-holds-barred account of  a lifetime spent working to celebrate language and good writing.

He tells his own story here, too—with irrepressible style and wisdom—offering insightful observations on the devastating grief that comes from losing a sibling, the joys of adoption and raising a family, and the writing life. The result is a moving, life-affirming portrait of a man who has lived and learned among some of the best writers of our generation. A man who sees the beauty, fortune, and necessity of all the mistakes he has made along the way.

DANIEL MENAKER began his career as a fact checker at The New Yorker, where he became an editor and worked for twenty-six years. Formerly Editor in Chief of Random House, Menaker is the author of six books. He has also written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, Harper's, and many other publications. He lives in New York City with his wife, the writer Katherine Bouton. His website is http://danielmenaker.com/.