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In 1999, Friedlander and Context Books came to public attention when he acquired a manuscript from [[Theodore J. Kaczynski]], the Unabomber. The book, in which Kaczynski argued that he was not insane, as his family had claimed during his trial, was ready to be published by Context Books <ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/11/business/media-talk-publisher-cautious-on-unabomber-s-book.html/ |title = Media Talk; Publisher Cautious on Unabomber's Book |last = Carvajal |first = Doreen |publisher = The New York Times |date = 1999 October 1 |work = Business Day |accessdate= 29 January 2013 }}</ref> when Kaczynski refused to paraphrase some letters which he did not own the copyright to. The book was never published because of these copyright issues.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/05/us/national-news-briefs-unabomber-s-book.html |title = National News Briefs; Unabomber's Book |publisher = The New York Times |date = 1999 November 5 |work = Archives |accessdate= 29 January 2013 }}</ref> |
In 1999, Friedlander and Context Books came to public attention when he acquired a manuscript from [[Theodore J. Kaczynski]], the Unabomber. The book, in which Kaczynski argued that he was not insane, as his family had claimed during his trial, was ready to be published by Context Books <ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/11/business/media-talk-publisher-cautious-on-unabomber-s-book.html/ |title = Media Talk; Publisher Cautious on Unabomber's Book |last = Carvajal |first = Doreen |publisher = The New York Times |date = 1999 October 1 |work = Business Day |accessdate= 29 January 2013 }}</ref> when Kaczynski refused to paraphrase some letters which he did not own the copyright to. The book was never published because of these copyright issues.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/05/us/national-news-briefs-unabomber-s-book.html |title = National News Briefs; Unabomber's Book |publisher = The New York Times |date = 1999 November 5 |work = Archives |accessdate= 29 January 2013 }}</ref> |
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Context Books published several award-winning works of literary fiction by authors including [[David Means]], David Marshall Chan, and [[Daniel Quinn]]. Nonfiction authors included [[Derrick Jensen]] and [[John Bonifaz]]. The publishing house won several national awards. [[The New York Times]] singled out two anti-war books published by the publisher that "emerged from, and then codified opposition to the war in Iraq. [[War on Iraq: What Team Bush |
Context Books published several award-winning works of literary fiction by authors including [[David Means]], David Marshall Chan, and [[Daniel Quinn]]. Nonfiction authors included [[Derrick Jensen]] and [[John Bonifaz]]. The publishing house won several national awards. [[The New York Times]] singled out two anti-war books published by the publisher that "emerged from, and then codified opposition to the war in Iraq. [[War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know]] by [[William Rivers Pitt]] was an international bestseller. <ref name="Moore">{{cite web |url = http://www.michaelmoore.com/blogger/beau-friedlander |title = Blogger Profile: Beau Friedlander |publisher = Michael Moore.com |accessdate= 29 January 2013 }}</ref> |
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In 2008, he became the editor-in-chief at [[Air America (radio network)]], a progressive radio network. <ref name="Moore" /> |
In 2008, he became the editor-in-chief at [[Air America (radio network)]], a progressive radio network. <ref name="Moore" /> |
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Beau Friedlander is an American writer, publisher, and media consultant. He was the founder of Context Books, an award-winning small press, and editor-in-chief at Air America.
Education
Beau Friedlander received a B.A. in Literature and Languages from Bennington College, a M.A. in English Romanticism from Oxford University and a M. Phil. in Comparative Literature and Scandinavian Studies from Columbia University.[1]
Career
In 1998, Friedlander started Context Books, an independent press. He was twenty-seven.[2]
In 1999, Friedlander and Context Books came to public attention when he acquired a manuscript from Theodore J. Kaczynski, the Unabomber. The book, in which Kaczynski argued that he was not insane, as his family had claimed during his trial, was ready to be published by Context Books [3] when Kaczynski refused to paraphrase some letters which he did not own the copyright to. The book was never published because of these copyright issues.[4]
Context Books published several award-winning works of literary fiction by authors including David Means, David Marshall Chan, and Daniel Quinn. Nonfiction authors included Derrick Jensen and John Bonifaz. The publishing house won several national awards. The New York Times singled out two anti-war books published by the publisher that "emerged from, and then codified opposition to the war in Iraq. War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know by William Rivers Pitt was an international bestseller. [5]
In 2008, he became the editor-in-chief at Air America (radio network), a progressive radio network. [5]
Beau Friedlander’s writing has appeared in Time Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Paris Review, The Huffington Post, the Air America (radio network) website, The Dominion, as well as several anthologies and journals.[5]
Board Memberships
He became a board member of the Evergreen Review in 2011. [6]
Personal Life
Originally from Connecticut, Friedlander lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He is divorced, with two children.
References
- ^ Johnson, Dennis Loy (4 August 2002). "Beau Regardless of the Others". mobylives.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ John, Warren St. (8 June 2003). "Enlisting the Stars to Tilt at the Right". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ Carvajal, Doreen (1999 October 1). "Media Talk; Publisher Cautious on Unabomber's Book". Business Day. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "National News Briefs; Unabomber's Book". Archives. The New York Times. 1999 November 5. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "Blogger Profile: Beau Friedlander". Michael Moore.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.evergreenreview.com/b/contact/