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From 2006 to 2016 Jackson was executive editor of [[Spiegel and Grau]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reid|first1=Calvin|title=Chris Jackson to Relaunch One World Imprint|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/69929-chris-jackson-to-head-relaunched-one-world-imprint.html|work=Publishers Weekly|date=April 11, 2016}}</ref> before becoming head of One World. ''[[The New York Times]]'' describes Jackson as a "rare public star in the world of book publishing."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=John|title=Chris Jackson to Lead One World Imprint at Random House|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/11/chris-jackson-to-lead-one-world-imprint-at-random-house/|accessdate=17 October 2016|work=The New York Times|date=April 11, 2016}}</ref> Calling Jackson "someone you need to know," ''[[Ebony]]'' cites his work with [[Ta-Nehisi Coates]], [[Jay-Z]] and [[Beyoncé]] as well as Jackson's "background and understanding of how to take Black stories and turn them into something that the entire market should--and could--appreciate."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gibbs|first1=Adrienne Samuels|title=Clap for Him! Chris Jackson Lands New Role at Random House imprint|url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/chris-jackson-ta-nehisi-coates#axzz4NMr5Ho1c|accessdate=17 October 2016|work=Ebony|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> Critic [[Vinson Cunningham]], writing for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', says, "To the extent that 21st-century literary audiences have been introduced to the realities and absurdities born of the phenomenon of race in America, Jackson has done a disproportionate amount of that introducing."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cunningham|first1=Vinson|title=How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement|url= |
From 2006 to 2016 Jackson was executive editor of [[Spiegel and Grau]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reid|first1=Calvin|title=Chris Jackson to Relaunch One World Imprint|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/69929-chris-jackson-to-head-relaunched-one-world-imprint.html|work=Publishers Weekly|date=April 11, 2016}}</ref> before becoming head of One World. ''[[The New York Times]]'' describes Jackson as a "rare public star in the world of book publishing."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=John|title=Chris Jackson to Lead One World Imprint at Random House|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/11/chris-jackson-to-lead-one-world-imprint-at-random-house/|accessdate=17 October 2016|work=The New York Times|date=April 11, 2016}}</ref> Calling Jackson "someone you need to know," ''[[Ebony]]'' cites his work with [[Ta-Nehisi Coates]], [[Jay-Z]] and [[Beyoncé]] as well as Jackson's "background and understanding of how to take Black stories and turn them into something that the entire market should--and could--appreciate."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gibbs|first1=Adrienne Samuels|title=Clap for Him! Chris Jackson Lands New Role at Random House imprint|url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/chris-jackson-ta-nehisi-coates#axzz4NMr5Ho1c|accessdate=17 October 2016|work=Ebony|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> Critic [[Vinson Cunningham]], writing for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', says, "To the extent that 21st-century literary audiences have been introduced to the realities and absurdities born of the phenomenon of race in America, Jackson has done a disproportionate amount of that introducing."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cunningham|first1=Vinson|title=How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/magazine/how-chris-jackson-is-building-a-black-literary-movement.html|accessdate=17 October 2016|work=The New York Times|date=2 February 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:54, 1 March 2017
Chris Jackson is publisher and editor-in-chief of the One World imprint of Random House.
Early life
Jackson grew up in Harlem, New York, and attended Hunter College High School and Columbia University.[1]
Career
From 2006 to 2016 Jackson was executive editor of Spiegel and Grau[2] before becoming head of One World. The New York Times describes Jackson as a "rare public star in the world of book publishing."[3] Calling Jackson "someone you need to know," Ebony cites his work with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jay-Z and Beyoncé as well as Jackson's "background and understanding of how to take Black stories and turn them into something that the entire market should--and could--appreciate."[4] Critic Vinson Cunningham, writing for The New York Times Magazine, says, "To the extent that 21st-century literary audiences have been introduced to the realities and absurdities born of the phenomenon of race in America, Jackson has done a disproportionate amount of that introducing."[5]
References
- ^ Lewis, Andy (September 28, 2016). "Trayvon Martin's Parents Writing Memoir: "Everyone Reading the Manuscript Is in Tears by the Second Chapter"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Reid, Calvin (April 11, 2016). "Chris Jackson to Relaunch One World Imprint". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Williams, John (April 11, 2016). "Chris Jackson to Lead One World Imprint at Random House". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Gibbs, Adrienne Samuels (April 14, 2016). "Clap for Him! Chris Jackson Lands New Role at Random House imprint". Ebony. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Cunningham, Vinson (2 February 2016). "How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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