Beau Friedlander
Beau Friedlander
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Beau Friedlander | |
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| Born | Connecticut |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and Media Consultant |
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 (radio network) Media.
Education
From Connecticut, Beau Friedlander received a B.A. in Literature and Languages from Bennington College, an M.A. in English Romanticism from Oxford University and another M.A. 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 explained his side of the story, 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 the popular Derrick Jensen. 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
Friedlander lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He is divorced, with two children
References
- ^ Johnson, Dennis Loy. "Beau Regardless of the Others." Moby Lives. Melville House, 4 Aug. 2004. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
- ^ John, Warren St. "Enlisting the Stars to Tilt at the Right." The New York Times. The New York Times, 08 June 2003. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
- ^ Carvajal. Doreen. "Media Talk; Publisher Cautious on Unabomber's Book. Business Day. The New York Times, 1999 Oct 1. Web. 29 Jan.2013
- ^ "National News Briefs; Unabomber's Book." The New York Times. The New York Times, 05 Nov. 1999. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
- ^ a b c "Blogger Profile: Beau Friedlander." MichaelMoore.com. Open Mike. Web. 29 Jan. 2013
- ^ http://www.evergreenreview.com/b/contact/
Bibliography
(1) Johnson, Dennis Loy (4 August 2002). "Beau Regardless of the Others". Moby Lives. Melville House. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
(2) 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.
(3) 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)
(4)"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)
(5)"Blogger Profile: Beau Friedlander". Michael Moore.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
(4)Ernst, Amanda (2009 October 16). "Air America Launches New Web Site". MediaBistro.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
(5)http://www.evergreenreview.com/b/contact/
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