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Daniel Menaker

Biography

Daniel Menaker

Daniel Menaker began his career as a fact checker at The New Yorker, where he became an editor and worked for 26 years. A former book editor, Menaker is the author of six books; he has written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, Parents, Redbook, and many others.

Daniel Menaker

Books by Daniel Menaker

My Mistake: A Memoir
by Daniel Menaker - Nonfiction

Daniel Menaker started as a fact checker at The New Yorker in 1969. With luck, hard work, and the support of William Maxwell, he was eventually promoted to editor. Never beloved by William Shawn, he was advised early on to find a position elsewhere; he stayed for another 24 years. Now Menaker brings us a new view of life in that wonderfully strange place and beyond, throughout his more than 40 years working to celebrate language and good writing.