Jonathan Burnham

Burnham Banked on Frey, Expands Office, Revives Rep

The Harper dance: Jane Friedman and Jonathan Burnham.
Patrick McMullan
The Harper dance: Jane Friedman and Jonathan Burnham.

Some time before it became crystal clear that, despite all laws of nature, James Frey’s Bright Shiny Morning would be an unqualified hit, there was a moment when agents and editors wondered if the man who’d agreed to publish it might have reason to worry for his job. Back in September, Harper publisher Jonathan Burnham had stunned colleagues and rivals by forking over a seven-figure advance for the privilege of putting out Mr.  read more »

Long Live Mary of Tribeca

Our beloved revolutionary sweetheart: Mary Parvin.
Our beloved revolutionary sweetheart: Mary Parvin.

Back before Tribeca became the sun-dappled playground of New York’s Hollywood-on-the-Hudson se  read more »

Long Live Mary of Tribeca

Back before Tribeca became the sun-dappled playground of New York’s Hollywood-on-the-Hudson set, M  read more »

Devil Writes Nada: Why Is Weisberger Getting a Million?

Lauren Weisberger.
Lauren Weisberger.

This week, Everyone Worth Knowing, the second novel by Lauren Weisberger—she of best-selling T  read more »

Cries of Le Dernier Cri

After walking up the oyster-hued carpet leading to the Council of Fashion Designers Awards at the Ne  read more »