Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Susannah Hunnewell, Publisher Of The Paris Review, Dead At 52

Susannah was honored with the insignia ofChevalier in the French Order of Arts and Letters on November 5, 2018. Read remarks by Cultural Counselor Bénédicte de Montlaurdelivered on this occasion.

Her warmth and generous spirit enriched the lives of those who knew her. Her accomplished career in literature touched countless individuals and made the world a better place. We extend our deepest condolences to Antonio and Niccolo, Ottocaro and Cosimo. 

Via Relentless Researcher: Robert Caro’s Brand Of History

“All the ordinary limitations under which most writers and scholars labor — deadlines, money, family obligations — have never contained the force of Caro’s curiosity, which he describes as something akin to a compulsion.” – Jacobin

Susannah Hunnewell, Publisher Of The Paris Review, Dead At 52


“Ms. Hunnewell joined the magazine as an editorial intern in the late-1980s, when it was run out of an 8-by-14-foot office in the Upper East Side brownstone of its co-founder and editor George Plimpton. She remained associated with the magazine for the next 30 years … She was named publisher in 2015, taking over from [Antonio F.] Weiss,” her husband. – The New York Times


The Paris Review is mourning the loss of our publisher and friend, Susannah Hunnewell. Over the course of her long affiliation with the magazine—she began as an editorial assistant in 1989, served as ...
Susannah Hunnewell. Susannah Gordon Hunnewell (July 16, 1966 – June 15, 2019) was an American editor and publisher. She was known for being the publisher of The Paris Review.



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