John Irving's Editorial Journey

Esteemed author John Irving describes how his relationship with his first editor, Joe Fox, led him to eventually working with and being edited by editor and CEO of Simon & Schuster, Jonathan Karp.
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Strange to see the greatest writer of his generation on the hundredth anniversary of the most powerful publishing company in the world, have less than a thousand viewers. I sent Jonathan Karp an unsolicited manuscript of my third book on Linkedin- a collection of short stories titled Ten Zen by Ben. What a long shot. Maybe what the world needs is a new writer, even if he's a complete nobody. John, you have meant more to this world than you may ever know; I hope I can repay the favor - available on Barnes and Noble.