Susan Rabiner is the former editorial director of Basic Books. She was a senior editor at Oxford University Press and Pantheon Books. Alfred Fortunato is a freelance editor and writer.
"Avoids feeding fantasies in favor of detailing necessities." -- Library Journal "Starred Review. Useful advice on every page." -- Publishers Weekly "In 45 years in publishing I have never read better advice than this book offers. Bravo!" -- Hugh Van Dusen, HarperCollins Publishers "What a smart and useful book Thinking Like Your Editor is." -- Gerald Howard, editorial director, Broadway Books "[S]hould be required reading for any writer of serious nonfiction." -- Laura N. Brown, president, Oxford University Press USA "This smart, straight-talking, profoundly encouraging book is an invaluable guide for authors and editors alike." -- Sara Bershtel, Associate Publisher, Metropolitan Books "Likely to become the gold standard for anyone hoping to be successful in trade publishing." -- Juliet B. Schor, author of The Overworked American "The path from good idea to great book is anything but a straight line, Rabiner and Fortunato know every precipice and crevice." -- John Paulos, author of A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper "[W]ill be the standard text for non-fiction authors." -- Herbert P. Bix, author of Hirohito, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize "Rabiner and Fortunato take you through the corporate Oz of the publishing world, behind the smoke and mirrors." -- Dale Maharidge, author of And Their Children After Them, winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction
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