Remembering Joan Bingham

Joan Bingham was a good friend, a hard-working colleague, and a wonderful partner in Grove Atlantic. Starting with a phone call in the spring of 1992, she set in motion the events that led to the merger of Grove Weidenfeld and Atlantic Monthly Press to create this mid-sized independent literary publishing house that has variously […] The post Remembering Joan Bingham first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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