Synopses & Reviews
Katharine White (1896–1977) was the first fiction editor at
The New Yorker, a position she held from 1925 to 1959. Hailed by James Thurber as the “fountain and shrine of
The New Yorker,” White did more than almost any other editor to shape the magazine into the literary giant it is today, championing the work of writers like John O’Hara, Mary McCarthy, John Cheever, and countless others. She and her husband, E. B. White, lived in New York City and North Brooklin, Maine, where she gardened.
E. B. White (1899–1985) was an American essayist and novelist known for an eloquent, witty, and almost effortless writing style that appealed to readers of all ages. His three children’s books—Stuart Little, Charlotte’s Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan—are considered classics and he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for his body of work. His masterful Here Is New York, considered one of the ten best books ever written about New York City, is available from The Little Bookroom.