August 4, 2017
Judith Jones
Legendary editor dies at 93

I has the pleasure of meeting and working with Judith in the promotion of several of her authors.
Memories that I will never forget-a true grand dame!
If you are a publisher and would like to submit a book and author for consideration please contact me at Terrance@paris-expat.com




A Conversation with Judith Jones, Queen of Cuisine
A name synonymous with great writers and great chefs Judith Jones showed off her literary sleuthing with the discovery of The Diary of Anne Frank in Paris. She convinced Doubleday to acquire the U.S. rights and it will probably never be out of print.
At Alfred Knopf, where she worked for over 50 years, she edited John Hersey and all of John Updike's work. But her fame was linked to Julia Child and her recognition of that unique voice that changed the world of cookbooks.
Among those new writers were Claudia Rhoden, Marcella Hazan, Madhur Jaffrey and Joan Nathan, all of whom were far removed from her Yankee roots.
I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Judith in conjunction with my Paris in New York Literary Festival. We caught up via telephone on the eve of the publication of LOVE, FEED ME: Sharing with Your Dog the Everyday Good Food You Cook and Enjoy.
Judith Jones
1924-2017
Judith Jones, the editor who discovered Julia Child and advanced a generation of culinary writers that revolutionized cooking and tastes in American homes, and who for a half-century edited John Updike, Anne Tyler, John Hersey and other literary lions, died on Wednesday at her summer home in Walden, Vt. She was 93.
Food started getting serious respect largely because of her, when you talk about the cookbook revolution, she was  the revolution."-Ruth Reichl
Judith Jones

"It is impossible to imagine book publishing without Judith," Knopf chairman and editor-in-chief Sonny Mehta said in a statement.

 "Her authors have been recipients of five Pulitzer Prizes, five National Book Awards, and three National Book Critics Circle Awards, and her cookbook authors have been recipients of 41 awards from the James Beard Foundation and 13 awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. And Judith herself was honored with lifetime achievement awards from both the James Beard Foundation and IACP."
He added: "It is no exaggeration to say that she profoundly influenced not only the way America reads but also the way we cook."
Jones worked with cookbook authors as renowned and diverse as James Beard, Edna Lewis, Marcella Hazan, Marion Cunningham, Madhur Jaffrey, Joan Nathan, and Lidia Bastianich. All the while, she remained associated with publishing's literary circuit, editing luminaries like John Updike, Anne Tyler, William Maxwell, John Hersey, Peter Taylor, and Sharon Olds.
Jones joined Knopf in 1957 and retired from the company in 2011. Plans for a memorial are forthcoming.


Hi Terrance,
I was really good friends with her (Maria Riva) son, Michael. (RIP)  One of my BIG crushes!  I worked for Michael as his script reader as well as being longtime great "just friends". I met Maria several times with Michael and she is amazing profound powerful and so interesting!!! 

She gave me one of the best pieces of advice about MEN!!!
So cool that you shared time with her. 
Such a small karmic world we share!!!
Pamela Murphy
 Thank you for your faithful readership.
 
Cordialement,
 
Terrance Gelenter
Paris Through Expatriate Eyes