The World She Edited: Katharine S. White at The New Yorker

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

"Meticulously researched." —The New York Times

"A first-rate biography." —Washington Post

A lively and intimate biography of trailblazing and era-defining New Yorker editor Katharine S. White, who helped build the magazine’s prestigious legacy and transform the 20th century literary landscape for women.

In the summer of 1925, Katharine Sergeant Angell White walked into The New Yorker’s midtown office and left wi...