Though his lifelong dream is coming true, first-time author James Smale feels out of his league when a major New York publisher offers to buy his manuscript and former First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis becomes his editor.
The fictional manuscript, based loosely on Smale’s own family, drives a wedge between his own mother, who doesn’t want her personal life shared, and his hope to better understand his family.
Set in 1990s New York, The Editor offers a fascinating glimpse of traditional publishing, the editorial process, late 20th Century culture, U.S. politics, and modern family dynamics. Like Rowley’s other bestselling books, Lily and the Octopus and The Guncle, The Editor uses humor and insight to thoughtfully portray characters dealing with loss.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis worked as an editor for two New York publishers in the 1990s: Viking Press and Double Day.
Steven Rowley’s upcoming novel The Celebrants follows a string of popular titles that have been optioned for production. Lily and the Octopus is in development as a feature film at Amazon Studios, The Editor has been optioned by Twentieth Century, and Lionsgate is working on a dramedy adaptation of The Guncle.
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