Amy Loveman (16 May 1881 – 11 December 1955) was an American editor and critic, best known for her work as a founding editor of the Saturday Review of Literature and for her work at the Book-of-the-Month Club.
Amy Loveman | |
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 Portrait of Loveman by Clara Sipprell (1940) | |
| Born | May 16, 1881 New York City |
| Died | December 11, 1955 (aged 74) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
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| Employer | Saturday Review of Literature |
She was responsible for more than 800 contributions to the Saturday Review.[1] According to the Jewish Women's Archive, Loveman was "the ideal book review editor" who had a "vital role in the Book-of-the-Month Club, selecting great books to introduce to new readers."[2]
Selected publications
edit- Saturday Papers: Essays on Literature from “The Literary Review,” with Henry Seidel Canby and William Rose Benét (1921).
- Designed for Reading: An Anthology Drawn from “The Saturday Review of Literature,” 1924–1934, with Henry Seidel Canby, William Rose Benét, Christopher Morley, and May Lamberton Becker (1934).
- I’m Looking for a Book (1936).
- Varied Harvest: A Miscellany of Writing by Barnard College Women, with Fredrica Barach and Marjorie M. Mayer (1953).
References
edit- ^ Pamela Matz, "Amy Loveman," Jewish Women's Archive Encyclopedia. n.d. https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/loveman-amy Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Amy Loveman," Jewish Women's Archive, n.d. https://jwa.org/people/loveman-amy Archived 2015-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
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