John Maher
News Editor at The New York Times Book Review | Award-Winning Writer and Editor | Expert in Animation, Books, and Culture Journalism | Proven Leader in Digital and Print Media and Content Strategy
- Role
- News Editor, Books at The New York Times
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Maher
John Maher is an award-winning journalist living in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is books news editor at the New York Times, former news director at Publishers Weekly, and a founding editor of the web publication of animation journalism The Dot and Line. His work has been published by Vulture, Polygon, The Los Angeles Times, and Esquire, among others. He is a recipient of the 2021 New York Press Club Critical Arts Review Award for Internet Writing.
Experience
News Editor, Books
Oct 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US
Assign and edit breaking news and enterprise stories on the publishing industry and the literary world at large.
Education
Skidmore College
BA, English; history
2008 — 2012
Yale School of Management
Certificate, Yale Publishing Course in Magazine Media , Journalism
2017 — 2017
Chaminade High School
High school diploma
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Journalism
- Ap Style
- Medieval Studies
- Event Planning
- Feature Articles
- Poetry
- Editing
- Books
- Writing
- History
- Blogging
- Research
- Social Media Marketing
- Copy Editing
- Creative Writing
- Social Media
- Newspapers
- Press Releases
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
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