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
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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

  1. News Editor, Books

    The New York Times

    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
  • Twitter
  • Books
  • Writing
  • History
  • Blogging
  • Research
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Copy Editing
  • Creative Writing
  • Social Media
  • Newspapers
  • Facebook
  • Press Releases
  • Microsoft Office
  • Sales

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