Charles Scribner III, SCRIBNERS: Five Generations in Publishing
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Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Zibby welcomes Charles Scribner III to discuss his book and family history in publishing. Charles shares anecdotes about living in Zibby's childhood apartment, the origins of Scribner as a religious publishing house, and the fascinating evolution of the family business over 170 years. The conversation delves into memorable authors like Hemingway and Fitzgerald, the loyalty between Scribner and its writers, and what it was like to narrate his audiobook. Charles reflects on the changing landscape of publishing, emphasizing the enduring value of written words and the special experience of reading.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir. |
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| 0:53.3 | 2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is |
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| 1:03.4 | Charles Scribner III is the author of Scribner's Five Generations in Publishing. |
| 1:08.5 | Charlie is the son of book publisher Charles Scribner and figure skater |
| 1:11.8 | Joan Sunderland Scribner. He received his PhD in art history in 1977 and taught Baroque |
| 1:17.1 | art in Princeton's Department of Art and Archaeology. Then he joined his father at the family |
| 1:21.6 | publishing house Charles Scribner's sons, founded in 1846. With Talley Rand as his model, he remained at Scribner's |
| 1:29.1 | through three changes in ownership, McMillan, Maxwell, and Viacom, overseeing the publication |
| 1:33.8 | of its literary classics. He was a commentator for television documentaries on Edith Wharton, |
| 1:38.9 | BBC, PBS, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway, A&E biography. As an art historian, Scribner has lectured widely |
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