Jonathan Karp
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| Born | 1963/1964 (age 52–53) |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Employer | Simon & Schuster |
 Writer Laura Hillenbrand, Jonathan Karp of Random House: Fresh Air, July 29, 2003, NPR
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Jonathan Karp is an American book editor, publisher, and writer. Prior to being named publisher of Simon & Schuster in 2010, he was the founder of Twelve, an imprint at the Hachette Book Group, and the editor-in-chief of Random House. In 2016, The New York Times named him as one of twenty people "who are among the most influential in deciding which books get published, which ones break out and what Americans read".
Karp was raised in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey. His mother worked as a schoolteacher and his father served as chairman and chief executive officer at a bank. Karp graduated from Brown University in 1986, where he majored in American civilization and served as president and editor of the student publication, The Brown Daily Herald. He wrote his master's thesis on Herman Wouk's novels.
Karp wrote for The Washington Post in the mid 1980s, then worked as a reporter for The Providence Journal and the Miami Herald. He then relocated to New York City to pursue his interests in books and theatre.
Karp joined Random House in 1989 as an editorial assistant, and by 2000 he was serving as vice president and senior editor. In July 2000, he was promoted to the role of publisher of '@Random', the company's e-book branch, and eventually worked his way up to editor-in-chief of Random House. He worked for Random House for sixteen years, with one interruption; in 2000, he left the publisher to head producer Scott Rudin's office in New York (Scott Rudin Productions) as vice president of development. However, he returned to Bertelsmann several weeks later.
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