What do Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and The Diary of Anne Frank have in common? A woman named Judith Jones fought for both of them to be published. Judith was an editor with a vision, someone who was able to see the potential in books that so many others dismissed.
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So, first off, just like briefly, tell me, Sarah, how did you end up being friends with Judith Jones?
I was taking a course in oral history up at Columbia and my professor received an inquiry on break.
One day in the middle of our three hour class, she sort of looked up at me and she said, oh, you might be interested in this.
You're a food person.
And so I looked over her shoulder and all I saw on the subject line was Judith Jones, oral history.
She was such an idol of mine at that point.
And in short order, I had an offer to helm the project of running those oral histories.
The one condition was Judith and I had to meet and she had to like me enough to work with me.
And I had really delayed calling her up because I was so nervous to talk to this woman on the phone.
And I finally did, and she had this very low, almost Lauren Bacall throaty voice.
And she answered the phone, she said, oh, I've been expecting your call.