Nation Notes

Nation Notes

With this issue Adam Shatz, becomes literary editor. Adam, whom readers already know as a contributor to these pages, has worked at the New York Times Book Review, Lingua Franca (where he edited the books section) and The New Yorker. His articles on politics and culture have also appeared in the Village Voice, The American Prospect, The New York Review of Books and the New York Times. Welcome, Adam. Art Winslow leaves to devote more time to his own writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Art and this magazine go back a long way–1983, to be precise. He’s worked here as assistant copy editor, copy chief, associate literary editor, executive editor, literary editor. Art made a distinctive and lasting contribution to The Nation in all of these capacities. We’re glad to say that he’ll continue the association as a contributing editor. Hail, Art…

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With this issue Adam Shatz, becomes literary editor. Adam, whom readers already know as a contributor to these pages, has worked at the New York Times Book Review, Lingua Franca (where he edited the books section) and The New Yorker. His articles on politics and culture have also appeared in the Village Voice, The American Prospect, The New York Review of Books and the New York Times. Welcome, Adam. Art Winslow leaves to devote more time to his own writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Art and this magazine go back a long way–1983, to be precise. He’s worked here as assistant copy editor, copy chief, associate literary editor, executive editor, literary editor. Art made a distinctive and lasting contribution to The Nation in all of these capacities. We’re glad to say that he’ll continue the association as a contributing editor. Hail, Art…

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