Jack Shoemaker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, publisher, bookseller |
| Organizations | The Unicorn Bookshop Sand Dollar Booksellers & Publishers |
| Known for | Small Press Distribution North Point Press (1979–1991) Counterpoint Press |
| Spouse(s) |
Vicki Guerin
(m. 1965; div. 1991) |
Jack Shoemaker (born 1946) is an American editor and publisher, and current editorial director and vice-president at Counterpoint Press in Berkeley, California. Shoemaker has edited and published books under several imprints, including North Point, Pantheon Books, Shoemaker & Hoard, and Counterpoint. Shoemaker has published books by Guy Davenport, Romulus Linney, Gary Snyder, Wendell Berry, Evan S. Connell, MFK Fisher, James Salter, Gina Berriault, Reynolds Price, W.S. Merwin, Michael Palmer, Donald Hall, Anne Lamott, Kay Boyle, Gary Nabhan, Jane Vandenburgh, Carole Maso, and Robert Aitken. Shoemaker supports author-driven literary publishing ventures and mindfulness and political awareness in publishing. Shoemaker was one of the first American publishers of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a major publisher of Wendell Berry.