Books Genius in disguise

This work is a biography of Harold Ross (1892-1951), the founder and long-time editor of The New Yorker magazine. The book tells the story of how Ross, an unlikely figure described as both a "charming curmudgeon" and a genius, gathered a brilliant group of writers and artists—including James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, and E.B. White—and devised the unique formula that made the publication a critical and popular success. It explores his life, his contradictions, and his obsessive attention to factual and grammatical perfection that shaped the magazine's essence.