“Once I make a decision, I don’t believe in looking back — and I have no regrets in my career,” says Simon & Schuster senior vice-president and publisher DanaCanedy
Dana Canedy. Illustration: Lauren Tamaki In July, Dana Canedy was named senior vice-president and publisher of Simon & Schuster. Previously, she was the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, where she helped to push the organization to recognize more diverse voices, including Kendrick Lamar and Ida B. Wells.
As for my vision at Simon & Schuster, I want to increase the diversity of staff and of our authors and our books. Selections will be a huge part of that, but I’m not gonna lie and say that I have it all figured out right now. I want to cast a wide net and be a lot more inclusive. I think the industry overall needs to be broader in terms of what it considers to be a valid voice. There are some authors that I know I’d like to sign to Simon & Schuster who are authors of color.
And then, at the other end of it, there’s guilt — when you finally realize, gee, I think I’m happy again. I went through a period of feeling really guilty about being happy. With time, you work through all of that, and today, I’m at a place where I’m almost as happy as I’ve ever been. I always say that with an asterisk, because my Charles isn’t here, but my son and I are so blessed and so happy. And I never would’ve thought I’d be able to say that.We’re so close.
I’m very honest and open with him. He’s incredibly inquisitive about politics and race, and he’s at the age now where I tell it to him straight. We’ve had “the talk” about how to conduct yourself with the police, and I’ve given him all the rules. But as he’s gotten older, I’ve updated the conversation. A few years ago, I talked to him about keeping your hands on the wheel if a cop stops you, and not reaching for anything without the permission of the officer. Rules that we have to live by.
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