Yardley, Jonathan

Jonathan Yardley (1939- ), Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic, columnist, and author, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa.; spent his childhood in Chatham, Va., where his father was headmaster of Chatham Hall, a girls' boarding school; and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1961. After graduation, he interned at the "New York Times" as assistant to James Reston. From 1964 to 1974, Yardley worked as an editorial writer and book reviewer at the Greensboro, N.C., "News and Record"; he was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, 1968-1969. From 1974 to 1978, he was the book editor of the "Miami Herald," then book critic at the "Washington Star," 1978-1981, winning a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism in 1981. In 1981, Yardley became book critic and columnist at the "Washington Post."

From the description of Jonathan Yardley papers, 1792-2006. WorldCat record id: 71780592