Jack Beatty


Jack J. Beatty is an American writer, senior editor of The Atlantic, and news analyst for On Point, the national NPR news program.

Early life

Beatty was born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
He attended Boston Latin School, Boston State College, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He lives in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Career

Beatty joined The Atlantic Monthly in 1983 as a senior editor. He previously worked as a book reviewer for Newsweek and as the literary editor of The New Republic.
In addition to editing many of The Atlantic's major nonfiction pieces, Beatty was also in charge of the book-review section. Beatty also wrote for the magazine himself, including on travel.
Beatty's 1992 biography of James Michael Curley was nominated for a National Book Critics' Circle award. His book Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America was commissioned by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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