Lisa Lucas (publisher)

Lisa Lucas (born 1980) is executive director of the National Book Foundation.[1]

Early life

Lucas was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey.[2] Lucas's father is musician Reggie Lucas, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer.[3]

Lucas attended the University of Chicago, where she studied English.[2]

Career

Lucas began her career as a 15-year-old intern at Vibe magazine; at 17 she worked for radio station KIIS-FM.[2] After college, Lucas worked for Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, then the Tribeca Film Festival.[4] In 2012, Lucas became publisher of arts magazine Guernica.[5]

Reporting on Lucas's 2016 appointment to executive director of the National Book Foundation,[6] NBC said: "With Lucas at the forefront of the National Book Foundation and Awards, the future of publishing looks very bright."[7] The Los Angeles Times said Lucas "is clearly poised to bring the organization to a new level...ideally suited" to promote the foundation. She is the third director in the history of the foundation, "one of America’s key literary institutions,"[8] and the first woman and the first African-American to lead the organization.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Ana Marie (7 September 2016). "Lisa Lucas Wants to Make Reading Fun Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Wabuke, Hope (February 27, 2016). "A Lifelong Lover of Books Breaks Ground Atop the Literary World". The Root. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn (May 27, 2016). "Lisa Lucas, head of the National Book Foundation, wants you to love reading". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Williams, John (February 10, 2016). "Lisa Lucas Named Executive Director of National Book Foundation". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Cat (2014). "Lisa Lucas Looks to Guernica's Future | Poets and Writers". Poets & Writers (November/December). Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Dwyer, Colin (February 10, 2016). "Lisa Lucas Takes The Reins At The National Book Foundation". NPR. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Brown, Lesley-Ann (September 12, 2016). "National Book Foundation's Lisa Lucas: Get to Know 'the Other NBA'". NBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Greg (18 March 2016). "National Book Foundation director: 'diversity isn't just about race'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Kirch, Claire (March 9, 2016). "Four Questions for...New National Book Foundation head, Lisa Lucas". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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