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and

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of the One World imprint of

Early life

Jackson grew up in

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, and attended

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Career

In the mid-1990s, Jackson's early career in publishing began as an editorial assistant at

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, which was followed by a job at

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. From 2006 to 2016, he was executive editor of Spiegel and Grau before becoming head of One World, a division of

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. ''

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'' described Jackson as a "rare public star in the world of book publishing." Calling Jackson "someone you need to know", ''

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'' cited his work with

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and

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, as well as Jackson's "background and understanding of how to take Black stories and turn them into something that the entire market should--and could--appreciate." Critic

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, writing for ''

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'', said: "To the extent that 21st-century literary audiences have been introduced to the realities and absurdities born of the phenomenon of race in America, Jackson has done a disproportionate amount of that introducing." Speaking of his experience working with Jackson, who published

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's memoir ''Fresh'' ''Off the Boat'', Huang noted Jackson also developed work addressed to readers the publishing industry had not been reaching. "I remember him saying, 'It's not even about the numbers. You're introducing an audience. You're going to get people that don't read books to read ''this'' book.

References

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