Thomas L. Dunne (born July 30, 1946) is an American book publisher. He holds the title of publisher at

Thomas Dunne Books Thomas Dunne Books was an imprint of St. Martin's Press, which is a division of Macmillan Publishers. From 1986 until April 2020, it published popular trade fiction and nonfiction. History The imprint signed David Irving, a scholar, for a Joseph ...

, founded in 1986, and is an executive Vice President at

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

where he has worked since 1971. Known for his "breezy" and "irreverent" attitude, Mr. Dunne has developed a reputation as a mentor to young editors while creating one of St. Martin's most profitable imprints.

Early life and education

Thomas L. Dunne was born in 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island to Leo Dunne, an accountant, and Cecilia Elizabeth Dunne, a schoolteacher. He received a B.A. in history from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

in 1968, an M.A. in history from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1969 and a M.Phil. from Columbia in 1971.

Career

Thomas Dunne began his career in publishing while attending graduate school at Columbia. He worked as director of college book sales for Penguin Books until 1971 when he was hired as an editor at St. Martin's Press. Both as an editor at St. Martin's and then as a distinct imprint of the firm (beginning in 1986) Dunne and his editorial staff (eleven strong as of 2014)have published thousands of books. In recent years, Thomas Dunne Books has averaged between 100 and 150 titles per year. This list includes both fiction and non-fiction, and has long been open to first books as well as titles from established authors. Thomas Dunne Books is, according to ''The Boston Herald'' one of the "few remaining imprints to reflect the distinct character of its publisher."

Personal life

On March 8, 1969, Dunne married Mary Morabito at City Hall in New York. They have one son, named Thomas M. Dunne, a sports writer.

Works

* ''Ellis Island'' (1971), a work of history novel *''The Scourge'' (1978), a medical thriller novel *''Irish Erotic Art'' (1981), a humor book written under the pseudonym Seamus O'Gallagher McGuire Cork, which was a best seller *'' "Brace Yourself, Bridget! The Official Irish Sex Manual'' (1982), a humor book written under the pseudonym Ian Plaid.

References

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