Endorsements
“Jan Hartman is a consummate book person. She has keen insights about what will work in the marketplace and is highly skilled at positioning books for success. Jan understands that collaboration is essential, and her authors truly enjoy working with her.”
– Jack Jensen, President, The McEvoy Group, (Chronicle Books)
“Jan Hartman is an editor's editor. She does it all with thoughtfulness, focus, and amazing ability. I've known Jan professionally for more than twenty years, and her facility with book making can't be compared. From initial ideas, through creating the foundation and structure of a project, Jan knows what each project needs and sees it through beautifully. She has a remarkable eye and knows intuitively what will make each project stronger.”
– Jennifer N. Thompson, Executive Editor, Princeton Architectural Press
“We are indebted to Jan for the contribution she made to our book. Her vision and commitment to the project, her patient support working with us, first-time authors and neophytes in the world of book publishing, proved invaluable. She crafted our proposal, packaged our concept, and won approval from the publisher. Then, she edited our work, located extraordinary contributors for a Foreword and Introduction and lobbied hard for us when difficult decisions had to be made. Our book would never have been the amazing work it is without Jan!”
– Alan Stein and Nancy Virts, The Conservatory: Gardens Under Glass (Princeton Architectural Press, 2020)
“Jan is an excellent editor and Good Energy benefited a great deal from her knowledge and experience. If I find an author who can benefit from her perspective, I will send them your way.”
– Jared Green, Good Energy (Princeton Architectural Press, 2021)
“I owe so much to the vision, drive and professionalism of Jan Hartman, who entrusted me with this book in the first place and then deftly guided its progress to completion. She is a wonderful editor and I am indebted to her.”
– Daniel Gregory, The New Farm: (Princeton Architectural Press, 2020)
“Jan is an unusually talented professional without whose kind but steady guidance of the Deerfield guide, and surely many others, would have never seen fruit. I hope that we might have a chance to collaborate again at some point.”
– George Knight, architectural illustrator, Deerfield Academy: The Campus Guide (Princeton Architectural Press, 2020)
“I’ve always been amazed and impressed with the number and quality of the books Jan has acquired.”
– Paula Baver, designer, Princeton Architectural Press
“Thank you for planting the seed! Wild Design would not exist without your brilliant vision.”
– Kimberly Ridley, Wild Design: The Architecture of Nature (Princeton Architectural Press, 2021)
“I consider myself lucky that I got to work with Jan on The Gates of Harvard Yard and Amherst College: The Campus Guide books. Without her continued interest and perseverance, the Harvard book never would have happened. And, she did a great job quarterbacking the Amherst book; the result have delighted many alums who’ve written to tell me how much they’ve enjoyed the book.”
– Blair Kamin, The Chicago Tribune architectural critic; Editor, The Gates of Harvard Yard (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016) and Author, Amherst College: The Campus Guide (Princeton Architectural Press, 2020)
“I appreciate all the creative energy Jan puts into a book.”
– Timothy Schuler, contributing editor, Landscape Architect magazine
“I’m forever grateful to you for getting me started with Saws, Planes, and Scorps, and for all your help and encouragement to turn it into something more tangible than a smart idea.”
– David Heim, Saws, Planes and Scorps: Exceptional Woodworking Tool and Their Makers (Princeton Architectural Press, 2021)
