h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Pretty much the same as 'Harold Ross: The History'

'Genius in Disguise' by Thomas Kunkel
Ross's biography. Fascinating.

'Letters from the Editor' by Thomas Kunkel
Ross's letters. Highly entertaining, though reading anyone's letters gets tedious after a while.



'The Years with Ross' by James Thurber
A very entertaining read about, well, Ross as an editor. Facts may be slightly exaggerated for effect, but it's worth it.

'About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made' by Ben Yagoda
This book covers the entire history of The New Yorker magazine and includes a brief biographical sketch of its first editor.

star 'Here at the New Yorker' by Brendan Gill.
Gill provides the viewpoint of someone who didn't think much of Ross. Katherine S. White died in middle of annotating 'Here at the New Yorker' for inaccuracies.

star 'Ross, the New Yorker, and Me' by Jane Grant
I didn't read this one, so I can't answer for it. I hear it's very Grant-centric and not as entertaining as Thurber's version.


Ross also makes appearances in Thurber's collected letters and EB White's collected letters. Dorothy Parker's interesting review of Thurber's book is collected in 'The Portable Dorothy Parker'.