They’re hiring, and I’ll send you over there with a recommendation.” So, I went over to Select Magazines, and they hired me to be a salesman out of Boston north. When I got there, Mory said, “We’re not hiring, but we just signed a deal with Select Magazines to distribute our books to magazine wholesalers around North America. Mory said, “Send him around to Pocket Books.” He adjusted it, and told Mory Solomon that he had a son that looking for a job in publishing.

My father wouldn’t normally have gone out to adjust a single floor, but he did. So, when I wasn’t having much success in finding a job in publishing, it happened that this guy came in to complain about his floor. My dad’s company put in a floor for a guy who was the vice-president of sales for Pocket Books. In the army, I had read a lot and decided, ‘ it might be fun to be in publishing’. I was looking for a job in editorial, and couldn’t find one, because I had majored in chemical engineering in college. My dad was the vice-president of a floor covering company. TD: Well, you might not know that I started out looking for a job in publishing when I got out of the army. So, could you tell us something about yourself that we might not know? Tom, I think it’s safe to say that most readers know who you are, or have at least heard of you.

R: Hello, I’m here with Tom Doherty, publisher, president, and founder of Tor Books. If you’re interested though, there’s more to be found in the audio. Nevertheless, it has, and the questions and answers are all in the transcribed text below. Never had I anticipated that this blog would lead me to interviewing Tom Doherty. I still find myself slightly shell-shocked by the entire experience. The Tor office is a place where fantastical imaginations are brought to fruition. Esslemont, and dozens upon dozens of other familiar names and titles. Bookshelves line the walls, carrying the titles of Robert Jordan, David Drake, Orson Scott Card, Steven Erikson, Ian C. Entering the Tor/Forge office is more exciting than being a kid in a candy shop.

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