In 1885, John Macrae began working at Dutton as an office boy; he would spend fifty-nine years with the company rising in the ranks. He became President in 1923, and in 1928 the publishing house separated from the bookstore and became his property shared with his two sons. E. P. Dutton published such notable books as The Proper Bostonians by Cleveland Amory, Marchette Chute's Shakespeare of London, The Conquest of Everest by John Hunt, Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan, as well as works by Lawrence Durrell, Milton Glaser, and Luigi Pirandello. The company also went on to publish books by John Irving (The World According to Garp), Peter Matthiessen, Gavin Maxwell, Joyce Carol Oates, Gail Sheehy (Passages), and Mickey Spillane.

Dutton currently publishes 45 hardcover titles a year. Current bestselling Dutton authors include Sylvia Browne, Tracy Chevalier, Harlan Coben, Eric Jerome Dickey, Ken Follett, Raymond Khoury, Al Franken, John Jakes, Diane Johnson, Hari Kunzru, John Lescroart, Jenny McCarthy, Michael McGarrity, Wendy Northcutt, Greg Palast, Barbara Parker, Dan Savage, Sarah Strohmeyer, Eckhart Tolle, and Stephen White.

 
Brian Tart

President and Publisher

Brian Tart joined Dutton in 1998 as Editor-in-Chief, and was named Publisher in 2004 and then President in 2005. Among the authors he has edited are Eric Jerome Dickey, John Hodgman, Dave Pelzer, Dan Savage, Darin Strauss, Eckhart Tolle, and Stephen White. Before joining Dutton, Mr. Tart was a Senior Editor at Bantam Books.

 
Lisa Johnson

Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity and Director of Marketing

Lisa Johnson joined Dutton in 1991 as Publicity Director after working at Putnam, Random House and Simon & Schuster. Subsequently she was named Executive Director of Publicity and in 2005 added responsibilities as Director of Marketing..

 
Trena Keating

Editor in Chief

Trena Keating joined Dutton as editor in chief in October of 2006. She edits bestsellers like Diane Johnson, Jenny McCarthy, Suzanne Finnamore, Michael Corbett, Jill Kargman, Greg Palast, and Rachel Simon, as well as the acclaimed Peter Hedges, Laurie Viera Rigler, Eva Rice, and musical genius, Eminem.

 
Stephen Morrow

Senior Editor

Stephen Morrow edits nonfiction: a wide range of science, economics, history, psychology, current affairs, adventure narratives, and investigative journalism. His titles include published projects such as the bestseller This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin, Discover Your Inner Economist by Tyler Cowen, and Postcards from Mars by Jim Bell, as well as forthcoming titles such as The Physics of NASCAR by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, The Man with the Phantom Twin by V. S. Ramachandran, and The World in Six Songs by Daniel Levitin.

 
Ben Sevier

Senior Editor

Ben Sevier joined Dutton as Senior Editor in January 2007. Ben's primary interest is fiction, especially thrillers, crime fiction and quality commercial fiction. His list includes the New York Times bestsellers Harlan Coben, Raymond Khoury, T. Jefferson Parker, and John Lescroart, as well as the New York Times Editor's Choice recipient Marcus Sakey and the international bestselling thriller writer Jeff Abbott. Recent acquisitions include Fin de Siècle by debut novelist Selden Edwards and The Dirty Secrets Club by suspense writer Meg Gardiner.

 
Julie Doughty

Editor

Julie Doughty joined Dutton in 2003 as an editor and has worked with many of Dutton's bestselling authors including Eric Jerome Dickey, Randall Fitzgerald, Barbara Parker, Sarah Strohmeyer, Robyn Young, and the bestseller SoDoKu series of puzzle books.