Bob Prior: A deep legacy of cultivating books at the MIT Press

Rachel Aldrich | MIT Press

June 12, 2024

After 36 years and hundreds of titles, the executive editor reflects on his career as a “champion of rigorous and brilliant scholarship.”

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“Bob is a boundary pusher, constantly questioning the preconceptions of what a smart, general reader book can be,” says Bill Smith of colleague Bob Prior (pictured), who retires from the MIT Press this month.

“Bob is a boundary pusher, constantly questioning the preconceptions of what a smart, general reader book can be,” says Bill Smith of colleague Bob Prior (pictured), who retires from the MIT Press this month. Photo courtesy of the MIT Press.