Peter Gethers

Peter Gethers is the biggest name in publishing youve never heard of, with not just one career but four. Or maybe five. As editor-at-large for Random House, hes presided over big-name books: Stephen Sondheim, Harry Belafonte, and Barbara Walters of late, a bio of Graham Nash next month. Hes written thrillers along with best-selling accounts of Norton, his late, lamented cat. Last year he co-wrote and co-produced the ongoing, off-Broadway hit Old Jews Telling Jokes.