“I’ve hired scores of researchers to help with my nine non-fiction books, and can’t think of one more skilled and meticulous than Ben. But don’t trust what I say; see what I did, which was to keep Ben on for as long as he had time then, which was deep into the research and writing of Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Joe McCarthy.”
-Larry Tye, Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Joe McCarthy and Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
“I have found Ben to be a smart, diligent, and creative researcher. I cannot recommend him highly enough.”
– Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award-winning author of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
“Editors are angels draped in the fabric of grammar and words. Thank you to Evelyn Duffy, Ben Gambuzza, and Anna Fiorino at Open Boat Editing for your expert advice and guidance.”
– Lynn Greenky, author of When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and Boundlessness of our First Amendment Rights.
“Ben was great at finding an argument in a heap of observations and transforming clunky drafts into stylish prose. But best of all, he did this with the boundless, confidence-boosting enthusiasm that kept me grinding out those words.”
– Joanna Kempner, PhD, Associate Professor of sociology, Rutgers University, and author of Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health
“Ben was exactly what I needed in an editor. He impressed me with his quick grasp of what I was trying to achieve, and his enthusiasm. What started as a proposal revamp became a much larger contribution to the book. He formed an accurate model of the desired manuscript architecture, identified problem areas and key transitions and suggested fixes without being overly intrusive. He brought a humanist touch to the project that was refreshing and helpful. I can’t recommend him enough.”
– Ethan Chorin, PhD, former diplomat posted to Libya, witness to the Benghazi attack, and author of Exit the Colonel: The Hidden History of the Libyan Revolution
[Jill: A Biography of the First Lady] was the ultimate team effort, and I’m grateful to everyone who helped us bring Jill’s story to life. … Thank you…to researchers Ben Gambuzza and Tyler Loveless.
– Julie Pace, executive editor and senior vice president of the Associated Press
“Ben is an accomplished developmental editor, investigative researcher, and writer. We’ve collaborated closely on many projects and his work has been superlative on each. He’s a person of broad interests and talents, and he has a voracious appetite for digging into projects and learning new things.”
– Evelyn M. Duffy, Open Boat Editing LLC
“[The] consummate team of professionals at Open Boat Editing [included] Ben Gambuzza, whose vision and skill were extraordinary, and whose research…could inevitably find what I never could.”
– Confidential Client
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