Harold Latham

Harold Strong Latham (February 14, 1887 – March 6, 1969) was an American editor and publishing executive.

He was editor-in-chief of Macmillan Inc., where he discovered and edited the works of notable writers including Margaret Mitchell and James Michener.

Latham was most known for discovering Margaret Mitchell on a 1935 trip to Atlanta for scouting potential authors.

[5][6] Mitchell credited Latham not only for her personal success but also for pursuing the work of other Southern authors,[7] helping to redefine the South in American popular culture.

[8] While an editor at Macmillan, Latham introduced and edited authors such as Edwin Arlington Robinson,[9] Richard Llewellyn, Phyllis Bentley, Mary Ellen Chase, Rachel Field, Agnes Sligh Turnbull, Ernest Poole, Immanuel Velikovsky, and James A.