Joan Bingham

Joan Bingham (March 5, 1935 – October 31, 2020) was a co-founder and long-time executive editor[1] of independent publishing house Grove Atlantic.

[2] Bingham was born in Steubenville, Ohio to Edward and Helen Williamson Stevens.

Her father was the chief executive of United Oil Company in Pittsburgh.

James Chace was a long time companion of Bingham.

Bingham helped found the Grove Atlantic in 1993 and was instrumental in acquiring and publishing writers including Kiran Desai and Kay Ryan.