‘Comma Queen’ Happy No Longer Looking for Mistakes

Mary Norris, a longtime copy editor at The New Yorker, tonight signs a copy of her bestselling book, “Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen” at the Westport Library for Westport writer Mary-Lou Weisman. Before an overflow crowd, Norris mused on her 30-plus years as a grammarian at the magazine in a talk with Patrick McCord, editor-in-chief of Westport-based writers’ support firm The Editing Company. Said Morris: “I can now read for pleasure and just enjoy now that I’m not editing and looking for mistakes.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com