Jonathan Yardley

Jonathan Yardley
Head and shoulders image of Yardley wearing glasses, white jacket with grey stripes
Yardley in 2011
Born (1939-10-27) October 27, 1939 (age 85)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Occupation(s)Book critic, author
Employer(s)New York Times, Miami Herald, Washington Post
Known forFrank criticism
Spouses
Rosemary Roberts
(m. 1961; div. 1975)
Susan L. Hartt
(m. 1975; div. 1998)
(m. 1999)
Children2, including Jim
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Criticism 1981

Jonathan Yardley (born October 27, 1939) is an American author and former book critic at The Washington Post from 1981 to December 2014, and held the same post from 1978 to 1981 at the Washington Star. In 1981, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.