He edited the Vietnam war epic, A Bright Shining Lie, by Neil Sheehan, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and in 1998, the novel he edited for Pete Dexter, Paris Trout, earned the National Book Award, "an unprecedented feat in editing."
Dia menyunting buku epik Perang Vietnam, A Bright Shining Lie, karya Neil Sheehan, yang memenangi penghargaan Pulitzer Prize dan National Book Award, dan pada tahun 1998, dia mengedit novel karya Pete Dexter, Paris Trout, memenangi penghargaan National Book Award, "prestasi belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya dalam mengedit."