I had so many questions after things got rolling, but I asked Dana what scene was the most difficult or best to see reenacted on screen, and why. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 09: Dana Canedy and Jordan Canedy attend the World Premiere of “A Journal For Jordan” at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Decemin New York City. She’s the only national journalist in the US who had received that knock on the door, and as she said, who else better to tell this story. Her spirit was so compassionate and positive, and she was so open to our many questions. It’s not every day you get to meet a NYT Senior Editor or a Senior Publisher from Simon & Shuster. They’re seeing things civilians will never understand and doing it voluntarily.ĭana was a joy to interview. They’re sleeping on cold, hard-packed dirt or standing in the rain guarding a gate. We hear stories on the news, we use the term PTSD like we can compare or we know what it means in its truest sense of the word, and we make judgments based on political feelings, yet throughout it all, our soldiers are still out there on the front lines, protecting our freedoms, both literally and figuratively. Each time that phone rings or someone comes to the door unexpected, you jump just a little. If you’re not from a military family, you get a glimpse of the sacrifices they make and the life they lead. Our military and their families deserve all the care and compassion we can give them. Dana said to me “It’s okay.” She’s such a beautiful, kind woman. Getting to meet Dana, I got teary all over again, not a typical moment for me, but what a tribute to Charles that this story does that. Directed by Denzel Washington, I was sucked into their story and that moment felt very real. It doesn’t matter how many years or decades pass or if you’re in a new relationship. The memory of someone telling you that your spouse/partner has passed is indelible. For Jordan, that he never got to really ‘meet’ his dad. For Charles, that he never got to know his son beyond that one brief visit. It had me in tears, for Dana, when she got the formal notification of his death. Jordan) in Columbia Pictures’ JOURNAL FOR JORDAN.Īs a veteran, and someone who was widowed many years ago, this story got me on many levels. See /privacy for more information.Dana Canedy (Chanté Adams) and Charles Monroe King (Michael B. Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. Dana and Zibby talk about the need for community when faced when an unprecedented situation, how they have learned to be resilient in the wake of their losses, and what the experience was like for Dana to have the book adapted into a movie by her good friend, Denzel Washington. Dana joined Zibby to discuss her book, A Journal for Jordan, which tells the story of how Dana's fiancée Charles managed to write down all of the life lessons he wanted to teach their son in a blank journal before he was suddenly killed by an IED while deployed in Iraq. Dana Canedy, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN: A Story of Love and Honorĭana Canedy's career is incredible - a senior editor at the New York Times, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, and now the senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster - but it's her lost love story that has shaped who she is today.
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