Getting Caught Up

Back at the office today after a week and a half in NYC, first at Book Expo America (BEA, for the acronym-savvy) and then on holiday with Rexroth. So how was it? Busy! For every appointment I made and kept, I think I ran into another editor, author, or fellow agent. [...]

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Getting Ready to Go

So, I leave Thursday evening to meet Maureen Johnson in England and then fly on together to Italy for the Bologna Book Fair. Am I ready? Well… I’m getting there. I’ve printed out my schedule of meetings, made extra copies of my rights list, brought a huge bundle of business cards to give [...]

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Stealing a Question of the Day

kt literary author Suzanne Casamento has been blogging every day with a question for her readers, and on this glorious Friday, the end of a pretty spectacular week (details to be revealed soon!), I thought she had a great Q to send us off to the weekend.
It’s Friday. You’re sitting at your desk or working [...]

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it’s okay if you’re not sure

Another late post today, which you can feel free to assume comes after a rather busy day. Anyway, the above quote is from a smashing review of Pink by Lili Wilkinson, who’s been sharing some lovely shots from her trip to the UK on her Twitter feed. Makes me nostalgic for my own [...]

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Bad Breakups

Late post today, as Intern Jenny and I spent the day sending books out, processing contracts, and answering queries. Between reading those, however, I did get a chance to read this, from GalleyCat:
Hyperion will publish a memoir that tells the other side of the story behind the memoir, Eat, Pray, Love—a literary response scheduled [...]

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