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. And it’s the possibility [...]
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 out to [...]
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 [...]
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 days running [...]
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 [...]
