Personal Editor Tastes and Company Decisions
Someone recently asked me “if I’m supposed to target editors or agents because their personal tastes are so different, then what’s wrong with sending my manuscript to multiple people at the same publishing company or house? Why can’t I keep trying until I find someone who wants my book?” I didn’t have an answer, but…
continue readingBoD: The Outlaw Bible of American Literature
Man, the permission’s people must have never thought they’d get all this finished… the list of authors included in The Outlaw Bible of American Literature edited by Alan Kaufman, Neil Ortenberg, and Barney Rosset is formidable and long. Very long. This collection is “a primer for generational revolt and an enduring document of visionary tradition…
continue readingSpin the Wheel!
Here’s an interesting article from The Book Standard about how books get attention after being published. There’s a good quote in there that we should all probably remind ourselves of from time to time. “When I finally came to peace with my novel-writing obsession was when I came to the conclusion that it is my…
continue readingCormac on Bestseller List
Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men was #8 on The New York Times bestseller list yesterday. Great news for one of our country’s greatest writers.
continue readingBoD: The Other Hollywood
You’ve used this line, or something similar, before: “Honey, it’s not smut, it’s a serious sociological examination.” But this time, it’s true. The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry by Legs McNeil and Jennifer Osbourne really is a look inside our societal fabric as much as it is a peek…
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