Knopf, Scandinavians, and publishing legends
Knopf is tagging along with another Scandinavian publishing phenomenon. This interesting article in Publisher’s Weekly details how Swedish agent Niclas Salomonsson convinced executives to sign up Lars Kepler. Kepler is the pen name of a husband-and-wife duo who have sold 11 million copies around the world, but failed to crack the United States market. The…
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Pulitzer winner’s pad for sale
Not every author who wins a Pulitzer Prize ends up sitting on a pile of money. But Herman Wouk seems to have done well for himself over the decades. He just listed his Palm Springs estate for $2.5 million. The 102-year-old writer won the Pulitzer in 1951 for The Caine Mutiny. His home was previously…
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Here’s a doozie of a sentence
“He was certainly one of his men, he had wanted to sign him at any cost after being won over by his performances at the World Cup in South Africa, but he had been excluded from his inner circle, because his detractors — probably correctly — say, he wasn’t part of the group of players…
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Book Review: On Power
Unfortunately, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power by KISSman Gene Simmons doesn’t pack a very powerful punch. As a massive fan of the band, I’m just not sure who this book benefits. On Power is a how-to book, but there isn’t much beyond “work hard,…
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Ravenmasters and cults
A couple of cool book deals caught my attention this week, via Publishers Marketplace. First up, how cool would it be to have “ravenmaster” on your business card? Seems that’s a real job and Christopher Skaife has it. He had previously signed a book deal back in March and just added some international deals this…
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