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The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

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// by Jen Babakhan// 2 Comments
Among the common responses an agent may give a writer, is “Your project isn’t quite ready yet. Keep working to make it the best it can be.” The writer inevitably is left feeling frustrated, and maybe a little lost. What …
What it Means When an Agent Says Your Project Isn’t ReadyRead More

// by Janet Grant// 8 Comments
This summer, as various library association conventions and publishing events conducted panel discussions on the future of reading. The question each asked: Is reading doomed? Are we in a post-literacy era?
Clearly libraries and publishing houses care a lot about …

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// by Rachel Kent// 1 Comment
A negative book review can be devastating to an author; some of you may have already experienced this. It’s hard to put your book baby out there in the first place, but then when people say nasty things about it …

// by Barb Roose// 2 Comments
I can’t speak for all literary agents, but I appreciate an author with chutzpah! Not familiar with the word? Maybe you’ve not seen it spelled out, but you may have heard it. Here’s the pronunciation: HOOT-spah (spa).
Such a fun …
Do You Have “Author Chutzpah”: Keep Your Determination, Avoid What’s Detrimental!Read More

// by Cynthia Ruchti// 4 Comments

// by Wendy Lawton// 3 Comments
Summer has landed with a vengeance. Many places with normally sensible temperatures have been experiencing our triple digits. Kids are home from school. Vacations are planned and taken. It’s a break in the normal routine of the other nine months …

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As the Books & Such Podcast celebrates its first birthday this month(!), I thought it would be fun to reflect on what I’ve learned about podcasting over the last 12 months. Our desire is for this podcast to provide a …
3 Things I wish I Had Known When we Started Our PodcastRead More
