A full-service literary agency that focuses on books for the Christian market.
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Having worked on magazines, helped to establish publishing ventures, and managed publications departments for large, nonprofit organizations, I learned that when a logo is developed, it pays to take a look at it in sizes that …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Several elements go into deciding whether a book cover works, but today let’s look at three elements you don’t have to sweat. What if…
Do you dislike the dominant color …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
The most recent CBA Retailers & Resources magazine had a book on the cover and it took me awhile to figure out what the title said. (Actually, Janet had to tell me.) What a big mistake for …
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton, who is out of the office today.
Actually, with her degree in English, Leah loves all good literature.
(No jokes.)
She’s a bibliophile–she loves …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I received draft covers for two books this week! I love looking at book covers before they are finalized. This is one of the fun parts of being a literary agent. For one of the books, I …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
When you think about your writing, does your mind slip into business mode or artistic mode? For most writers, the artistic side looms large. Of course they know that publishing is a business, but that doesn’t …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I absolutely love book covers and the process of getting a client’s cover to the final stages. When the email comes with the cover drafts attached, I’m always excited. Sometimes the covers aren’t ready yet, but then …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What makes a reader tell others about a book? Today we’ll look at the novel Swamplandia! by Karen Russell to see what caused it to rise from …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I know, I know, you’re proud of the book trailer that portrays your upcoming book in such vivid, creative and heart-thumping ways.
I know, I know, you’re …
Stuff You Need to Know for 2011: Hold Back Those Book Trailers and Book CoversRead More
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office
What do you think is a book cover’s main function: Read this blog to get Seth Godin’s opinion.
What makes a cover so clever, so iconic, that you have to …
Best of the Blog 2009: Why a Book Cover Matters AnywayRead More
