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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
by Staff
March/April 2013
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Denise Duhamel’s Blowout and Phillip Lopate’s Portrait Inside My Head, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
Barnes & Noble Nook Revenues Down 26 Percent, Curtis Brown Merger, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Barnes & Noble reported its Nook revenues are down 26 percent; literary agencies Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh have merged; Edan Lepucki gathered the thoughts on first drafts from several novelists, including Emma Straub, Ben Fountain, and Emily St. John Mandel; and other news.
Pride and Prejudice's Two Hundredth Birthday, Jeffrey Berg Launches New Agency, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Barnes & Noble may close about twenty stores each year; former ICM chairman Jeffrey Berg has opened Resolution, a new agency; Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Jennifer Egan explains why she writes; and other news.
Pitch Letters to Literary Agents That Succeeded, Zadie Smith on Joy and Sorrow, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
GalleyCat rounds up several pitch letters that succeeded in landing a literary agent; the New York Times reports small bookstores appear to be thriving; the Wall Street Journal picks its favorite novels of 2012, including Shani Boianjiu's The People of Forever Are Not Afraid; and other news.
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