The Aha! Moment: Anna Stein of Aitken Alexander Associates
Agent Anna Stein offers a close reading of a query letter she received from Jeff Jackson, whose first novel Mira Corpora, will be published by Two Dollar Radio in September.
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The Good Breakup
Knowing how to get an agent is undoubtedly important, but as fiction writer Myung-Ok Lee learned, knowing when to get a new agent is sometimes even more important.
Not Necessarily New York
Does it really matter where your agent is based? Contributing editor Michael Bourne talks with a group of agents who do not have offices in the Big Apple and discovers that there are many other more important considerations than whether your agent is in New York or even California.
Agent Advice: Matt McGowan of Frances Goldin Literary Agency
Literary agent Matt McGowan, who represents Eula Biss, John D’Agata, Brian Evenson, and many others, answers writers’ most commonly asked questions.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
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.
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Barnes & Noble Nook Revenues Down 26 Percent, Curtis Brown Merger, and More
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.
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Pride and Prejudice's Two Hundredth Birthday, Jeffrey Berg Launches New Agency, and More
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.
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Pitch Letters to Literary Agents That Succeeded, Zadie Smith on Joy and Sorrow, and More
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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Wylie Rumors, Best Books of 2012, and More
Scholars may soon have full access to the T. S. Eliot's personal papers and correspondence; Greg Olear examines his writing success at forty; rumors of a possible merger or sale of the Wylie Agency are afloat; and other news.
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Unfinished Truman Capote Manuscript Discovered, State of Affairs in Poetryland, and More
Mike Shatzkin has two pieces of advice for publishers; Alex Balk discusses abandoning his post-modern novel, Slumdog Millionaire screenwriter Simon Beaufoy has written an adaptation of Billy Lynn’s novel, Long Halftime Walk; and other news.
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