Pam van Hylckama Vlieg, Literary Agent, Attacked; Author Taken Into Custody
However, according to author and online safety expert Tee Morris, people with public-facing roles, such as writers and literary agents, should be aware of the potential consequences of social media usage. "Just because you're on Facebook or Twitter, it ...www.huffingtonpost.com
San Jose literary agent possibly attacked by rejected author
San Jose literary agent possibly attacked by rejected author. By Kevin Roderick | September 14, 2012 4:05 PM. Pam van Hylckama reported Thursday on Twitter (she blogs as Bookalicious) that a man tried to carjack her, but he was bitten by her dog and ...www.laobserved.com
Most YA Bought by Adults; Agent Allegedly Attacked by Spurned Author
Today in books and publishing: Meet the oddball authority on poetry; e-book prices aren't falling for libraries; not-so-young adults; Anne Carson's new book.www.theatlanticwire.com
Literary Agents You Should Avoid: 3 Major Red Flags
Beginner and veteran writers alike can be victimized by shady literary agents. If you don't know what to look for, you can fall prey to an agent who is looking to make a quick buck.www.huffingtonpost.com
Regina Brooks: Literary Agent, Author, Entrepreneur
Regina Brooks is the President of the Serendipity Literary Agency and a top literary agent. She is also the author of two writing books, WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS and YOU SHOULD REALLY WRITE A BOOK: HOW TO WRITE, SELL, ...www.womensradio.com
WME Agent Danny Gabai Exits to Expand Vice's Los Angeles Office (Exclusive)
Danny Gabai, a literary agent at WME with such clients as Roman Coppola and Chris Milk, has left the agency to become executive creative director at Vice, where he will steer the expansion of the company's video production and its Los Angeles office.www.thewrap.com
Six books shortlisted for Book Prize 2012
Six books have been shortlisted for 'Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2012' of the Shakti Bhatt Foundation. There were 96 entries.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Re: Romney's "Birther" Joke
Blogger, Townhall.com. Aug 24, 2012 03:30 PM EST. Tweet. Sign-Up. Click Here! Doesn't anyone on the President's campaign staff who's now overcome with indignation remember that he -- or at least his literary agent -- were the original "birthers"?townhall.com
A world without jacket copy: The confessions of an overwhelmed book critic and ...
I was having lunch with my literary agent not long ago when I mentioned an idea to him: When/if my novel is ever published, I don't want a single blurb anywhere on its cover or so-called front matter.www.nydailynews.com
DFW Week: The Wonderfully Arrogant First Pitch Letter
Imagine you'd just started your job as a baby literary agent and this letter landed on your desk. What would you think, seeing that Europeanized date, the mention of the double summa?www.newyorker.com
Voice of the publishing industry crafts writers
This fall, Literary agent Carly Watters will be teaching a Beginners Creative Writing course for the Continuing Education Department of St. Lawrence College.www.emckingston.ca
Free ride is over -- Amazon.com collecting California sales tax
"It was a good ride," tweeted Christopher Ferebee, who identified himself as a literary agent and attorney in Southern California.www.latimes.com
LITERARY LIFE: The many faces of e-books
After many revisions, Karlson, who is arts editor for The Cape Codder, sent the manuscript to some agents and got a lot of editorial comments and encouragement but no contract, so he decided to publish it himself as an e-book.www.wickedlocal.com
Book Talk: Horstman, Hume and lots of news
Lots of news this week from local literary agency Andrea Hurst, local small press publishers Swan Scythe, Rattlesnake and SPC, as well as reviews of books by Judith Horstman and Ulrica Hume, so we'd better get started.www.sacramentopress.com
Ethical Questions in Influencing Others—Watch Out On Amazon!
They're biggies, and most of them won't accept a book proposal directly from an author—only through a literary agent. Most good agents get several hundred queries a week from authors. Who will they pick? Only outstanding book proposals will stand out.mesquitelocalnews.com
Weddings: Anna Sproul and Matt Latimer
Anna Sproul and Matt Latimer on the steps of National Cathedral in Washington, where they were married on July 28, 2012. She is a literary agent and he is a former Bush speechwriter who wrote a memoir about his time in the West Wing. Evy Mages / FOR ...www.washingtonpost.com
Self-marketing for authors
For authors today, "being your own publicist is a full-time job, as important as writing," said Christopher Schelling, a New York literary agent who recently started the e-book imprint Roadswell Editions. This is true not just for those who self ...www.crainsnewyork.com
Amputee footballer in line for World Cup slot
Now the literary agent hopes to be picked for the 12-team World Cup in Kaliningrad, Russia, next month. The 31-year-old this year set up Oxford City Amps, a team of seven which is set to play its first league game tomorrow.www.oxfordmail.co.uk
Title for Monica
Our exclusive story about Monica Lewinsky shopping for a book deal set the Internet alight with amusing suggested names for the still-untitled and strictly secret tome, which is apparently being sold by top New York literary agent Luke Janklow. Under ...www.nypost.com
Keep The Lights On
Literary agent Bill Clegg wrote about his struggle with crack in his book "Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man.'' Now his ex-partner, Ira Sachs, has fictionalized their story in a tough, well-acted little indie called "Keep the Lights On.www.nypost.com
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