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A call to blog

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Every author with even an ounce of self-promotional instinct seems to have a blog these days, but how many editors and publishers do? According to Booksquare blogger Kassia Kroszer, the whole publishing industry needs to ... Read More »

June 27, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Agents’ secrets

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Open Book Toronto recently published a virtual tête-à-tête between two literary agents, Sam Hiyate, president of The Rights Factory, and Hilary McMahon, vice-president at Westwood Creative Artists. The article, "Artful Agenting," is an e-mail discussion ... Read More »

June 24, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Shacked up

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Clicking through The New York Times online this morning, Quillblog happened upon this article about a "surprise best seller," The Shack. The novel, written by William P. Young, is a mosaic story of one man's ... Read More »

June 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion