Articles from November 2004

November Is The Coldest Month

November 22nd, 2004 · 1 Comment

Yes, that headline is indeed the reason why we abandoned poetry in the 12th grade. However, in this case, it is half true. Last year on Thanksgiving, we hosted dinner in our backyard. This year, we wouldn’t be so cruel. The snow level in Southern California is at (what is surely) an all-time low. It […]

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Money: The Final Obstacle

November 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off on Money: The Final Obstacle

Our readers are quite familiar with our dismay about the ratio of men to women being reviewed by (and reviewing for) the The New York Times. The numbers, quite simply, do not make sense, given our general understanding of the overall number of one gender versus the other. Thus, the demise of the Women’s Review […]

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Something To Think About (If We Were The Thinking Type)

November 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off on Something To Think About (If We Were The Thinking Type)

It was inevitable that someone would invent a program that, for better or worse (and we like to err on the side of worse), writes fiction. Oh, not that plotting software you purchase to waste more time…actual software that generates prose. It completely changes the relationship between writer and computer. Occasionally you hear of a […]

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Two Agencies Involved, So Take Notes

November 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Two Agencies Involved, So Take Notes

Maria Massie has left Inkwell Management and joined Lippincott Massie McQuilkin (way to get the name on the letterhead!). Now for the bad news, Lippincott has a domain, but no website. Since there’s a name change involved (addition of Massie), it’s possible they will need to start from scratch on the website thing (luckily, this […]

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Now To Catch Up On Agent Moves

November 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Now To Catch Up On Agent Moves

Donna Bagdasarian has joined the Maria Carvainis Agency. While we’d love to point you the Carvainis website, sigh, it appears to exist in name only. However, in what we see as positive first steps, they do have a domain name and Bagdasarian does have a listing at Publisher’s Marketplace. Contact info is: Maria Carvainis Agency, […]

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Okay, Another Editor Added. It’s Hard To Keep Up

November 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Okay, Another Editor Added. It’s Hard To Keep Up

Bloomsbury Publishing has named Kathryn Belden to the position of executive editor. She’ll be handling both non-fiction and fiction. (Via Publisher’s Lunch) Bloomsbury Publishing

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Editor Added: 1

November 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Editor Added: 1

Atria Books continues to grow, adding Peter Borland as senior editor. He’s in the non-fiction group, focusing on popular culture, narrative non-fiction, and memoirs and biographies. (Via Publisher’s Lunch) Atria Books

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Complete Org Chart Revamp

November 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Complete Org Chart Revamp

Whew — sometimes you wonder how one keeps up with all the changes that happen inside a publishing house. Over at Orion Publishing Group, it’s been a bit like musical chairs (only, we suspect, without the music). For those keeping track, Jane Wood is now editor-in-chief. Kate Mills is switching from editorial director to deputy […]

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Because We Haven’t Ranted About Marketing in Days

November 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Because We Haven’t Ranted About Marketing in Days

First, we have to say that we believe there was no need to turn a fine book like The Polar Express into a movie. Film could add nothing to the experience. Second, we want to mention that our first encounter with the movie’s trailer left us unsettled and not the least bit intrigued. It wasn’t […]

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You, Too, Can Be Heard on Important Issues (or You Can Just Complain, If You Prefer)

November 19th, 2004 · Comments Off on You, Too, Can Be Heard on Important Issues (or You Can Just Complain, If You Prefer)

We are finally catching up on our backlog of blog reading, and remembered we hadn’t posted a link to BookAngt 101’s published author survey (we’re not feel especially sharp at the moment, but suspect he’s looking for input from published authors only). Deadline is end of business, Sunday, 11/21/2004. Helpfull, this gives you until midnight. […]

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