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We have heard that, contrary to what was previously announced, Harlequin will continue to publish its Historical line in North America. Recent changes at the publisher had left this line in mail-order-only limbo. While acquisitions will continue out of the U.K. office, the following contacts have been established: Mary Theresa Hussey and Ann Leslie Tuttle […]

If you’re looking for a bit of a reality check, continue reading. If you prefer to live in blissful ignorance (and we cannot blame you), skip to the next item. Take our word for it. We often joke that we’re the only person in the greater Los Angeles area who is not working on a […]

There was a song in our heart when we awoke this morning (“Miss Santa Cruz County”. Cracker). We thought, without a doubt, this would be a normal day. Oh sure, we’d hedged our bets, sending security emails to certain clients, all of whom religiously occupy their desks by eight a.m.. By 9:01, not a single […]

We haven’t given the Penguin UK warehouse troubles sufficient attention. Normally we’d blame the weather, but, well, darn it, it has been cold and rainy this year. Very perplexing. We do regret our lack of care and attention to this issue because the story is fascinating on so many levels. In order to catch everyone […]

There is pretty much no news value in reporting on a lawsuit filed by James Patterson’s ex-girlfriend. Sure, when the case goes to court, we might have thoughts, but the fact that a lawsuit is permitted to proceed shouldn’t fascinate us. But it does. This probably has something do with one of our personality flaws. […]

We recently had a rousing discussion about bestseller lists, and we like to think our little effort influenced the Washington Post to dig deeper into this fascinating subject (we also like to think our constant nagging has lead to more people stopping for red lights). All of this learning and reading and, frankly, analysis has […]

Cricket Pechstein (founder of the Christina Pechstein Agency — we’re sensing someone has a nickname) and Jeffery McGraw (late of Harpercollins) have joined forces to form The August Agency. Since they have a website, we leave it to you know learn all about submitting and what they want from you. We will go out on […]

We’re sure you’ve heard about the white shark swimming around at the Monterey Bay Aquarium? We thought we were safe by, well, not going anywhere near the beast (to say we were permanently scarred by Jaws is to say too little). However, it appears the shark was merely passing through Monterey on its way to […]

They say you’re supposed to make sure your family is aware that you’re participating in National Novel Writing Month. We believed this was so husbands, wives, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. could offer unconditional support, mostly by preparing delicious meals and martinis. Clearly, our husband did not get the memo (or if he did receive […]

But we’re not going to find it. We are going to spend the rest of the day enjoying the vision of two tabloid newspapers donning little red boxing gloves and mouth guards, even as we begin to suspect one or more fights like a girl (which, we will point out, can be an effective battle […]