Keeping up with editorial moves can be a full-time job. And messy. MIRA books has done some shuffling as well, so take notes. Martha Keenan is senior editor. Miranda Stecyk and Susan Pezzack are editors. Other acquiring editors include Margaret Marbury (executive editor) and Sasha Bogin (editorial assistant). Harlequin/Silhouette Editorial Addresses
Harlequin Mills & Boon has added Sarah Ritherdon as an acquiring editor. Lesley Stonehouse, alas, is no longer acquiring. Because the Harlequin website follows the standard confusing pattern of most publisher sites (it’s a bit like schizophrenia — what is my purpose on the web?), we’re taking you directly to the editorial office addresses. You can find your own way from there. Harlequin/Silhouette Editorial Office addresses
We’d love to linger over org chart updates this week, but, frankly, we have a credit card tapping its little toes, reminding us we have a date with a bookstore this morning. We have to spend some quality time together — she’s already jealous that we’ve scheduled another date (with a pool and a book) this afternoon. We’re popular, what can we say? So read fast as time’s a wasting: Manie Barron is ditching William Morris and joining the Claudia Menza Literary Agency. Good for him. He’ll focus on street literature and works targeting black urban men. As always, we
We don’t get excited easily*, but sometimes we get caught up in buzz to the point we tingle. In a good way. At least that’s what the doctor said. Damn…why don’t we get ARCs anymore? Right. We no longer review.** Privileges were revoked when we couldn’t refrain from pointing out that we could write the whole thing better, had we the time. Now we regret our actions because the buzz is building and we’re feeling like the kid without a Razor. Yeah, we’re looking for someone to put us out of our misery. Either that, or we’re voting in favor
We’d really like to thank Gena Showalter for her time and candor this week. Now, originally, we’d planned to throw a final barrage of questions at her, but she was in a car accident this morning. Now while she swears she’s fine and will dragged her bruised, airbag attacked body to her computer as soon as possible, we’ll give her a break. Just this once. Besides, it’s Labor Day, and the one thing we learned in our former career is that one never puts in a full day before three day weekend (which is why we can’t explain the stream
We know more than a few of our readers enjoy music, so we feel compelled to bring this cautionary tale to their attention: loud music can be bad for you. The article contains the gory details, but, if you value your life, you’ll turn down the volume. Save “eleven” for only the most special of songs. It makes us thankful we escaped that long-ago Sugar show with only a powerful appreciation for the ability of sound to move heavy objects. Music Fans, Beware the Big Bass /ul>
There are days we could waste by making fun of news. Headlines, articles, even photos — there is so much fodder for our sharp fingers, we simply can’t address it all. But we try, we try. For example, this headline hinting that the next J.K. Rowling has been discovered caught our imagination mid-caffeine infusion. While we don’t deal with facts too often (see previous re: lazy), we feel compelled to make a point. The Harry Potter books were not a success because publishers salivated over the rights during an auction. The success came (and we feel this is a key
A long time ago, we witnessed a virulent, specific argument about a film (Full Metal Jacket). We watched as our friends Ellen and Brad turned red, pounded furniture, and put up their dukes. We were dumbfounded by the passion and divergence of opinions this film raised in Ellen and Brad. Neither had seen it, of course. The argument left them with a mutual distrust of their opinions. There is a trend toward bashing art you haven’t seen. It happens far too often. John McCain hasn’t actually seen Farenheit 911, yet commented upon scenes. Scenes that weren’t in the film. Seeing,
Back when we were young and innocent, we thought books were gifts from above. We’d go the library (ruled by the mother) and she’d hand down the latest acquisitions. We’d take them home, read them, and offer our unbiased and unformed opinions. If they passed our taste test, they would be recommended to other students. As we’ve grown older and looked back on our childhood, we realize we weren’t the only favored reader. Ah well, we still remain her favorite oldest child. Nobody can take that from us. In our motion picture career, we saw how studios get behind their
For those who can’t get enough, the new Edward Wyatt article is in the New York Times. Wyatt, whose work we’ve discussed in grand detail, offers up another thrilling look at the publishing industry. Please take a moment to read along with us. Hmm, on first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much to work with. He takes the “why” of conservative authors’ complaints and debunks it with numbers (yes, Virginia, all that matters is whether or not the publisher can make money). That’s no fun. Okay, maybe we’d like to see him challenge the complaints with the facts and
