By Erin L. Cox If you read Salon and love Laura Miller like I do, you’ve probably already read this piece she wrote yesterday about the downside to NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), in which I (and many of you) are participating. Okay, to say she isn’t a fan is an oversimplification, but she echoes many of [...]
By Erin L. Cox As you might’ve read in yesterday’s story, I have decided to devote this month to writing “The Great American Novel” as part of The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I got a lot of support (even from my father–see the comments on that story) and woke up feeling inspired. I banged out 1700 [...]
By Erin Cox In today’s lead story, author Drew Smith talks about the tools he used to help keep him motivated while rewriting his first novel. This month, these tools might come in handy to a lot of people . . . including me. I’m a literary agent. I spend most evenings and weekends reading piles (okay, [...]
By Erin L. Cox The second annual Digital Book World has set its dates for January 24-26, 2011 in New York City at The Sheraton Hotel & Towers. This year’s conference brings programming that will offer actionable strategies for success in the digital age for all areas of publishing–editorial, marketing, business development, digital, designers, production, and [...]
By Erin L. Cox Jacqueline Woodson has recently adapted her award-winning book LOCOMOTION for the Kennedy Center stage (the show premieres on October 23rd). In a piece she wrote for The Huffington Post, she talks about the inspiration for the story and how she adapted it for the stage. Earlier this summer, I worked on a film [...]
By Erin L. Cox For the last three weeks on The Paris Review daily, author and translator Lydia Davis has been sharing her experiences about her translation of Madame Bovary, which was released on September 23rd. In her blog posts, she talks about the art of translation and her process of creating another version of a much-translated book [...]
By Erin L. Cox While a lot of the international publishing community is still in Frankfurt, New York Comic Con is going on back in NYC. Because it’s quiet here in Hall 8 at FBF, I decided to follow the Comic Con action on Twitter. Here are some of the highlights from the last hour. It’s [...]
By Erin L. Cox When people talk about Richard Nash, they often talk about his brilliant ideas, his business savvy, and his vast international connections. I talk about his fashion–his classic gray suit, salt and pepper hair, dashing glasses, and, of course, his smile. Richard Nash is hard not to spot in a crowd. At Book Expo America [...]
By Erin L. Cox In June, Publishing Perspectives wrote a piece about a brand-new web program called “Amateur Thursdays,” which we described as “Vogue meets The New York Review of Books.” Today is the launch date for the website and the world premiere at The Frankfurt Book Fair. One of the founders, Giovanna Calvino, wrote a piece for [...]
By Erin L. Cox In today’s Frankfurt print edition of Publishing Perspectives, we ran a story about Peruvian-born author Mario Vargas Llosa’s Nobel Prize win, featuring quotes from some of his international publishers. One quote that came in after the issue went to press was from the UK. Faber & Faber Chief Executive Stephen Page said, “We [...]
