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Literary Agent, Book Editor: Literary Agents & Book Editors
Literary Agent, Book Editor: Literary Agents & Book Editors
Stacey Cochran interviews literary agent Sally Hill McMillan and Algonquin Books Executive Editor Chuck Adams on the topic of literary agents and book editors. This discussion includes everything you ever wanted to know about literary agents and book editors.
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TNR Editor Wieseltier Takes On New Atheism, Calls Hitchens a "Buffoon"
TNR Editor Wieseltier Takes On New Atheism, Calls Hitchens a "Buffoon"
Complete video at: fora.tv Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic, weighs in on modern atheism, which he describes as a result of the "coarse" religiosity practiced by evangelicals and strongly religious public figures like George W. Bush. "I take Dawkins seriously," he says. "I think Hitchens is a buffoon." ----- For over 25 years, Leon Wieseltier has been the literary editor of The New Republic. In that capacity, he has worked with some of the leading writers of our time. He regularly pens TNR's Washington Diary column and has established himself as one of the most important and erudite critics at work today. He is also the author of the widely acclaimed Jewish theological rumination Kaddish. - CUNY Leon Wieseltier is a American writer, critic, and magazine editor. Since 1983 he has been the literary editor of The New Republic. Wieseltier was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended the Yeshivah of Flatbush, Columbia University, Oxford University, and Harvard University, and was a member of Harvard's Society of Fellows from 1979-1982. Wieseltier has published several fictional and non-fictional books. Kaddish, a National Book Award finalist in 2000, is a genre-blending meditation on the Jewish prayers of mourning. Against Identity is a collection of thoughts about the modern notion of identity.
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Literary Agents Skurnick & Strong, Editor Randall Klein
Literary Agents Skurnick & Strong, Editor Randall Klein
Literary agents Victoria Skurnick (of levinegreenberg.com) and Michael Strong (of regal-literary.com) and Bantam Dell Assistant Editor Randall Klein talk with Stacey Cochran about literary agents, editors, publishing, book marketing and publicity.
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Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi Ending
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi Ending
Onodera Ritsu, a literary editor, resigns from his father's publishing company, due to his coworkers' jealousy of his success, claiming that he is simply riding his father's business. He applies for a position at Marukawa Publishing, but instead of his preferred department of literature he is placed in the infamous shoujo manga department, Emerald. He initially considers resigning, especially because he finds his new boss, Masamune Takano, intolerable and unnerving from the very beginning; however, Takano inadvertently convinces Onodera to stick with the job by calling him "useless," his pride forcing him to stay in order to prove his worth. Later, Onodera learns that Takano's old family name was Saga, an older classmate from high school that Ritsu fell in love with and confessed to.
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Literary Agent and Random House Editor
Literary Agent and Random House Editor
Literary agent Rita Rosenkranz and Random House editor Randall Klein are interviewed by Stacey Cochran at William Paterson University. Special thanks to Martha Witt for hosting and helping to organize this event.
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Fun at Hershey Park!
Fun at Hershey Park!
Thx for watching and especially if u watched the whole thing! Song:www.youtube.com Channel:www.youtube.com got a google plus account plus.google.com
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Good and bad sides of being an editor - Diana Athill
Good and bad sides of being an editor - Diana Athill
Born in 1917, Diana Athill is a British literary editor whose publishing career began when she helped André Deutsch establish his company. She has worked with many notable writers, namely Philip Roth, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Rhys and VS Naipaul. Following the publication of her memoirs, she is now hailed as an author in her own right. Visit www.webofstories for more of famous editor's stories.
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Men in Trees' Jane & Sam (Plow Guy) Season 2: "We Are One"
Men in Trees' Jane & Sam (Plow Guy) Season 2: "We Are One"
The literary editor from New York City and the snowplow operator from Elmo, Alaska, who captured all of our hearts during the first season of Men in Trees, thrilled their fans by eloping in season 2. This video is about Sam the small-town guy and Jane the big-city girl as they embark on the greatest adventure of all: marriage. Special thanks to Suzanne for the clips from the season 2 episode "Sweatering It Out."
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Book Proposal Basics
Book Proposal Basics
"Book Proposal Basics." A how-to resource for emerging book authors writing for publication. Depending on the particular book and author, each proposal may have distinctive variations or additions. But each one must include the main parts shown in this video. Mastering the basics of book proposal writing is the first step toward getting published by attracting the right literary agent and/or publisher. For a list of directories of agents and publishers, go to: www.helpingyougetpublished.com To read articles on writing, getting published, agents, editors, book marketing and promotion, go to: www.helpingyougetpublished.com For how-to tips on approaching book trade professionals, go to: www.helpingyougetpublished.com
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Behind the Book: The Editorial Letter
Behind the Book: The Editorial Letter
Woooooork! Just a reminder, you can follow all my helpful peeps on twitter: @elanaroth (my agent) @ericasussman (my editor) @cjlitagency (my literary agency) @harperteen (my publishing house) Music comes from incompetech.com.
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Diaries of the PageToFame Judges
Diaries of the PageToFame Judges
Learn more about the literary agents and book editors who will rate PageToFame submission. Want to learn even more about PageToFame? www.webook.com
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Joyce Carol Oates - On Writing Characters
Joyce Carol Oates - On Writing Characters
Complete video at: fora.tv Critically acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates discusses how a writer develops realistic characters, using examples from her novel "The Gravedigger's Daughter." ----- Joyce Carol Oates talks about "The Gravedigger's Daughter." A family desperate to escape Nazi Germany settles in upstate New York, where the father is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger an cemetery caretaker. What follows is a tale of unspeakable tragedy, as the gravedigger's daughter begins her astonishing pilgrimage into America, an odyssey of ingenious self-invention and bittersweet triumph - Book Passage Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author and the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanities with the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University, where she has taught since 1978. She serves as associate editor for the Ontario Review, a literary magazine, and the Ontario Review Press, a literary book publisher, both of which are edited by her husband, Raymond J. Smith. Oates has also written under the pseudonyms "Rosamond Smith" and "Lauren Kelly." Her most recent book is "The Gravedigger's Daughter."
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Award Winning Writer and Book Critic David L. Ulin on Media Mayhem EP#12
Award Winning Writer and Book Critic David L. Ulin on Media Mayhem EP#12
EPISODE SYNOPSIS This week Allison talks to author and book critic David Ulin. Allison and David discuss his essay "The Lost Art of Reading," which later became a book in which he lamented the difficulties of finding the time and peace to read in today's increasingly technologically distracting world. The two also discuss David's trip to Oxford, Mississippi where he crafted a piece about the connection between William Faulkner and his hometown or "the postage stamp of soil" as he referred to it. Ulin's discusses his trip to Oxford and how the place is drenched in history and reflects Faulkner's love of writing about the "interplay of the past and the present." Allison and David chat about his transition from editor to book critic and how the Los Angeles Times has changed since David started work there back in 2005. Ulin talks about how he believes the paper is finally beginning to level out while Allison argues that the paper's content reflects the mass lay-offs of the last few years and the fact that its owner was based in Chicago and had no connection to Los Angeles. The two go on to discuss Ulin's riveting interview with Joan Didion, the New York establishment's preference for east coast based writers and the wealth of famous writers who have called Los Angeles home, as well as many of the writer's who've written about the experience of being born and raised in Los Angeles. Ulin talks about his anthology of some of LA's greatest writers and how when he contemplated a <b>...</b>
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Pat Strachan Receives the 2010 Editor's Award
Pat Strachan Receives the 2010 Editor's Award
On March 18, 2010, Poets & Writers presented the 2010 Editor's Award to to Pat Strachan of Little, Brown. The Editor's Award recognizes a book editor who has made an outstanding contribution to the publication of poetry or literary prose over a sustained period of time.
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Betsy Lerner - How to get an agent
Betsy Lerner - How to get an agent
Writing Books for Readers Beyond Academe Harvard University Faculty Development & Diversity In the world of writing and publishing, "academic" is too often shorthand for -- as one editor puts it -- "lifeless prose, cumbersome to read, filled with unnecessary complication, often disdainful and stridently obscure in style and tone." This session is intended for faculty members who aspire to write for the general educated reader, and those seeking advice on how to engage trade publishers and agents. Come converse with industry professionals and learn from the experience of members of the Harvard faculty who have succeeded as trade book authors. Betsy Lerner Betsy Lerner is a partner with the literary agency Dunow, Carlson and Lerner. Previously, she worked as an editor for 16 years at major trade publishers including Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin and finally as Executive Editor at Doubleday. She mostly works with non-fiction writers in the areas of science, psychology, history, cultural studies, biography, current events, memoir. Some of her clients include National Book Award Winner Patti Smith, National Book Award Nominee Andrew Krivak, world-renowned Animal Scientist Temple Grandin, and astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson. She is the author of Food & Loathing and The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers. Her blog on publishing can be found at www.betsylerner.com
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John Gross on Take It Or Leave It, November 29, 1964, BBC TV
John Gross on Take It Or Leave It, November 29, 1964, BBC TV
Featuring John Gross, Anthony Burgess and others. This video is discussed by the editor of The New Criterion here: pjmedia.com
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The Literary Marketplace: From Publication to Promotion
The Literary Marketplace: From Publication to Promotion
How to capture the attention of Television, Radio, and Print Media Hear a candid assessment of the realities and challenges of book marketing, and some expert advice about how to use today's media to reach your audience and sell your book. From the Oprah Winfrey Show to PBS and NPR, to the Los Angeles Times and other national publications — what you need to know in order to publish successfully. Panelists: Karen Grigsby Bates, correspondent for the National Desk of NPR News; Six-time Emmy Award winner David Boul, a ten-year veteran of The Oprah Winfrey Show; Carole Chouinard, The Arsenio Hall Show, ABCs Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The Tavis Smiley Show; David L. Ulin, book editor of the Los Angeles Times Moderator: Gina B. Nahai, moderator, best-selling author, Master of Professional Writing Program
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Book Launch: Motivation and Opportunity (Bunny Pages)
Book Launch: Motivation and Opportunity (Bunny Pages)
Engr. Bunny Pages, entrepreneur and media personality, introduced the biography of Filipino scientist and author, Dr. Augustus C. Ouano. Prof. Juliet Basa, literary editor, also gave her reaction to the book.
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John Gross on Take It Or Leave It, November 22, 1964, BBC TV
John Gross on Take It Or Leave It, November 22, 1964, BBC TV
Featuring John Gross, John Betjeman and others. This video is discussed by the editor of The New Criterion here: pjmedia.com
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Mr Edit. 5 Minute Fiction Fix.
Mr Edit. 5 Minute Fiction Fix.
Ready to query that literary agent? Better check out this video before sending that manuscript. Mr Edit can help save you from the rejection bin. Music by the exquisite Pat Metheny. Buy his album OFFRAMP for more of the same.
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Kathy Pories, Senior Editor Algonquin Books
Kathy Pories, Senior Editor Algonquin Books
Kathy Pories, Senior Editor at Algonquin Books interview by Stacey Cochran for Raleigh Television Network program The Artist's Craft. Directed by Michael Graziano and Marnie Cooper-Priest. Kathy discusses her fall books Hard Work by UNC-Chapel Hill Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow, A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein, New Stories from the South: The Year's Best 2009 with guest editor Madison Smartt Bell, and Our Noise: the Story of Merge Records.
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Ma Jian and Flora Drew with Boyd Tonkin - World Literature Weekend 2009
Ma Jian and Flora Drew with Boyd Tonkin - World Literature Weekend 2009
A few days after the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Ma Jian discussed his Tiananmen novel Beijing Coma with the Independents literary editor Boyd Tonkin, interspersed with extracts from the novel read by his translator Flora Drew.
