So it’s already well-established that, even as I read more “legacy” journalism about book publishing than most folks, I’m still a bit baffled by their process. A prime example is this weekend’s Andrew Wylie (the ‘Jackalope”) feature in the WSJ Magazine. What happens, exactly, when a writer pitches an editor (or vice versa) on doing the exact same credulous story on Andrew Wylie remains a mystery to me. And who is the one who keeps coming up with the great idea of taking a new picture of Wylie scowling menacingly? Wylie is a good and effective agent, but why is […]
