Join literary agent Josh Getzler at Publishers Marketplace’s online Discuss forum, Wednesday, June 16 at noon Eastern – to ask questions about how to find the right agent, how best to work with your agent, or anything else that pertains to agents. No need to sign up in advance, simply log on to PM, then use this link to get to Discuss. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Josh will post back. You can post questions […]
Our Next Buzz Books Editors Panels
A reminder that this week Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter and Buzz Books 2021: Romance are being featured as part of Edelweiss’s new Bookfest in two editor/author events: Bookfest/Buzz Books Young Adult Editors Panel Wednesday, June 9 at 3 pm Eastern Hear from four YA authors and their editors as they discuss what inspires them, what it’s like to write from a diverse perspective and more. Q&A to follow! Moderated by Publishers Lunch reporter Erin Somers, featuring: Jo Watson BIG BONED (Wattpad Books). Edited by Deanna McFadden. Ayana Gray BEASTS OF PREY (Putnam Children’s). Edited by Stacey Barney. Dhonielle Clayton THE […]
Wednesday at Noon: Agent Gail Hochman in the Discuss Forum
Join longtime literary agent Gail Hochman at Publishers Marketplace’s online Discuss forum tomorrow – Wednesday, June 2 at noon Eastern – to ask questions about how to find the right agent, how best to work with your agent, or anything else that pertains to agents. No need to sign up in advance, simply log on to PM, then use this link to get to Discuss. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Gail will post back. […]
Wednesday at Noon: Editor Megan Lynch in the Discuss Forum
Join Megan Lynch online at Publishers Marketplace Wednesday, May 19 at noon Eastern, the latest guest on our forum Discuss, to ask questions about acquisitions and agents that face editors. The discussion will happen at this link. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Megan will post back. You can post questions ahead of time, too, if you wish.
This Week’s Discuss Guest: Agent and Attorney Jesseca Salky
Join agent and attorney Jesseca Salky to ask questions about legal issues that face authors and agents at noon on Wednesday, May 5 as our next weekly AMA guest on the PM forum Discuss. Feel free to post your questions for Jesseca in advance; the discussion will happen at this link. This is a straight forward, typed message board conversation. Discuss has no cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Jesseca will post back. While all of these conversations are scheduled and conducted live on our site, everything […]
A Romance Publishing Preview, Part Two
Like the first installment from earlier this week, romance booksellers and owners of The Ripped Bodice in Los Angeles Bea and Leah Koch wrote the seasonal preview for our recently-published sampler, Buzz Books 2018: Romance (free downloads are available for Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple’s iBooks, and Google Play). In addition to the 14 featured pre-publication excerpts in the sampler (noted in boldface below), the Kochs picked a wealth of noteworthy forthcoming romance titles to look for. Historical Historical romance has always been the bedrock of the genre and this year sees both classical and modern takes on the genre. The queen of the subversive […]