Pub Rants

Prickly Protagonists Part II

STATUS: Today felt like a Monday. I had one task that I absolutely needed to accomplish and it hasn’t happened yet.What’s playing on the iPod right now? TENDERNESS by General Public It should have occurred to me yesterday that I hadn’t mentioned the genres for the two projects I shopped… MORE

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Prickly Protagonists

STATUS: I worked hard on a contract today. That always requires my undivided attention.What’s playing on the iPod right now? DIAMONDS ON THE SOULS OF HER SHOES by Paul Simon I have to admit that as a reader, I’m often drawn to stories that have a hard-to-love main protagonist. I… MORE

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The NYT List

STATUS: It’s kind of hard to top yesterday but still, it is Friday and that’s worth celebrating too! What’s playing on the iPod right now? MY GIRL by The Temptations How books make the NYT list is actually closely guarded proprietary information that the New York Times does not share.… MORE

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NYT List Baby!

STATUS: We are over the moon!!!!What’s playing on the iPod right now? SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY by Donna SummerSara and I can barely sit still because we’ve just heard the news. Ally Carter’s CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY has just hit the New York Times Bestseller… MORE

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Unleashing My Inner Snark?

STATUS: I have to say that the world of agenting is good right now. We’ve been having auctions and pre-empts at Frankfurt for Sarah Rees Brennan’s THE DEMON’S LEXICON. It is always fun when a title has international appeal. What’s playing on the iPod right now? THAT VOICE AGAIN by… MORE

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