AALA Membership
Joelle Delbourgo is a proud member of the AALA, an organization of literary agents that advocates for authors and agents and upholds a code of ethical conduct. Members must be recommended and admitted and must agree to uphold the mission statement below. –Joelle Since its founding in 1991, the Association of American Literary Agents has […]
THE BABY WILL BE JUST FINE! The (Not So) Selfish Mom’s Guide to Surviving the First Year, Becky Viera
PR professional, writer for Scary Mommy and BabyCenter, and voice behind the Instagram account, Witty Otter Becky Vieira’s realistic look at new motherhood with actionable, real-world advice focused on the health and welfare of moms. (Union Square & Co/World Rights/May 2023).
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Follower Counts Are Unreliable Metric for Book Sales
Worth reading this article from the New York Times (December 23, 2021). One lit agent sums it up: “If we knew (what would work for a given book), publishers would make no mistakes.”
THE WIDEST NET: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You, Pamela Slim
Discover and create a dynamic new model for growing your business by connecting with customers outside your usual field of view Do you think you know your ideal customer? Think again. Many businesses create an ideal consumer profile―aiming all their sales and marketing efforts towards this single type of person―and end up missing out on […]
Supply Chain Issues Disrupt and Delay Printing and Publication
We’re going through an unprecedented disruption. This article lays out the many factors that are causing book publication dates to slip, sometimes by months or even a whole season. https://www.vox.com/culture/22687960/book-shortage-paper-ink-printing-labor-explained
The A-Ha! Method – Communicating Powerfully in a Time of Distraction, by Gabe Zichermann
Entrepreneur, professional public speaker, and author of THE GAMIFICATION REVOLUTION, Gabe Zichermann shares his behavioral-science based approach to crafting and delivering speeches and idea/company pitches or even leading a meeting that will help readers engage and persuade today’s distracted listeners. (Rowman & Littlefield , World English, Fall 2022)
THE LAST POLICEMAN Pilot Cast Line-Up!
Ben Winters’ THE LAST POLICEMAN trilogy, published by Quirk, will be coming soon to a screen. Interestingly, Fox decided to flip genders on the lead detective, and will use the title THE LAST POLICE. Time to read the books, if you haven’t already. Here’s the cast line-up, just announced on Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2021/10/the-last-police-blu-hunt-reno-wilson-maximiliano-hernandez-dawnn-lewis-cast-kyle-killen-fox-pilot-1234847845/
WHY IS MY CHILD IN CHARGE? A Roadmap to End Power Struggles, Increase Cooperation, and Find Joy in Parenting Young Children, Claire Lerner
Solve typical toddler challenges with eight key mindshifts that will help you parent with clarity, calmness and self-control. Through stories from her practice, Claire Lerner shows parents how making critical mindshifts—seeing their children’s behaviors through a new lens —empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. This process puts parents back in the driver’s […]
Audio rights for SEDUCED BY THE LIGHT sold at auction to Blackstone!
We are thrilled to share that audio rights for SEDUCED BY THE LIGHT: THE MINA MILLER EDISON STORY, about the long-suffering wife of Thomas Edison, a proto-influencer who deftly crafted a narrative in society and media of a glamorous, happy family despite the scandalous exploits of America’s greatest inventor have been snapped up by Vikki […]