What 4 top agents desire in a memoir
Thanks to veteran editor, Alan Rinzler, for including me in this insightful interview with some esteemed colleagues. Memoir is so popular, but also challenging to publish. Here’s what you might want to think about in relation to crafting and publishing a memoir. What 4 top agents desire in a memoir
FAMILY TREES launches debut novelist Kerstin March
Kerstin March sent these photos from the launch party at for her heartwarming novel, FAMILY TREES (Kensington). Valley Books sold books at the event, which was held at The Library (Marin Restaurant) in downtown Minneapolis. Approximately 300 people were in attendance, and some, no doubt, enjoyed the Apple-tinis, served, in a tribute to the book […]
Listen to Your Agent — Or Not?
Like most agents, I have a wonderful relationship with many of my clients. Most. I think that my enthusiasm for their work and caring is generally evident. This is my own company. Why would I put my name on something I did not love? Additionally, I bring more than 3 decades of experience as an […]
Fox Acquires Book on Marriage Equality
Fox 2000, a division of 20th Century Fox, acquired the film rights to 21 YEARS TO MIDNIGHT: The Promise That Brought Marriage Equality to America, by Debbie Cenziper and Jim Obergefell, in a preemptive bid. It will be produced by Wyck Godfrey (The Fault in Our Stars, The Twilight Saga, Paper Towns). The film will […]
Redgold
Eliza Redgold Eliza Redgold is a natural pen-name based upon the old, Gaelic meaning of her name, Elizabeth Reid Boyd. English folklore has it that if you help a fairy, you will be rewarded with red gold. She writes fiction as Eliza Redgold and non-fiction as Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd. Eliza Redgold’s historical women’s fiction includes […]
Meet Kerstin March, author of FAMILY TREES
June 1 Launch Party “The Library” at Marin Restaurant The Chambers Hotel downtown Minneapolis (books provided by Valley Bookseller) June 6 Barnes & Noble, Woodbury Contact: Ella Zak, Manager 702 Valley Creek Plaza, Woodbury 55125 June 14 The Valley Bookseller 217 N. Main St. Stillwater, MN 55082 valleybookseller.com
Family Trees, Kerstin March
In this moving and insightful debut novel set along the breathtaking shores of the Great Lakes, a young woman must decide which dreams are worth fighting for, and which roots to keep firmly in place… Sensible and self-reliant, Shelby Meyers knows exactly what she wants. She’ll never again depend on her errant mother, Jackie, who […]
Simcha Jacobovici speaks
The controversy over the “discovery” of the bones of Jesus and his family has stirred passions. Simcha Jacobovici, noted documentarian and co-author of THE LOST GOSPEL, speaks out. Here’s a link to the NBC clip: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/geologist-revives-controversy-over-jesus-tomb-n336251
Query Letter Tips: How to address a query letter to a literary agent
It seems simple, right? It’s just a salutation. What could be easier? But actually, in the digital age, addressing any business letter, not to mention a query to a literary agent is not as obvious as it might seem. Whether you are sending an e-mail query or an old-fashioned snail mail letter, here are some […]
Celebrating Green: ST PATRICK OF IRELAND, Philip Freeman
Ireland’s patron saint has long been shrouded in legend, but the true story of St. Patrick is far more inspiring than the myths. In St. Patrick of Ireland, Philip Freeman brings the historic Patrick and his world vividly to life. Patrick speaks in his own voice in two remarkable letters he wrote about himself and […]