THE PRIZE is now a New York Times bestseller!
THE PRIZE: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools, by veteran reporter Dale Russakoff debuts on The New York Times bestseller list 9/27 at #12!
Dale Russakoff’s THE PRIZE draws 350 people to Newark Public Library Event
Last night, a crowd of Newark parents, educators and other stakeholders gathered to hear a panel discuss Dale Russakoff’s just-published book, THE PRIZE: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools? Russakoff, a veteran reporter at the Washington Post who spent 4 years researching and writing the book, opened the discussion, with others from the worlds of […]
Repackaging your book for paperback
When a publisher designs a hardcover jacket, it does so with the best of intentions. It asks: Who is the audience? How do we best position a book for that audience? How do we create an eye-catching design? should the cover be all print or feature an image or several images? If an image is […]
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 […]