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About That Book Life: A Publishing Round Robin
Thursday, February 8, 2024
3:20 pm to 4:35 pm
You write a book. An agent agrees to sell it. A publisher agrees to package and publicize it. A publicist pitches it to a book reviewer who reviews it or doesn't. The publishing game follows a well-tread path that first-time authors often don't understand. Too many writers run the race with a lot of questions only half-answered and unrealistic expectations. This publishing round robin covers the many decision points and thresholds that have to be crossed in order to get a book into the world.
Participants
Marc Fitten is an author and editor. He has written two novels, Valeria's Last Stand and Elza's Kitchen, and has completed a third, AMERICAN ENTROPY. He also contributes essays to various anthologies and periodicals.
Sarah Levitt is a literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management who specializes in narrative nonfiction and literary fiction. Her list includes journalists, academics, historians, scientists, and musicians, among others.
Sebastian Stockman is a lecturer in English at Northeastern University. His work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, among other places. His essays have been listed as Notable in The Best American Essays and The Best American Sportswriting
Emily Cook was named one of Publishers Weekly's Top 40 Under 40. Former marketing and publicity director at Milkweed Editions and program director at the Chicago Tribune Lit Fest, she also worked for Granta and helped launch Figment, a social networking site. She just completed her first book.
