Everything passes, Everything changes 

A year or two back, when the world was young, I loved the music of Bob Dylan and knew much of his canon by heart.…

Harry 19 May 2023

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Kesia Lupo from The Bindery Agency

Good morning, everyone! This week, I’m delighted to introduce Kesia Lupo: editor, author, and new Associate Agent at US literary agency The Bindery. Kesia started…

Anna 16 May 2023

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How to make money in publishing

Sometimes, you know, publishers just get it right. (And, I should say up top, this email has nothing useful to say. Contrary to my subject…

Harry 12 May 2023

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Your book: when is it finished?

With most projects, it’s clear when they’re done. A bike shed is built once there are walls, a roof, and a place to store bikes.…

Harry 5 May 2023

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: John Cusick from Folio Literary Management

Good morning! Today we’re bringing you an interview with the wonderful John Cusick from Folio Literary Management. John is a literary agent and the senior…

Kate 2 May 2023

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Dewey, Cheetham and Howe

I had a silly online exchange with my brother just now, on the topic of names. We currently have dealings with a firm of solicitors…

Harry 21 April 2023

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Shannon Snow from Creative Media Agency

Good morning, everyone!  Following our feature on Paige Wheeler last month, we also have an exciting Spotlight On interview with Shannon Snow, also from Creative…

Anna 18 April 2023

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Short, fat and grumpy

Housekeeping: We’ve just migrated our site from one webhost to another. We know that the site is still being a bit temperamental and are ironing out…

Harry 14 April 2023

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Stephen Fraser from The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency

Good morning, everyone! We are excited to bring you another wonderful Spotlight On interview, this time with Stephen Fraser. Stephen is an executive agent at…

Kate 4 April 2023

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The wise woman and the fool

This email is something of a follow-up to last week, so if you didn’t like last week’s missive, I strongly suggest you ditch this one…

Harry 31 March 2023

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