Publishing Newsdefamation / lawsuits / Literary Agents11 Comments
Individuals who are, or once were, associated with PublishAmerica are suing the Preditor & Editors site for libel. Barbara Bauer is an agent who claims that P&E libeled her by calling her a scammer. Victor E. Cretella, an attorney with PublishAmerica and a member of the Maryland Bar, is suing ... more >
InterviewsKnight-Agency / Literary Agents8 Comments
The Knight Agency was founded in 1996 by Deidre Knight, an author and agent whose background was the entertainment business. Today, the Knight Agency has sold over six hundred books for its hundred-plus clients. It specializes in romance and women’s fiction. Elaine Spencer is one of the seven agents of ... more >
InterviewsLiterary Agents5 Comments
Jessica Faust of BookEnds, LLC is an agent who knows and loves the romance genre. While BookEnds represents the gamut from romance, women's fiction, mystery, thrillers, and suspense to self-help nonfiction, in Faust’s blog, you can see the attachment toward the genre that we love–romance. When I was at RWA’s ... more >
InterviewsLiterary Agents2 Comments
Kristin Nelson is one of the first agent blogs that I started reading. Her Pub Rants blog is famous amongst aspiring writers for no nonsense and candid advice. As a reader, I find the peak behind the curtain posts illuminating. I admit that she is the inspiration for the series ... more >
InterviewsLiterary Agents2 Comments
Jane Dystel, of Dystel & Goderich launches our July Interview with an Agent series. Dystel & Goderich was established in 1994 and represents a huge variety of clients from No. 1 bestseller non fiction authors like: Joy Bauer (Joy Bauer’s Food Cures) and Robin L Smith (Lies at the Altar) ... more >