I first met Maile Meloy in the pages of her first novel for young readers, The Apothecary. Aimed at middle-schoolers, it’s a wonderfully entertaining story set in the 1950s and full of magic, spies, nuclear disaster, science and...
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A Conversation With Neil Abramson
Friend and publisher Rolf Zetterson had breakfast with me a few months ago, and told me about a great new book called Unsaid by Neil Abramson. What a captivating story and beautifully written debut novel. It’s been a favorite pick of...
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Notes on Creativity and Success from Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon is the bestselling author of the Outlander series and the Lord John novels. (Outlander fans, she is currently working on the eighth of the series Written in My Own Heart’s Blood. The latest Lord John novel was recently...
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A Quick Start for Your Day – My Conversation With Joel Osteen
Two words sure to help you jump start 2012: Joel Osteen. Whether you read his latest book Every Day A Friday: How to be Happier 7 Days a Week or watch his televised sermons, I am sure he will inspire you. Yesterday, I reflected on my...
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The Best Book Covers of 2011
All year long I’m around books. At home, in the office, in warehouses, in bookstores, in libraries and book tradeshows, I see them everywhere. It’s difficult for me to walk by them without stopping and picking one up. Why? The cover....
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The Future of Books
As the CEO of a large book company, I am often asked about my opinions on the future of the book and the industry. Just last week, CM Rubin interviewed me for a piece on How We Will Read published in the Huffington Post. In that piece,...
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