"Every day when I wake up in the morning and I come to work, I have no idea what's going to happen. All the books that I think are going to sell don't work, and all the books I don't think are going to work sell a lot and win awards. That's why I love this business so much." --Random House editor Bob Loomis when asked for career advice, as recounted by Karen Rinaldi of Rodale Books, in a New York Times profile of the legendary editor's retirement this year. |
Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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