Sixty Years of Sterling Wisdom from the "Lord of Publishing"

Today's Feature: Legendary literary agent Sterling Lord shares wisdom from his 60 years in publishing and reflects the current business, which he says is more like selling appliances than art.

Discussion: Is the Romance of Publishing Dead? Has the romance of publishing the way of liquor-fueled lunches, first-class book tours and boozy book parties? Or is there still enough hope and passion in publishing to sustain it?

More News from PP: Join PP for a Group Read of Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida" Join Publishing Perspectives for our group read of Troilus and Cressida, one of the darkest, most cynical, and perhaps most modern of Shakespeare's works. Best Translated Book Award 2013 Fiction Longlist Announced The fiction longlist for the 2013 Best Translated Book Awards, organized by Open Letter Books, includes 23 books from 15 publishers, 19 countries and 13 languages.

From the Archives: Italy’s Increasingly Agile Literary Agents While relatively few literary agents work in Italy, the evolving publishing industry is making them more essential. Agent Marco Vigevani describes the scene.