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20May | '13

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Book Jobs Not by the Book: Rachel Hurn, Book Reviewer

By Lena Morris | Published: May 20, 2013

Rachel Hurn‘s nonfiction and criticism have appeared on the New Yorker and in the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among others. She is a bookseller at McNally Jackson and a graduate of the New School with an M.F.A. in creative nonfiction. She lives in Brooklyn. Follow her on Twitter @RachelMarieHurn. ***** What are some different professional capacities in which you’ve worked with books? In what ways have these other undertakings influenced your work as a book reviewer? I first started writing about books and book culture when I interned at ... Read more

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28Nov | '12

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The Denver Publishing Institute: A Mile High Education

By Shannon Kobran | Published: November 28, 2012

As I mentioned in my last article, I have wanted to work in publishing since I was 12 years old. In college, after my very first English methods class, my professor dragged me into her office, sat me down, and asked me what I wanted to do after graduation. “I want to be an editor,” I said, with confidence. And so we began to plan out the rest of my life. Along with a list of classes to take, extracurriculars to join, and department alumni to contact, I was ... Read more

2 Comments | Category: Professional Paths | Tags: carl lennertz, columbia publishing course, denver publishing institute, dpi, editorial assistant, elizabeth geiser, entry-level, HarperCollins, interview, joyce meskis, karl webber, nan satter, networking, nyu summer publishing institute, pearson, pearson higher education, roth wilkofsky, scholastic, tattered cover bookstore, textbook publishing, University of Denver, world book night us

20Sep | '12

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Undergraduate Publishing Programs: What’s the Advantage?

By Liz Janetschek | Published: September 20, 2012

As a treat–and as a passive-aggressive gesture to urge me to make up my mind as to what I was going to do with my life–my mother took me on a “field trip” to Simon & Schuster. A friend of a family friend worked in the children’s department there, and it was the summer before my senior year of high school–that time when push comes to shove when choosing a path in life. My mother, knowing I had an affinity for literature, figured that this might be an alternative career ... Read more

3 Comments | Category: Industry Insight, Professional Paths | Tags: Bachelor's degree, Bellevue Literary Press, Certificate, college, Emerson College, Hearst Books, Hofstra University, intern, internships, interview, macmillan, masters degree, McGraw-Hill, NYU, Pace University, Simon & Schuster, The George Washington University, undergraduate program, undergraduate publishing

7Mar | '12

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Book Jobs Not By the Book: Oriana Leckert of Gotham Ghostwriters

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: March 7, 2012

Oriana Leckert of Gotham Ghostwriters, in conversation about this occasionally maligned side of book business, and how, contrary to what its name might imply, ghostwriting is a corner of the industry that’s looking very “alive” indeed. **** What was your first job in book business and what were the most important things you gained from it? I had a series of first book -jobs—first internship (the now defunct Incommunicado Press), first agency (Don Maass Literary Agency), first editorial assistantship (Random House)—but my real entrée was before ... Read more

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17Aug | '11

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An Interview with Ashmead Award-Winner Whitney Frick

By Livia Nelson | Published: August 17, 2011

Whitney Frick is living the young publishing professional’s dream. She landed a great entry-level job as assistant to the publisher at Scribner straight out of the Columbia Publishing Course, which lead to her current position there as an Assistant Editor. She’s acquiring and editing books she loves in genres like women’s health, cooking, and even fiction. She’s the first ever winner of the Ashmead Award, which we wrote about back in June, and just completed the Yale Publishing Course as part of her award. She’s engaged. And, oh yeah, did ... Read more

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9Aug | '11

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What Not to Wear, Interview Edition: Book-Job Boot Camp, Week 4 Day 2

By Kimberly Lew | Published: August 9, 2011

The night before an interview, you can usually find me in my closet, mixing and matching every professional piece of clothing in my repertoire, only emerging once in a while to get feedback from my roommate. Perhaps it sounds superficial, but there’s a set philosophy behind it: having already done my research and run through my answers to any hypothetical questions in my head, the only thing that helps calm the nerves is organizing the only thing I can control – my appearance. Think of the interview outfit as your ... Read more

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8Aug | '11

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Getting the Interview, Giving the Right Impression: Book-Job Boot Camp, Week 4 Day 1

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: August 8, 2011

The Interview: Finally, you may collect $200 and pass Go. Or so it usually feels, once you get that first call or email (minus the $200… that would be nice). The interview is also the scariest part of the job search and different from many of the other aspects. Rather like Networking, the Interview throws that ever-unpredictable wildcard—other people—onto the table. Also, an “interview” is unofficially going on for more time than you spend sitting across the desk from the interviewer. And what if it’s a phone interview? What then? A ... Read more

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1Aug | '11

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Book Jobs, Not by the Book: Adam Witty

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: August 1, 2011

Elisabeth sits down to talk with Adam Witty, Founder and CEO of Advantage Media, one of Inc’s “30 under 30″ best young entrepreneurs of 2011—and a man whose book career has definitely not been by the book. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? … Is it a publisher? All I needed to know was that Adam Witty is in book business and was named one of Inc magazine’s “30 under 30” for 2011—and I was emailing his publicist within 5 minutes to set up an interview for ... Read more

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2Jun | '11

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Author Perspectives Podcast: Justin Cronin, Part I

By Dana Barrett | Published: June 2, 2011

Welcome to the debut of the Publishing Trendsetters Podcast where host Dana Barrett (MidtownReview.com) asks authors what they REALLY think about our rapidly changing business. Let’s face it, without authors, we’d all be out of work. We’re in this industry because we love books: we love a good story, we love to read, and we love being a part of creating beautiful books and getting them into the hands of readers. So what do authors think of all the changes going on in our business? What are they worried about? ... Read more