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Six Things Book Publicists Love to Hear

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Do you think we can get Oprah?" Generally asked by an author whose book is wildly inappropriate for Oprah and who has never actually seen Oprah, but who's heard that Oprah sells books.

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Mark Gates Dead: Sales Rep For Farrar, Straus & Giroux Was Much Loved By All

Shelf Awareness | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sad news: Mark Gates, longtime rep for Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Holt, died on Friday at age 57 of lung cancer. Gates got his start in book publish...

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