Disc 1. [Lectures] 1. Today's book publishing landscape ; 2. Defining your fiction genre ; 3. Categorizing your nonfiction book ; 4. Researching writers' markets ; 5. What to expect from a literary agent ; 6. Writing your query letter. -- Disc. 2. [Lectures] 7. Writing your novel or memoir synopsis ; 8. The importance of author platform ; 9. Researching and planning your book proposal ; 10. Writing an effective book proposal ; 11. Submissions and...

Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices on Union Square belie the treasures on its list. Working with his boss, the flamboyant Homer Stern, Paul learns the ins and outs of the book trade-how to work an agent over lunch; how to swim with the literary sharks at the Frankfurt Book Fair; and, most important, how to nurse the fragile egos of the dazzling, volatile...

"Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript with deadly consequences in the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling series Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation...