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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:20:00 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Let’s talk copyright:
Alice said, "Bringing up copyright around authors can be a bit like opening Pandora’s Box, but let’s have a go, shall we? After all, a renown scholar, author, and lawyer Leslie Klinger has just sued an author’s estate on whether a particular..." more
Monday, January 28, 2013 7:16:03 PM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Jane Austen’s two-month turnaround:
Alice said, "Thinking today of the lovely Jane Austen on the 200th anniversary of her most popular novel’s publication. Her brother Henry acted as her literary agent, and Thomas Egerton paid her 110 pounds as an advance, just two months before Pride and..." more
Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:58:29 PM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled What Penguin Random House means for authors:
Alice said, " As Hurricane Sandy was rolling up the east coast, I was switching back and forth between NAOO’s website for weather updates and Publisher’s Marketplace, because the rumors about Random House and Penguin were confirmed. Two of the..." more
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:52:25 PM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Dissecting a Debut: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman:
Alice said, "Dissecting a Debut is a feature that is similar to book reviews, but I want to focus exclusively on author debuts and consider why each book was embraced by the publishing community. My hope is that these posts will give the sprouting authors a..." more
Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:44:35 PM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled And….we’re back!:
Alice said, "It’s been a long month. Correction, a long six weeks. Of course, even before Hurricane Sandy hit NYC, I was remiss in adding new posts in October. I took on my first client as an agent and I was running around the city with editors —..." more
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:21:02 AM
Alice Speilburg added a link to Speilburg Literary Agency on her profile page
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 1:13:24 PM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Dissecting a Debut: Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub:
Alice said, "Dissecting a Debut is a feature that is similar to book reviews, but I want to focus exclusively on author debuts and consider why each book was embraced by the publishing community. My hope is that these posts will give the sprouting authors a..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:37 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled How to buy small-town e-books:
Alice said, "The last bookstore in my town closed in March 2010. No more browsing bookshelves for hidden gems or stopping in for a quick pick off the front table of New Fiction. More than half of the books I read now are e-books, because it’s fast and..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:37 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Albert of Adelaide : A refreshing story of a platypus in Hell:
Alice said, "Albert of Adelaide, the debut novel by Howard L. Anderson, surprised me in the same way that Fantastic Mr. Fox surprised me in the theater. It’s adult entertainment in the guise of something created by Beatrix Potter — a bedtime story..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:37 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Unlocking e-books: Tor is leading the way to DRM-free reading:
Alice said, "I remember walking to work one morning with my husband a couple years ago, when he commented that the biggest problem with digital publishing was the file format. At the time, academic publishers were launching fantastic online platforms for..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:37 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Book Review: True Believers:
Alice said, "A couple weeks ago, I encouraged you to find a thought-provoking read, something perhaps out of your comfort zone. I decided to read True Believers, a novel by Kurt Anderson, which as it turns out, wasn’t too far out of my comfort zone once I..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:37 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Should you self-publish your book?:
Alice said, "Self-publishing doesn’t seem like such a bad idea lately. Everyone is babbling about what it means and debating whether it’s a good thing, but one thing is for sure: more authors are having better success with self-publishing now than..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:37 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Dissecting a Debut: Secret Letters by Leah Scheier:
Alice said, "I’d like to introduce what I hope will be a regular feature here at Lamplight & Ink: Dissecting a Debut. These posts will be similar to book reviews, but I want to focus exclusively on author debuts and consider why each book was..." more
Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:22:36 AM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Part 1. The Importance of Platform: Non-fiction:
Alice said, "Platform is a word that publishers throw around as something they look for in an author. But what exactly does it entail? A slogan? A mission statement? Tall shoes? Just kidding. It really depends on the type of book you’re writing...." more
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:48:07 PM
Alice Speilburg wrote a blog post titled Dissecting a Debut: Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson:
Alice said, "Dissecting a Debut is a feature that is similar to book reviews, but I want to focus exclusively on author debuts and consider why each book was embraced by the publishing community. My hope is that these posts will give the sprouting authors a..." more