Importance of Platform in the Publishing World CD

Vicky Bijur is a literary agent and runs the Vicky Bijur Literary Agency, which she started in 1988. She has worked at Oxford University Press and with the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency. Her authors include Laura Lippman, The New York Times best seller whose novella was just serialized in The New York Times Magazine; Steven Greenhouse, labor reporter for The New York Times; James Sallis, whose novel Drive has been optioned by Hugh Jackman; Lisa Genova, author of the novel Still Alice; Larry Gonick, pioneer of graphic nonfiction and author of The Cartoon History of the Universe. She also represents cookbooks, memoir, biography, parenting, self-help, psychology, science writers, environmental issues and health. She is interested in contemporary and historical fiction as well as crime fiction. Her books have appeared on The New York Times best-seller list, in The New York Times Notable Books of the Year, Los Angeles Times Best Fiction of the Year, Washington Post Book World Rave Reviews of the Year, and been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Award as well as the National Book Critics Circle Award. Three of her mystery writers have won Edgar awards. She has served as president of the Association of Authors' Representatives and is currently chair of its ethics committee. She will conduct consultation appointments, and present "Do I Really Need My Own TV Show to Get an Agent? The Importance of 'Platform' in Today's Publishing World."

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