Tag: Doubleday

FORTHRIGHT – MALE VS. FEMALE – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Forthright When a man is forthright, he is energetic and ambitious. He gets a lot of slaps on the back and with a tidbit of luck, he winds up running the place. Or a piece of it, anyhow. Because if you are a man, forthright and a bit of a go-getter, you … Continue reading FORTHRIGHT – MALE VS. FEMALE – Marilyn Armstrong

MINIMALIST PUBLISHING – Marilyn Armstrong

Why do publishers ONLY publish potential best-sellers? Many books we read from in those old days were not wildly popular. Publishers understood a good book deserved publication, even if it wouldn't be a bestseller. Our literature would be a very poor place if we only published the most popular genres. It's true I don't read … Continue reading MINIMALIST PUBLISHING – Marilyn Armstrong

Blurbs

The other day I had to write a couple of blurbs. It was a job - as in paying. Really. Try not to fall out of your chair. (No blog readers were harmed in the writing of this post.) Along the twisting path of my professional life, my first big (read: good) job was as … Continue reading Blurbs

The Far Arena, by Richard Ben Sapir – Roman Ways In Modern Days

The Far Arena by Richard Ben Sapir I just bought a used copy of this long out-of-print book. I first read it when it was released in 1978. I was working at Doubleday as a book club editor. It fell to me to do the write-up for it in the monthly publication that went to book … Continue reading The Far Arena, by Richard Ben Sapir – Roman Ways In Modern Days