Dr. Daniel Jones’ Emotional Promiscuity Sold to Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press United States senior editor Abby Gross has acquired world English rights, excluding Canada, to  Emotional Promiscuity: The Science of Serial Romance, by Dr. Daniel Jones, the world’s leading researcher into why some people tend to fall in love fast, easily, and often. 

Hot Thai Kitchen by Palin Chongchitnant Now Available for Pre-Order

Copies of the beautiful forthcoming cookbook, Hot Thai Kitchen, by Page Two agency client Palin Chongchitnant, are now available for pre-order through Amazon.com or the book’s publisher Penguin Random House.

Guidelines for Crowdfunding a Book

Last year Canadian poet and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan aimed to raise $15,000 on Kickstarter to fund his next poetry book. He ended up raising over $90,000. When it works, as it did for him, crowdfunding is a great way to cover the costs of editing, design, website development, and other costs associated with self-publishing.

Kirkus Interviews Page Two Principal

Kirkus Reviews interviewed Page Two principal Trena White about industry trends and what makes her work unique for its “Word on the Street” series. Read the full Q&A here.

Preserving Legacy: Publishing for Posterity

This week marks the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the storm that devastated the historic city of New Orleans and surrounding areas of the Gulf Coast. In the midst of many retrospective books, articles, and opinion pieces that are appearing in news media around the world, an elegant book of essays and photographs is being released, which captures some of the most moving accounts of the storm’s aftermath we’ve seen so far.

Greystone Acquires Limitless, by Louise Green

Associate publisher Nancy Flight of Greystone Books has acquired world all-language rights to Louise Green’s Limitless, a fitness book for plus-size women that makes it clear you don’t need to be slim to be fit.

Misconceptions Writers Have of Literary Agents

We’ve noticed newer authors often don’t quite understand the role of a literary agent. So we asked some of our colleagues at Transatlantic Agency to debunk some of the myths they’ve noticed writers have of literary agents.

You Don’t Have to Go It Alone: Building Your Publishing Team

We sometimes feel the term “self-publishing” is a misnomer. It implies that you have to do it all yourself, which makes some writers feel overwhelmed. The good news is, you don’t have to go it alone!

Can Self-Publishing Lead to a Book Deal?

 

We’ve all heard stories of writers who self-published a book and went on to sign a big deal with a major publisher. One of the most famous examples is Amanda Hocking, a thirty-something paranormal romance writer who self-published nine books that sold over a million copies.

Tips for Planning a Successful Book Launch Party

 

 

In today’s publishing world – where so much happens digitally and virtually – a book launch party might seem like a quaint and outdated idea. Why go to the trouble of hosting an event when you can promote the book online?

Key Book Publishing Blogs to Keep Authors Informed

 

Page Two’s summer intern recently asked us how she could stay up-to-date with the latest news in publishing. After all, commercial publishing is filled with just as many buzzwords, hot topics, complexities, and developments as any other major industry and can be confusing and intimidating to people on the outside.