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Oct

11

2012

POW! by Mo Yan, winner of the
2012 Nobel Prize for Literature

“One of my challenging, but very interesting responsibilities is to present the forthcoming titles in the Seagull Books catalog at semi-annual sales conferences.  This April I had the privilege of talking about their lead book, POW! by Mo Yan. Today, Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature.  Mo Yan is the pen name of the …

Jul

12

2012

4

remarks

“I Will Drive No More Forever” — in honor of the defunct Northwest Book Travelers Association

When I started as a publishers’ representative, buyers would tell me of the old days, when a rep would arrive in town on a train, rent a hotel suite and present to all of the area booksellers in one meeting. No one I knew ever actually sold that way or bought books that way, but …