Books Quote by Glenn Ogura

“Few industries have had their death foretold more frequently than the book publishing industry, and yet somehow, miraculously, it seems to have survived them…

— John B. Thompson

“One of the sad little secrets of the writing life is that it’s become like the movie business, where a movie has to “open…

— Brian Morton

“novel’s success and”

— Sara Alexi

“The big trinity of publishing: mystery, thrillers and romance. If you can combine all three, then it’s a winner’s trifecta and you’ll be rich…

— Dermot Davis

“You know what a publisher is? He’s a failed writer whose father was rich enough that he’s able to appropriate other people’s talents.”

— Joël Dicker

“Fiction is an urgent business. It is the Dying Us telling stories to the Dying Us, trying to crack the nonsense in our heads…

— George Saunders

I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.

— Patrick deWitt

The danger of writing a so-called thriller is that in your last 100 pages, all of these really interesting characters you've created are just…

— Noah Hawley

“From Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story, re: the travel book boom of the 1970s Surprisingly, none of the new developments in travel publishing…

— Tony Wheeler

Writing one's first novel, getting it sold, and shepherding it through the labyrinths of editing, production, marketing, journalism, and social media is an arduous…

— Paul Di Filippo

“The average author hawks their books at many events. They are vigilant promoters, waiting for a breakthrough. They do this, or else watch their…

— Michael J. Kannengieser

Yet one new trend I do like coming from mainstream publishers right now is memoirs tied to research that explores the narrator's dilemma.

— Debra Monroe