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How UK agents are grappling with US competition and sky-high talent fees

Screen Daily 25 Mar 2025
One London-based agent explains ... But the company held firm to its ethos of “What’s best for the artist?” says the longtime literary agent, whose own client list includes the likes of Bono and Mel Brooks.
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‘No consent’: Australian authors ‘livid’ that Meta may have used their books to train AI

AOL 25 Mar 2025
Tracey Spicer ... Earlier this month, Melbourne publisher Black Inc Books caused concern among writers, literary agents and the industry’s peak body when it asked its authors to consent to their work being used to train artificial intelligence ... .
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I'm a former Google exec who's manipulated people to get what I want. When done ...

Business Insider 25 Mar 2025
After quitting my 18-year career at Google and signing with a top literary agent, I decided to connect with successful authors and learn the ropes from them ... Through my professional network, I found a mutual friend to introduce us over email ... ....
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Raynham woman's remarkable story of surviving as a 'German Wolf Child.' What it was like

The Enterprise - Brockton 23 Mar 2025
WW II Marine Millie Cox of Quincy turns 100, proud of her service ... There was no bread ... Arute has a finished manuscript on Inge’s life and recently signed with a literary agent who is pitching the book to various publishing companies, she said ...
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Self-publishing is no longer the last resort for literary rejects

The Times/The Sunday Times 22 Mar 2025
person writes manuscript, person submits manuscript to a literary agent. If agent dislikes manuscript, game over. If agent likes manuscript, agent agrees to represent ... , Chief Literary Critic . ... , Literary editor . ... , Deputy Literary Editor ..
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Oleg Gordievsky, KGB colonel whose brave spying for Britain changed the Cold War – obituary

The Daily Telegraph 22 Mar 2025
The Guardian’s then literary editor, Richard Gott, was identified as an agent of influence funded by the KGB ... Gordievsky’s value as an agent, however, extended well beyond his counter-espionage reporting, important though that was.
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‘More are published than could ever succeed’: are there too many books?

The Observer 21 Mar 2025
Butlin began her career as a literary agent but became disillusioned that publishing wasn’t learning the lessons from the music industry, which had been completely disrupted by digital technology.
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Book Box: Meet Parul Bavishi, Co-Founder, London Writers Salon

Hindustan Times 16 Mar 2025
I did a masterclass on how to query agents ... What are some literary journals writers can submit stories and essays to? ... Meet literary agent Mita Kapur. Write, Pitch, Face Rejection, Learn with author Siddhartha Deb and literary agent Kanishka Gupta.
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‘Great British Bake Off’ star Prue Leith refuses to watch Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking show: ...

New York Post 15 Mar 2025
7 ... JAKE ROSENBERG/NETFLIX ... Besides her husband Prince Harry’s brief appearance, “With Love, Meghan” also featured guests like actress Mindy Kaling, chef Roy Choi, literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and makeup artist Daniel Martin.
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Good riddance to literary fiction

The Spectator 14 Mar 2025
There, the publishers, agents and buyers of the literary globe (London is second only to Frankfurt in ‘book fair importance’) have been feverishly buying and selling the rights to hot new titles, hot ...
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‘Great British Baking Show’ Star Prue Leith Slams Meghan Markle’s New Netflix Show

Knoxville Daily Sun 14 Mar 2025
Guests on the show have included actresses Mindy Kaling and Abigail Spencer, chefs Roy Choi and Alice Waters, Argentine socialite Delfina Blaquier, entrepreneur Victoria Jackson, literary agent ...
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Olivia Munn Mourns Death of Her Agent Tony Etz at 64

E! Online 12 Mar 2025
Olivia Munn is mourning the loss of her agent, Tony Etz. The actress' beloved literary agent died March 10 from a rare form of bone cancer called Chordoma, according to multiple outlets. He was ... .
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Making a classic new again: How a publisher refreshed Jane Austen for her 250th birthday

Daily Press 12 Mar 2025
... books that make statements as literary and aesthetic objects ... Sandra Dijkstra, who owns a Del Mar-based literary agency and is Amy Tan’s longtime agent, said a book’s title and cover are essential.
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Meghan Markle says a 'good deal is in her DNA after clipping coupons from the ...

The Daily Mail 11 Mar 2025
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, told the Godmothers - a celeb-loved bookshop in Montecito run by her friends, celebrated literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and cosmetics mogul Victoria Jackson, about the things she loves most.
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