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A book about a book

December 11th, 2006 Katharine - Sequoya

Ever wondered how a book goes from a writer’s desktop to the library bookshelves?  If you’re unfamiliar with the path a manuscript takes in its’ journey from galley to bestseller, this story will give you a behind the scenes peek at what it takes for a book to make it in the publishing world.  This is a work of fiction, but left me wondering if perhaps the book industry is as seedy as this story makes it out to be.

The novel Blind Submission by Debra Ginsberg takes us into the life of ex-bookseller Angel Montgomery who begins working at a small prestigious literary agency for a crazy agent named Lucy Fiamamma. As the new assistant Angel soon finds herself entangled in the office dramas, which includes her own since her writer boyfriend is now fishing for a book deal. Lucy soon starts getting pieces of an anonymous manuscript and that becomes the center of the story. Who is writing this book? Could it be her boyfriend? someone in the office? a disgruntled author whose work has been turned down? There are some crazy twists and turns in the plot definitely making this one a “page turner.”

Booklist describes Blind Submission as “the book-world version of The Devil Wears Prada, albeit more artful.” I liked it much better than Prada, but maybe that’s because I have always liked books more than fashion, though I know that for some of my colleagues it would be a hard decision, new books or a new outfit?  What would you choose? Either way, Blind Submission should be one of your book choices.

Entry Filed under: Recreational Fiction