Six Apart News & Events

Books from Bloggers

The New York Times covers the increasing trend of great writers who have blogs being signed to book contracts, with a notable mention of Kate Lee of ICM:

All this has begun to stimulate even more interest among editors and agents. For instance, Kate Lee, an assistant at International Creative Management talent agency in New York, has become a kind of one-woman blog boutique, surfing for the best writers online and suggesting they work with her to develop and sell a book.

"Initially, I was just e-mailing," she said, "and I'd get an e-mail from people saying 'so-and-so said I should contact you,' and I became friendly with this circle of blogger pundits."

Comments