Monday, July 26, 2010
A Must Read
I read for pleasure for an hour every evening (I don't watch tv except for Top Chef, so I have time to do this) and right now I am rereading Michael Korda's ANOTHER LIFE, published in 1999. Korda, a really lovely and gracious man and a terrific writer, wrote the memoir about his life in publishing, and I am not surprised to be enjoying it as much as I did the first time and realizing that it is still relevant ten years later. For a terrific education in publishing, this really is a must read, and I want to hear reports from all of you when you have done so. Or if you've read it already, please tell me about it: nothing is more fun than sharing the enjoyment of a great read.
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I will get it this week. Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out!
ReplyDeleteI've been reading a lot of memoirs to familiarize myself with that market since that is what I'm currently writing. therefore I'll gladly add this one to my list.
ReplyDeleteI will also check this week about this
ReplyDeleteI read ANOTHER LIFE a while back. It's a great - and FUN - read, but all the things that I liked about the book also made me dislike Korda as a person. You're right that as a history of publishing it's incredible. The guy had a pretty epic career and he is soooooo dishy, but he also has a bit of a poison pen. His descriptions of other people are almost always mean, cruel even, while he sort of breezily whitewashes over all his own faults.
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