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Join us for what’s sure to be an informative and lively conversation with Jonathan Burnham, President and Publisher of the Harper Group, at HarperCollins, and David Kuhn, literary agent and Co-CEO of Aevitas Creative Management on. With more than 50 years combined experience in the book publishing industry, you won’t want to miss the chance to hear from these two experts about the publishing process, the current market, industry and literary trends, reading trends, and more.
During our hour-long discussion with David and Jonathan, we will cover:
- The current publishing landscape: Industry trends and literary trends
- What publishers look for in a manuscript submission
- What publishers look for in a first-time author
- The benefits and pitfalls of self-publishing
- How publishers publicize and market books
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation to help bookstore and comic shop employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial, medical, and mental health service needs.
Jonathan Burnham is President and Publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins, overseeing imprints which include Harper, Harper Perennial, Harper Business, Harper Edge, Harper Influence, Broadside Books, and Ecco. His authors include Ann Patchett, Louise Erdrich, Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Chabon, Daniel Silva, Nicole Krauss, and Anthony Horowitz. Burnham has more than 30 years of experience in publishing both in the UK and US. Prior to joining HarperCollins, he was the President and Editor-in-Chief of Miramax Books. He had previously served as Executive Editor at Viking Penguin U.S., after spending five years as Publishing Director of Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House U.K. A London native, Burnham graduated from Oxford University. He is currently a Senior Conservator at New York Public Library, and is on the board of MacDowell.
David Kuhn has represented #1 New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize-winners, and books by MacArthur Genius Fellows; his clients include New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporters, New Yorker writers, Senators and Congressmen, public intellectuals, journalists, activists, historians, actors, comedians, musicians, and many others. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and before becoming a literary agent was a Senior Editor at Vanity Fair, Features Director at The New Yorker, and Editor in Chief at Brill’s Content. His full bio can be found here.
Questions?
If you have any questions or any trouble accessing the recording, email our Director of Education Alexandra Davies at alex@roadmapwriters.com!