You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
Andre Agassi is one of the world’s most popular and admired figures. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
There is such a very large quantity of books clamouring for a buyer’s attention that publishers have relied more and more on support such as blurbs as a way of getting an independent recommendation from a familiar name, much in the same way that Amazon.com will send an e-mail recommending Book A to a customer who’s already purchased Book B. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
At Knopf, we look at each book on a case-by-case basis… in some cases, we think a writer might get a boost from an endorsement by a fellow writer, but in other cases, a new book will be better served by other means, such as publicity and reviews. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
Not all new books carry endorsements, and I wouldn’t say that blurbs are indispensable for marketing. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
Hillary Clinton is one of the most compelling figures in the world today… and Carl Bernstein’s stunning portrait shows us, for the first time, the true trajectory of her life and career. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
Dispatches’ is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century and the most brilliant treatment of war and men I have ever read. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
