Graydon Carter Throws Big Bash-ket for Lebron at Monkey Bar

At 6 feet 8 inches, basketball player Lebron James was obviously the tallest guy at his book party at Monkey Bar last night. One surprising thing, though, was that young literary agent/musician Luke Janklow is almost as tall.

Mr. Janklow, wearing a very clutch necktie and a bulging messenger bag, spent much of the evening Read More

Note to Authors: Make Your Deadlines!

There was a time not so long ago when authors never had to worry about handing in their manuscripts on time. Deadlines back then were a formality—something publishers took about as seriously in the course of contractual negotiations as they did the profit-and-loss statements they used to justify their acquisitions. If an author hit their Read More