The Transom

Writers House literary agency.

Writers House, Hornswoggled

As if the life of a self-published author isn’t difficult enough, writers are now being hosed with their greatest desire: a book deal.

A strange notice came in last week from Publisher’s Lunch, the daily trade email, as editors and assistants finalized their early weekend plans before heading out on a scorching Summer Friday.

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Live From Death Row

Until a few months ago, Writers House lit agent Simon Lipskar knew his client David Dow merely as a gifted academic. An expert on death penalty law at the University of Houston who has practiced for almost 20 years as a lawyer in Texas representing death row inmates, Mr. Dow had written several books for Read More