Sessions Information

  • January 4, 2018
    1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    Session Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Hotel: N/A
    Room: San Diego Ballroom A
    Floor: North Tower/Lobby Level

     

    This panel will explore advice on book publishing from the perspectives of several university press acquisitions editors, authors, a law book publisher, and a leading literary agent. The last 15 minutes will be reserved for informal conversations between panelists and audience members.  Below is a list of recommended books: 


    Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published 59179th Edition
    by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato (Norton, 2002)

    The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers
    by Betsy Lerner (Riverhead, 2000)

    What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
    by Peter Ginna (University Of Chicago Press, 2017)

    Getting Your Book Published For Dummies
    by Sarah Parsons Zackheim and‎ Adrian Zackheim (Dummies Books, 2002)

    Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-by-Step Guide
    by Fauzia Burke (Berrett-Koehler, 2016)

     

Session Speakers
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Speaker

American University, Washington College of Law
Moderator

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Speaker

Yale University Press
Speaker

West Academic
Speaker

Session Fees
  • [4200] AALS Arc of Career Program - So You Want to Publish a Book: $0.00