I heart this part of my agent's pitch:
Sarah Vowell’s successful and artful ASSASSINATION VACATION, about her fixation with presidential assassinations and her vacation touring their memorials, has proven that people’s quirky interests can capture a variety of readers’ attention. Vowell’s started PW review says that “one needn't share Vowell's interest in the macabre to thoroughly enjoy this unusual tour.” WILL THE VAMPIRE PEOPLE PLEASE LEAVE THE LOBBY? shares that quality with Vowell’s book, along with her conversational and familiar tone, and easy immersion into this new world. Buffy devotees and neophytes alike will appreciate this look into fandom as an exploration of an entire world thriving on the internet, right at their fingertips.
DAYUM, Allyson, I like the way her mind works.
Excellent, Allyson! I'm really looking forward to the book when it's available, as I'm sure it will be.
She has no idea how much i love Sarah Vowell.
That's a great pitch, Allyson. So cool that you found someone so totally on your wavelength.
That's a wonderful pitch, and I think it nails your writing's style and appeal.
That's fantastic, Allyson! Even if I didn't know you, I'd buy the book on the strength of that pitch.
What I've been up to while I've been missing:
The inaugural issue of "The November 3rd Club," an online literary journal of political writing, is now live on the Web at [link] featuring the poetry, fiction and
nonfiction of:
MARK AMES, TONY BROWN, JANE CASSADY, LEA C. DESCHENES, JERRY GARCIA, THERESA CECILIA GARCIA, ELIZABETH P. GLIXMAN, LIZ GONZÁLEZ, S.A. GRIFFIN, BOB HOEPPNER, JOSEPH HUTCHISON, RACHEL KANN, DAVID MACPHERSON, DANIEL MCGINN, RICHARD MODIANO, GABRIEL ROSENSTOCK, ELIZABETH ROSS, SKIP SHEA, JACKIE SHEELER, THOMAS R. SMITH, MARC SOLOMON, ELLA SPRINK, J.E. STANLEY,
TODD SWIFT, FISH VARGAS, LAURA LEE WASHBURN and LENORE WEISS.
Brought to you by the editorial work of myself, Richard Beban, Ray McNeice, Michelle Ben-Hur, Carlye Archibeque and Sam Hamill, and the web mastery of Lea Deschenes.
Enjoy, tell us what you think and keep an eye out for our publication
readings in Los Angeles, Worcester and elsewhere this October!
Victor, that looks damned good. Grabbing and beautifully laid out.
