it’s official: erin just sold her first book!
From Publisher’s Lunch:
Non-fiction: General/Other
Erin Blakemore’s THE HEROINE’S BOOKSHELF, an inspiring look at literature’s greatest and most enduring female characters — such as Jo March, Jane Eyre, Elizabeth Bennet, Laura Ingalls and others — and their authors, who have helped shape the inner lives of generations of women, teasing out universal tenets of strength and survival, and gleaning the wisdom and solace they offer to help women navigate these challenging times and find their inner heroine, to Jeanette Perez at Harper, in a nice deal, by Larry Weissman at Larry Weissman Literary (World).
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hooray! i like the sound of it.
Erin, this is fantastic news – congratulations! How exciting that you were able to land a deal with HarperCollins. No doubt, your writing will entice people to discover the hidden gems in great writings by women, while tapping into their own source of inner guidance. The process of creating a bestselling book can be daunting, so make sure you take care of yourself along the way, and enjoy the inevitable challenges that come along with crafting a book of great potential.
My congratulations, Erin!
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