The Accidental Bestseller
Jul 3, 2010
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The Accidental Bestseller
Author: Wendy Wax
Pub. Date: June 2009
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Format: Paperback, 432pp
ISBN-13: 9780425227671
A fun quick read about 4 friends that have spent the last 10 years working their way up the ladder of fame and fortune in publishing, and sometimes falling back down.
Kendall is an author who's books "do okay" but she's certainly not on the top ten list anywhere. When she fails to win an achievement award that might have bolstered her career, her publishing house informs her they're not only dropping her, but she still owes them one last book before she's off the hook.
Mallory has been on the best seller list for almost 10 years, but is desperately hiding the fact that she's having a case of total burnout and every word is a struggle for her.
Tanya is a popular author, who unfortunately doesn't make enough off the sales of her books to move out of her Mama's mobile home or quit one of her two jobs. (Not everyone makes piles of money in publishing!)
Faye is a pastor's wife who writes nice, tame, inspirational romance books that sell well, and has managed to help support her husbands church with the profits.
When Kendall finds herself unable to come out of her funk to write the one last required book for her publishing house, one she's sure they will just bury in the pile somewhere, her friends all come together and decide to help her write it.
Astounding them all, the book finds it's way to the bestseller list! But when it does, suddenly secrets that they've been hiding from the world - and each other - also find their way into the public eye and life gets very messy for all of them.
This is a great book that shows many of the dirty little secrets in the publishing business - and a does a great job of "un-glamorizing" it.
Author: Wendy Wax
Pub. Date: June 2009
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Format: Paperback, 432pp
ISBN-13: 9780425227671
A fun quick read about 4 friends that have spent the last 10 years working their way up the ladder of fame and fortune in publishing, and sometimes falling back down.
Kendall is an author who's books "do okay" but she's certainly not on the top ten list anywhere. When she fails to win an achievement award that might have bolstered her career, her publishing house informs her they're not only dropping her, but she still owes them one last book before she's off the hook.
Mallory has been on the best seller list for almost 10 years, but is desperately hiding the fact that she's having a case of total burnout and every word is a struggle for her.
Tanya is a popular author, who unfortunately doesn't make enough off the sales of her books to move out of her Mama's mobile home or quit one of her two jobs. (Not everyone makes piles of money in publishing!)
Faye is a pastor's wife who writes nice, tame, inspirational romance books that sell well, and has managed to help support her husbands church with the profits.
When Kendall finds herself unable to come out of her funk to write the one last required book for her publishing house, one she's sure they will just bury in the pile somewhere, her friends all come together and decide to help her write it.
Astounding them all, the book finds it's way to the bestseller list! But when it does, suddenly secrets that they've been hiding from the world - and each other - also find their way into the public eye and life gets very messy for all of them.
This is a great book that shows many of the dirty little secrets in the publishing business - and a does a great job of "un-glamorizing" it.
