Alex Slater
@abuckslater
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MediaScout Former Literary Agent UConn
Manhattan, NY
Joined June 2009
TRAIN DREAMS was stunning, and while I wish it had leaned even further into the weirdness of Denis Johnson's novella, it truly captured the poetry of his prose. And yes, it's on MediaScout... https://t.co/e6buidL6Fe
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"El Akkad thanked his mother, wife, and two children, 'who, and I cannot stress this enough, didn’t sign up for any of this shit.'" https://t.co/lzRFiUo6XN
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At the 76th National Book Awards, held at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on November 19, many of the evening’s winners—including Rabih Alameddine, who won the award for Fiction, and Omar El Akkad,...
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Hey all - big changes to be announced soon... Find me on LinkedIn! https://t.co/SNXYpmMu70
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Experience: Ingram Content Group · Education: The University of Connecticut · Location: New York · 185 connections on LinkedIn. View Alexander Slater’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community...
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So incredibly excited to announce that I have signed with Alexander Slater at Sanford J. Greenburger! I knew White Trash Witchcraft was something special, but I never in my wildest dreams anticipated ten offers and the absolute rollercoaster that has been this past month. 🧵
Starting the year with an updated pitch for my YA queer Appalachian horror, White Trash Witchcraft "Southern inheritances are always dark—But when Sierra’s dad succumbs to something even stronger than his usual opioids, she must decide which monsters to slay and which to become"
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We are super excited to be welcoming @abuckslater and @aejerman to Inked Voices, as part of our winter season of professional workshops. Register at https://t.co/RXAgjHcB2D Member registration open now!
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The Cast of ‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Just Won Halloween
teenvogue.com
From North West as Tyler, The Creator to Selena Gomez as Alice.
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"...we live in hope."
Scott Hawkins, the author of ‘The Library at Mount Char,’ has published one book. But he’s written about six. What happened here?
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"The AAP released StatShot data for August from participating publishers, reporting trade sales of $763 million, up 10.6 percent from August 2023....Children’s book sales totaled $213 million, showing growth of 7.6 percent."
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The Association of American Publishers released StatShot data for August from participating publishers, reporting trade sales of $763 million, up 10.6 percent from August 2023. That strong data...
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This is excellent: "Every couple of years, we ask Black people to save this country... it seems to me it's a fair question to ask guys who look like me to start handling your boys."
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When asked how fascism starts, Bertrand Russell replied: "First they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent."
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A member of the Wash Post editorial department tells me: Bezos's decision not to endorse is "an outrageous abdication of responsibility. Democracy doesn't die in darkness, it dies when people anticipatorily consent to a fascist's whims."
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Dylan posting about pitching horror novels at the Frankfurt Book Fair. We're essentially the same guy.
At the hotel in Frankfurt there was a publishing convention and every room was taken, parties all night. I didn’t know there were so many book publishers in the world. I was trying to find Crystal Lake Publishing so I could congratulate them on publishing The Great God Pan, one
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This is going to be a blast. Also disturbing. But a blast.
J.W. Ocker is considered an expert on haunted spaces, creepy places, & cursed objects. His latest book Cult Following explores the 30 most interesting, infamous, and dangerous cults. Join us Tues. Oct. 29 at the Plaza Branch for an event with @JWOcker: https://t.co/fw78i25JpM
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I am dying to know more about Crash Course Books, "a new imprint of Penguin Young Readers," from @johngreen and @hankgreen' popular YouTube Channel. https://t.co/GqKex033i7
people.com
Publisher Crash Course Books, a new imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced the forthcoming publication of a new nonfiction book by bestselling author John Green. 'Everything Is Tuberculosis: The...
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Only here for the next hour, then you’ll have to find me stumbling through the crowd or squashed into a bar with a spooky cocktail at my elbow.
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Next appearance is this Friday, where I'm just sitting behind a table and signing/hanging in Salem. Drop in and say hi! You won't be able to get into any of the restaurants or attractions anyway. https://t.co/aR1Is5RAbR
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Meet J.W. Ocker, author of Cult Following. This international compendium of 30 infamous cults “sheds light on the terrifying attraction of cults.
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The Eras Tour Book is only for sale through Target, and is published by "Taylor Swift Publications." And the industry watches this one go by like the northern lights.
Taylor Swift has announced an Eras Tour book of photos and personal reflections, as well as CD and vinyl editions of The Anthology
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Hope he's okay.
Trump appears lost, confused, and frozen on stage as multiple songs play for 30+ minutes and the crowd pours out of the venue early
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