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SUMMARY:Decoding the Book Publishing Process
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DESCRIPTION:Learn how to write a proposal\, find an agent\, and work with 
 an editor to get your book traditionally published with one of the “
 Big Five” trade publishing companies. If you are pursuing or even co
 nsidering the traditional publishing route\, do not miss this workshop! At
 tendees may receive a surprise gift (while supplies last).\n \nThere's ple
 nty to learn and implement wherever you are in your publishing journey. Al
 l genres welcome.\n.\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/14313674
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>PRESENTER BIO:</strong> Mindy Marq
 u&eacute\;s Gonzalez joined Simon &amp\; Schuster in 2020 as Vice Presiden
 t and Executive Editor after a 34-year career as a journalist. She is tapp
 ing into her journalistic storytelling background to acquire a wide range 
 of deeply reported general non-fiction projects.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Several of
  the books she has published are New York Times bestsellers:</p>\n<ul>\n<l
 i><em>True Gretch</em> by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer</li>\n<li><em
 >Roctogenarians</em> by CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca</li>\n<l
 i><em>Rebel Rising</em> by Australian actress Rebel Wilson</li>\n<li><em>O
 ur Hidden Conversations</em> by award-winning journalist Michele Norris</l
 i>\n<li><em>Dinners with Ruth</em> by NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenbe
 rg</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Prior to book publishing\, Marqu&eacute\;s was publishe
 r and executive editor of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald. During her
  tenure\, the Miami Herald received two Pulitzer Prizes and was a finalist
  four times. Marqu&eacute\;s received the Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of th
 e Year award in 2019 and is a past member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.</p>
 \n<p><strong>This program is a part of the <a href="https://jaxpubliclibra
 ry.libnet.info/events?term=Publishing%20Track&amp\;r=range&amp\;start=2025
 -09-13" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Publishing Track">Publishing
  Track</a> of Jax Book Fest 2025: Writer&rsquo\;s Day!</strong></p>\n<p><s
 trong>Note</strong>:<span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="ht
 tps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/events?term=decoding+the+book+publishin
 g+process&amp\;r=range&amp\;start=2025-09-13" target="_blank" rel="noopene
 r" title="Decoding the Book Publishing Process">This workshop is also offe
 red at: 10:00 am &amp\; 11:30 am</a></span></p>\n<p>Pre-registration is st
 rongly recommended (space is limited) and must be completed at least 2 day
 s prior to the start time. Note: A Jacksonville Public Library card and PI
 N are required to register online. If you do not have a card\, <a href="ht
 tps://jaxpubliclibrary.org/services/get-library-card" target="_blank" rel=
 "noopener">click&nbsp\;here to apply online</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Pursuant t
 o the Americans with Disabilities Act\, accommodations for persons with di
 sabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1&ndash\;2 business da
 ys to process. Last-minute requests will be accepted\, but may not be poss
 ible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning Services at (904) 255-2665 or ema
 il JPLPrograms@coj.net.</p>\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/14
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