If you're curious about what happens to a book as it moves from manuscript to printed work\, this is the roundtable for you. Our experts are ready to answer all of your questions about the p ublishing process\, how the market moves\, and what editors are \;real ly looking for. \;
\nEden works in adult books\, and would be a great person to ask about genre fiction\, memoir\, and adult fiction.
\ nPlease note: this is a Q&\;A opportunity and not a pitch session.\n
This roundtable will take place in the Crescent Room in the West Hollywood Aquatic Center. \;
\nEden Railsback is an Editorial Assistant at Hanover Square Press with HarperCollins\, and is eager to acquire both character driven upmarket fiction\, as well as insi ghtful and fascinating nonfiction\, especially from queer\, BIPOC\, and ea rly-career authors. In fiction\, she edits across a wide range of genres r anging from sci-fi and fantasy to thriller and suspense\, and loves readin g speculative fiction and ethnofuturisms with a grounded sense of place. I n nonfiction\, she has edited several beloved memoir and pop science books \, including Emmy-nominated comedian Mike Drucker's \;Good Game No Rem atch\, geochemist Tamsin Mather's \;Adventures in Volcanoland\, and ar cheologist Armin Schmitt's \;The Lost World of the Dinosaurs. She's on the hunt for books with complex characters and character dynamics\, narra tives that reevaluate how we navigate society\, and high-concept stories t hat have something to say about the world.
\nYou can find Eden's Man
uscript Wish List here!
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