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" I am still convinced I have the best job in the world. "
Sonny Mehta
Convinced
I Am
Job
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" Tony Blair is an extremely popular figure in North America. His memoir is refreshing, both for its candour and vivid portrayal of political life. "
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" The biggest kick is reading something new and exciting and then getting other people to share your enthusiasm. Beyond all the cant and hypocrisy in publishing, that's what it's all about. "
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" As I see it, my job has always been to champion the work of the authors I publish. "
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" There is something attractive about taking risks. "
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" If the response to 'Suite Francaise' is any indication, there's a great deal of curiosity about Nemirovsky, and the best way to deal with it is to produce another book. So much of her work has been unavailable, and we want to bring as much of it back into print as possible. "
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" I've started taking long walks in the park, which is quite wonderful. "
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" We are seeing historic, record-breaking sales across all types of our accounts in North America for 'The Lost Symbol.' "
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Seeing
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" I have been waiting a long time to see what's next for Bridget Jones, and I am beyond thrilled she's back. "
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I Am
Long
Waiting
" You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it. "
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Great
Publish
Work
" I was from somewhere else. Then all of a sudden I was here, in New York. With one suitcase. "
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New
Somewhere
New York
" There's a blockbuster side to Knopf, whether it's P. D. James or John le Carre or our best-selling books. We try to sell our writers as aggressively as those houses regarded as commercial with a capital C. "
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Houses
Books
Try
" Terrorism has come to publishing. It is a grave concern when criticism is turned to mortal threats. "
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Terrorism
Publishing
Criticism
" There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers. "
Sonny Mehta
Between
Indian
Pakistani
" It seems the world of book publishing is constantly changing. Whether it was the rise of chain stores or their decline, or the digital revolution... fortunately, we have been able not only to adapt but to thrive. "
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Revolution
Adapt
Book
" There isn't really a whole lot to know about me. "
Sonny Mehta
Really
About
Know
" What can I say? I'm a book junkie. "
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Book
Say
" One of the great things about New York is this wonderful park we have. "
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New
Park
Great
" The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing. "
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World
Writing
Change
" Few writers can rival Helen Fielding when it comes to fully capturing the modern woman. "
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Few
Modern
Woman
" We all have our notions of sport. If I'd wanted to make my living climbing mountains, I wouldn't have gone into publishing. Most of the time, you're sitting in a dark room reading a manuscript. "
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Dark
Mountains
Reading
" Sometimes you find something new, and you just say, 'Wow.' "
Sonny Mehta
You
Just
Find
" Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it. "
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Way
You
Pride
" I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me. "
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Selling
Me
Marketing
" We think continuity's important. "
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Think
Important
Continuity
" In 'Lean In,' Sheryl Sandberg gives a frank assessment of what it will take for women to move forward as equals to men. Her book is full of sound advice and informed recommendations and marked by its positive outlook. "
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Positive
Advice
Book
" I didn't think I would be an exceptional writer, and I thought I might be a useful publisher. I've never regretted it. "
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Never
Writer
Think
" I have, from time to time, stopped using it for books, when they pissed me off about something - the negotiation with Hachette, for instance. I thought that was outrageous bullying, and I discontinued using Amazon for books. I did use it for socks, but I didn't use it to buy books. "
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Off
Socks
Thought
" Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews. "
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Reviews
Controversial
Entertainment
" I've always loved the physical book and remain committed to it. "
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Book
Always
Physical