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" Terrorism has come to publishing. It is a grave concern when criticism is turned to mortal threats. "
Sonny Mehta
Terrorism
Publishing
Criticism
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" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Off
Socks
Thought
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Great
Book
Work
" I am still convinced I have the best job in the world. "
Sonny Mehta
Convinced
I Am
Job
" I've started taking long walks in the park, which is quite wonderful. "
Sonny Mehta
Park
Wonderful
Walks
" A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work. "
Sonny Mehta
Might
Work
Then
" The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing. "
Sonny Mehta
World
Writing
Change
" At Knopf, everything is inherited. "
Sonny Mehta
Everything
Inherited
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Revolution
Adapt
Book
" Sometimes you find something new, and you just say, 'Wow.' "
Sonny Mehta
You
Just
Find
" I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me. "
Sonny Mehta
Selling
Me
Marketing
" I don't have a glamorous lifestyle. "
Sonny Mehta
Lifestyle
Glamorous
" So much has changed in our business. E-books, that's been one of the principal developments. There has been also the failure of Borders and the rise of Amazon, just to name two others. "
Sonny Mehta
Business
Failure
Name
" Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it. "
Sonny Mehta
Way
You
Pride
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Positive
Advice
Book
" I'm a boring guy who's got a great job in a profession that still gives me a great deal of pleasure after 35 years. "
Sonny Mehta
Years
Great
Boring
" A good part of the work is just reading a manuscript and coming to the office. I can't imagine wanting to even read an article about book publishing. "
Sonny Mehta
Work
Reading
Office
" The original publication of 'The DaVinci Code' preceded the e-book era. "
Sonny Mehta
Era
Original
Code
" Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews. "
Sonny Mehta
Reviews
Controversial
Entertainment
" Andre Agassi is one of the world's most popular and admired figures. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell. "
Sonny Mehta
Great
Life
Story
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Dark
Mountains
Reading
" I was from somewhere else. Then all of a sudden I was here, in New York. With one suitcase. "
Sonny Mehta
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. "
Sonny Mehta
Houses
Books
Try
" John Grisham is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. "
Sonny Mehta
John
Storytellers
Time
" There is something attractive about taking risks. "
Sonny Mehta
Attractive
Taking Risks
Risks
" I've always loved the physical book and remain committed to it. "
Sonny Mehta
Book
Always
Physical
" There are not too many people who are polymathic these days. "
Sonny Mehta
Who
Days
Many
" Tony Blair is one of the most significant world leaders of the modern era. He has a remarkable story to tell. His tenure as prime minister was marked by close relationships with Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, and he enjoys a profile in this country that is rare among foreign leaders. "
Sonny Mehta
Country
World
Story
" Hillary Clinton is one of the most compelling figures in the world today... and Carl Bernstein's stunning portrait shows us, for the first time, the true trajectory of her life and career. "
Sonny Mehta
World
Today
Life
" We think continuity's important. "
Sonny Mehta
Think
Important
Continuity
" What can I say? I'm a book junkie. "
Sonny Mehta
Book
Say