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In 1961, Tim Seldes handed me a letter from a Portuguese publisher who imagined that Doubleday was the publisher of the Foundation books. He offered to do a Portuguese edition of them. I looked at the letter, shrugged my shoulders, and said, “It’s no use. Gnome Press doesn’t pay royalties.” “What?” said Tim indignantly. “In that case, let’s get the
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Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
He immediately brought calm to a frenzied scene, presenting each player with a book (the first he gave Jordan was Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison), lowering expectations, cutting back on Collins’s intensity, letting the men express themselves as individuals.
Jeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
