Hello, everyone. The following message may be of interest if you are seeking a publisher for a performing-arts (or pop-culture) book manuscript that you are currently working on or have recently completed. I've had a great working relationship with Jim Parish for a number of years now, and I highly recommend him to you. He's a high-energy guy who has published dozens of books in the film/TV/entertainment field (just do a library search on him someday!), and he may be able to help you at Renaissance Books with one or more of your book-length projects. To save time (both his and yours), PLEASE read his letter carefully before submitting any manuscripts or proposals. Apologies for cross-postings. --Marty Norden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin F. Norden OO Dept. of Communication, Box 34815 [log in to unmask] [_]<| University of Massachusetts-Amherst fax: 413 545-6399 /|\ Amherst, MA 01003-4815 USA tel: 413 545-0598, 545-1311 home page: http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~norden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 11:44:34 -0500 (EST) From: James Robert Parish <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RENAISSANCE BOOKS JAMES ROBERT PARISH 4338 Gentry Avenue #1 Studio City, CA 91604-1764 (818) 753-9455 Fax: (818) 505-6509 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Dec. 1, 1996 Greetings: I have exciting news to share that could be of great interest to you as a writer. Los Angeles-based RENAISSANCE BOOKS, a mainstream trade publisher has asked me to join their firm as an acquisition editor, specializing in the areas of performing arts and popular culture. RENAISSANCE BOOKS is the newly formed sister firm of long-established, highly regarded AUDIO RENAISSANCE, a major publisher of audio cassette books. RENAISSANCE BOOKS, both hardcovers and paperbacks, will be distributed to bookstores by St. Martin's Press. As a new member of the RENAISSANCE BOOKS team,I would very much like to hear from you-now or at any time in the future-if you have non-fiction book projects (e.g., biographies, mass appeal pop culture, trivia, coffee table pictorial, etc.) that would be suitable for publication by RENAISSANCE BOOKS. Please keep in mind that RENAISSANCE BOOKS is geared for reaching the broad-based consumer marketplace and, as such, is not seeking library reference books. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have: * a completed non-fiction manuscript * a non-fiction project underway * non-fiction book concepts in mind * published books whose reprint rights have reverted back to you * a willingness to use your strong writing & researching skills for non-fiction project ideas suggested by RENAISSANCE BOOKS Once you are in touch, we can discuss the next steps. (Please do not send manuscripts without our having first talked specifically about your projects.) If you are represented by a literary agent, you may, of course, have your representative contact me. I will be based both at RENAISSANCE BOOKS' Los Angeles headquarters (5858 Wilshire Boulevard #205, Los Angeles, CA 90036; 213-939-1840) and at my home office. For now, it will be easiest to reach me at my home address via phone, fax, e-mail or postal service. I look forward to hearing from you soon! Cordially, James Robert Parish PS.If you have other non-fiction book projects that go beyond the areas of entertainment arts and pop culture-especially self help, inspirational and new age-I can refer you to another Acquisition Editor at RENAISSANCE BOOKS who specializes in those categories. ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]