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PBS StoryCorps

This photo was taken after I appeared on the PBS StoryCorps program - an oral history project to provide a legacy for the future. I was invited and appeared at the PBS station in Atlanta Georgia on April 17th, and the interviewers were two of my grandchildren, Zoe Crowe and Jennifer Goebel. The interview ran over 40 minutes and portions of the interviews are played on NPR and on line each week. The producer of the Atlanta show called it one of the best interviews she had ever heard! I will be posting a link to the interview soon.

PBS StoryCorps

This photo was taken after I appeared on the PBS StoryCorps program - an oral history project to provide a legacy for the future. I was invited and appeared at the PBS station in Atlanta Georgia on April 17th, and the interviewers were two of my grandchildren, Zoe Crowe and Jennifer Goebel. The interview ran over 40 minutes and portions of the interviews are played on NPR and on line each week. The producer of the Atlanta show called it one of the best interviews she had ever heard! I will be...

New features on my website

The website for my writing now has a few great new features. Visit now and you can read the first 36 pages of All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog , subscribe to my free quarterly Golden Rules newsletter (and, for a limited time receive a reader's copy of my next book, Letters From Angel), see a slide show featuring Angel, and more.
I'm off soon to the London Book Fair and will be reporting back. In the meantime, please take a look at my site!
http://www.martinlevin.com
Martin

Amazon and B&N shipping now!

Great news! The first edition of All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog is now shipping from Amazon and Barnes and Noble well before the "official" on sale date of April 12. We welcome your comments and reviews! All I Know About Management I Learned from My Dog

Amazon and B&N now shipping, London Book Fair news

Great news! The first edition of All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog is now shipping from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble well before the "official" on sale date of April 12. Angel and I would really appreciate your buying a copy and posting a review. Or, send it to me so I can share it.
In other news, I am all set to be at the London Book Fair from April 10 to April 14th. Lots going on - I am representing a US-based juvenile publisher with $4 million revenue, profitable, and I...

Meet the new star!

It is with great pleasure that I introduce the new star, 14-week-old true Golden Retriever Harvey, who takes over from Angel - a tough act to follow. Harvey is available for personal appearances in memory of Angel on April 12, 2011, the publication date of All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog.
All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog will be published by Skyhorse on April 12, 2011, and is available for pre-order now at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Borders.com ,

The Unknown Author - Revealed

I do not know why it was such a shock to me when Linda Biagi, who represents Skyhorse in selling foreign rights, reminded me that I should be grateful for 7 deals she made. "After all, she said, you are an unknown author". It never occurred to me that after decades in publishing and being the "go to guy" approving deals with authors such as Stephen King, Erica Jong, Ken Follett, Robert Ludlum, Harold Robins, Gay Talese, that I would be "unknown". And beyond my connection with authors, how...

An Angel Passes Away

Angel was put to sleep on November 13th in Sarasota, Florida - our winter residence. She was 15 years old. Angel was the inspiration for my book All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog . She may not be here in person but she will be with us when our book is published in April 2011 by Skyhorse Press and distributed by W.W. Norton. 

Angel was on center stage for the almost five years that she was with us. She taught us many important things but in the last four months, as she struggled...

The Further Adventures of Angel

Most readers recall that Angel is a Golden Retriever who is featured in my book, "All I Know About Management I Learned From My Dog" to be published by Skyhorse Press and distributed by W. W. Norton in May 2011.

Angel is a wise and adventurous dog who at 15 years of age is having some health issues. She is making great progress and here is her latest adventure.


Angel decided last night, October 2, when Paula left her out for her 11:00 PM pee in the back yard to vanish into the darkness while P...

Yale Publishing Course, July 18-23: A Smashing Success

 It is difficult to realize, even for those of us who were involved, that the Yale Publishing Course would be regarded by most of those who attended as a smashing success. The challenge was to create a meaningful course, a quality "student" body and a strong faculty in only four months. And this is what happened.

The Inaugural Class and the Resident Faculty
taken on the steps of the Greenberg Conference Center
July 18, 2010
On the afternoon of July 18, 2010, the 86 seat capacity in the Greenber...