Oyster Spotlight: Publishing Moguls & Masters (14 books)

It’s been said that publishing is a near impossible industry to conquer. Here’s a list of literary stars who managed not to be chewed up and spat out—with stories sure to impress (and maybe intimidate) anyone out there with similar ambitions.

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1	Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Short, Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces by Cory MacLauchlin 3.82 avg rating — 580 ratings score: 587, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	William Styron, A Life by James L.W. West III 4.13 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 583, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Powers That Be by David Halberstam 4.36 avg rating — 1,085 ratings score: 579, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Stories About Storytellers: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau, and Others by Douglas Gibson 3.90 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 575, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Spine Intact, Some Creases (Borgo Bioviews Book 6) by Victor J. Banis 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 571, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney by Marion Meade 3.44 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 567, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The 30-Second Commute: A Non-Fiction Comedy About Writing & Working From Home by Stephanie Dickison (Goodreads Author) 3.18 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 564, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Lord of Publishing: A Memoir by Sterling Lord 3.70 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture (Haymarket Series) by Stephen Duncombe 3.97 avg rating — 283 ratings score: 554, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Wives: The Women Behind Russia's Literary Giants by Alexandra Popoff (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 551, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Virginia Woolf: The Will to Create as a Woman by Ruth Gruber 3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 547, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Writing In An Age Of Silence by Sara Paretsky (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 541, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller by Erica Jong 3.84 avg rating — 339 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	How I Grew by Mary McCarthy 3.51 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 537, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars