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  1. Aug 13, 2020 · Scammers–the same Philippines-based Author Solutions copycats that I’ve featured numerous times in this blog (also see the long, long list in the sidebar)–are impersonating reputable literary agents and agencies in order to bamboozle writers into buying worthless “services.”

  2. In this unusual article, Mr. Gould reviews an unusual book: James Gould Cozzens' By Love Possessed has been a best seller for many months now, and probably everyone who aspires to keep up with contemporary

  3. Jul 29, 2022 · The letter states: “Congratulations on your successful 2023 acquisition!”.. This is Sean Roberts, from the acquisitions team working with Macmillan Publishers ltd. Since we received a literary agent’s application this past March 2023, your book’s content and reviews have been approved. ……

  4. Apr 12, 2012 · Diary entries fancifully addressed to TV host Ellen DeGeneres serve as flashbacks to Lily’s teenage years, when she met her first love, Atlas Corrigan, a homeless boy she found squatting in a neighbor’s house. When Atlas turns up in Boston, now a successful chef, he begs Lily to leave Ryle.

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  5. It is still cited as one of the high points of Macdonald's career, and one of the best examples of a damning book review. Macdonald's review did not prevent the American Academy of Arts and Letters from awarding By Love Possessed the William Dean Howells Medal in 1960, for the

    • James Gould Cozzens
    • 1957
  6. There seems little doubt that By Love Possessed has been selling on the strength of the reviews. (Word-of-mouth comment has probably worked the other way; I’ve found only two people who liked it, and the most common reply is: “I couldnt read it.”)

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  8. Cozzens deals with diversity in religion, sexual preference, and race with what were considered tolerant, liberal viewpoints in the 1950s. The protagonist, Arthur Winner, makes a well-meaning effort to treat everyone with respect and fairness but his prejudices are still in evidence.

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