Zitat des Tages von Sonny Mehta:
You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it.
Andre Agassi is one of the world's most popular and admired figures. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell.
Few writers can rival Helen Fielding when it comes to fully capturing the modern woman.
I've always loved the physical book and remain committed to it.
Americans are tired of fad diets, counting calories, and living within restrictive guidelines about carbs and fat. They are turning to Mireille Guiliano for her sensible and admittedly contrarian advice on eating well.
At Knopf, everything is inherited.
Tony Blair is an extremely popular figure in North America. His memoir is refreshing, both for its candour and vivid portrayal of political life.
The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing.
There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers.
I use Amazon for books. I use Amazon for loads of other things. I regard Amazon as a source, as I think a lot of other people do.
A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work.
As I see it, my job has always been to champion the work of the authors I publish.
It was the cholesterol. I had two fried eggs a day for breakfast. I had no checkups for five years. I kept meaning to go. The doctor would probably say it was years of bad living. I've always had a good time. Maybe I've had too good a time.
Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it.
Lisbeth Salander is one of the most compelling heroines of 21st century crime literature, and I am thrilled to see readers have welcomed her return.
I don't have a glamorous lifestyle.
It seems the world of book publishing is constantly changing. Whether it was the rise of chain stores or their decline, or the digital revolution... fortunately, we have been able not only to adapt but to thrive.
'Dispatches' is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century and the most brilliant treatment of war and men I have ever read.
Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews.
There's a blockbuster side to Knopf, whether it's P. D. James or John le Carre or our best-selling books. We try to sell our writers as aggressively as those houses regarded as commercial with a capital C.
I'm a boring guy who's got a great job in a profession that still gives me a great deal of pleasure after 35 years.
In 'Lean In,' Sheryl Sandberg gives a frank assessment of what it will take for women to move forward as equals to men. Her book is full of sound advice and informed recommendations and marked by its positive outlook.
'The War' is a stunning achievement in filmmaking.
I see myself as a transient, not an immigrant.
We are seeing historic, record-breaking sales across all types of our accounts in North America for 'The Lost Symbol.'