LORD OF PUBLISHING

Sterling Lord — it's a name all of us in this business know well. He's a man man of us have been lucky to know, and whom all of us respect. He has led an extraordinary life, from his youth in small-town Iowa to his post-war time editing a magazine in Paris and his move to New York to become one of the most powerful literary agents in the field.

As agent to Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, and countless others—ranging from Jimmy Breslin to Rocky Graziano to the Berenstein Bears—Lord is the decisive influence and authors' confidant who has engineered some of the most important book deals in literary history. In LORD OF PUBLISHING, his memoir of life and work (and tennis), Lord reveals that he is also a consummate storyteller: witty and wise, he brings to life what was arguably the greatest era of book publishing, and gives a brilliant insider's scoop on the key figures of the book business—as well as some of the most remarkable books and authors of our time. For those of us who have spent our lives in this business, it is reverent reading; for the uninitiated it is an accessible glimpse into the glamorous mysteries of publishing.