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Sterling Lord


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Memoir


Sterling Lord (b. 1920) is the founder and cochairman of Sterling Lord Literistic and has been representing authors such as Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey for more than half a century. In addition to Kerouac and Kesey, he has represented such authors as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dick Francis, Howard Fast, and Stan and Jan Berenstain. Lord lives in New York City.

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Average rating: 3.64 · 64 ratings · 16 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
Lord of Publishing: A Memoir
3.67 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions
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Returning the serve intelli...
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Lord of Publishing
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“An author’s strong belief and enthusiasm will affect the writing of the book and often the publisher’s commitment to it.”
― Sterling Lord, Lord of Publishing: A Memoir
tags: authors, publishing
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“A writer who’s a pro can take on almost any assignment, but if he or she doesn’t much care about the subject, I try to dissuade the writer, as in that case the book can be just plain hard labor.”
― Sterling Lord, Lord of Publishing: A Memoir
tags: writing
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“I realized Jack [Kerouac] was deeply committed to writing. Kesey was just as deeply committed to living and experiencing the lives of others; for him writing was just a part of living.”
― Sterling Lord, Lord of Publishing: A Memoir
tags: beat-generation, jack-kerouac, ken-kesey, writing
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