Writing Books for Readers Beyond Academe | Office of Faculty Development & Diversity

Writing Books for Readers Beyond Academe Harvard University Faculty Development & Diversity In the world of writing and publishing, "academic" is too often shorthand for -- as one editor puts it -- "lifeless prose, cumbersome to read, filled with unnecessary complication, often disdainful and stridently obscure in style and tone." This session is intended for faculty members who aspire to write for the general educated reader, and those seeking advice on how to engage trade publishers and agents. Come converse with industry professionals and learn from the experience of members of the Harvard faculty who have succeeded as trade book authors. Louis 'Luke' Menand Louis Menand, is Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of English at Harvard. He works on 19th and 20th century cultural history. He is the author of The Metaphysical Club, a New York Times bestseller, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in History. He has written for The New Yorker for more than twenty years. He is the author most

Writing Books for Readers Beyond Academe Harvard University Faculty Development & Diversity In the world of writing and publishing, "academic" is too often shorthand for -- as one editor puts it -- "lifeless prose, cumbersome to read, filled with unnecessary complication, often disdainful and stridently obscure in style and tone." This session is intended for faculty members who aspire to write for the general educated reader, and those seeking advice on how to engage trade publishers and agents. Come converse with industry professionals and learn from the experience of members of the Harvard faculty who have succeeded as trade book authors. Daniel Gilbert Daniel Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research investigates how and how well people can think about the future. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, which won the Royal Society's prize for best general science book of the year. He is also the co-writer and host of th

Writing Books for Readers Beyond Academe Harvard University Faculty Development & Diversity In the world of writing and publishing, "academic" is too often shorthand for -- as one editor puts it -- "lifeless prose, cumbersome to read, filled with unnecessary complication, often disdainful and stridently obscure in style and tone." This session is intended for faculty members who aspire to write for the general educated reader, and those seeking advice on how to engage trade publishers and agents. Come converse with industry professionals and learn from the experience of members of the Harvard faculty who have succeeded as trade book authors. Betsy Lerner Betsy Lerner is a partner with the literary agency Dunow, Carlson and Lerner. Previously, she worked as an editor for 16 years at major trade publishers including Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin and finally as Executive Editor at Doubleday. She mostly works with non-fiction writers in the areas of science, psychology, history, cultu

Writing Books for Readers Beyond Academe Harvard University Faculty Development and Diversity In the world of writing and publishing, "academic" is too often shorthand for -- as one editor puts it -- "lifeless prose, cumbersome to read, filled with unnecessary complication, often disdainful and stridently obscure in style and tone." This session is intended for faculty members who aspire to write for the general educated reader, and those seeking advice on how to engage trade publishers and agents. Come converse with industry professionals and learn from the experience of members of the Harvard faculty who have succeeded as trade book authors. Angela von der Lippe Angela von der Lippe is a Vice President and senior editor at W.W. Norton where she edits an occasional literary novel and book of poems, but principally edits non-fiction, often on science and behavior. Her authors over the years have included Jerome Bruner, Carol Gilligan, Jerry Kagan, Alan Lightman, Elisabeth Young Bruehl,

Harvard University Faculty Development & Diversity In the world of writing and publishing, "academic" is too often shorthand for -- as one editor puts it -- "lifeless prose, cumbersome to read, filled with unnecessary complication, often disdainful and stridently obscure in style and tone." This session is intended for faculty members who aspire to write for the general educated reader, and those seeking advice on how to engage trade publishers and agents. Come converse with industry professionals and learn from the experience of members of the Harvard faculty who have succeeded as trade book authors.