susan raihofer – Susan Raihofer

President’s Day 1993: an agent’s first day

When I think President’s Day, my mind skips over slashed prices at the mall or even the day off… I always think of my first day working at the agency. It was probably snowing. There were probably train delays, especially taking the N or R trains (the “Never” and the “Rarely” as they truly were…

Digital Book World Conference 2011/January 24-26

A stimulating three-day conference in New York with about 1,200 attendees, agents/publishers/marketers et al, all of us trying to figure out how to adapt, survive and thrive as e-book growth changes our business. What’s the Future for Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores? What are new Models for Agents? Beyond the Ebook: What’s Possible? Will Territorial Sales Become…

Abner Stein–co-agent and friend

Got the sad, awful news that Abner passed away. How do you capture all that a person has meant to you in your life? Our British co-agent. A brilliant agent and business colleague, but so much more. In the early days at the agency, we corresponded, faxed, emailed, talked weekly, sometimes daily. It was as…