Jeff Shreve

Hey folks, maybe you saw the news in @PublishersLunch already, but if not: give a warm welcome to @EliArieh as he joins us here at @CuriousLitAg!

Delighted to see this well-deserved honor—congratulations @BerondaM 🎉🎉🎉

I'm laughably late on sharing this—so proud / in awe of @GoAstroMo's THE MILKY WAY being named a finalist for the @aaassubaruprize!! (And the write-up calling the galaxy "a bit less Taylor Swift, a bit more Billie Eilish" is 🤩 )

Some news! Thrilled to announce that I've joined @petertallack and @jeffdshreve as a Literary Agent @CuriousLitAg. Scholars and journalists, send me your stylish, argument-driven nonfiction. Editors, let's talk! 👋 Can't wait to spark debate and start some conversations together.

Welcome aboard, @marissakoors—couldn't be happier about the news!!

[Aktipis] makes a compelling case that insights from evolutionary biology and ecology can complement the descriptive phenomenology that has characterized most cancer research. Thanks so much to @Amgen VP David M Reese for reviewing my book in EMPH @ISEMPH academic.oup.com/emph/advance-a…

@BerondaM’s new book is going to be powerful, and absolutely beautiful along the way—the proposal alone opened my eyes to history I had either not known, or not reckoned with. It’s been an honor so far to be connected with @BerondaM in any way!

Also, big shoutout to @AuthorsGuild for their model trade book contract—my post this week is a real standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants situation, and they are the giant (3/3)

These include things like copyright, royalty rates, competing works, termination—super un-fun but super valuable things to consider before you sign anything jeffshreve.substack.com/p/from-book-de… (2/3)

What better way to spend your Friday than reading all about book contracts! I know we all love endless chats about legalese, but in this week's #HookToBook I only cover the 8 most important (imo) book contract clauses to scrutinize... (1/3) #books #nonfiction #WritingCommunity

And for new folks: I'm writing about nonfiction publishing every other Friday on @substack. Subscribe to join the step-by-step journey from hook to book. Happy Friday! jeffshreve.substack.com (3/3)

This one's a mini-post because I'm in the midst of packing for a move like literally right now, but I tried to pack in as much nutrition as possible jeffshreve.substack.com/p/how-to-vet-a… (2/3)

In my last #HookToBook post I wrote about how to get a literary agent--this week it's all about how to vet an agent once they're interested... (1/3) #books #nonfiction #WritingCommunity

And for new folks: I'm writing about nonfiction publishing every other Friday on @substack. Subscribe to join the step-by-step journey from hook to book. Happy Friday! jeffshreve.substack.com (4/4)

As a bonus, here's the last #HookToBook post about WHETHER you need an agent, which I forgot to share when it came out! jeffshreve.substack.com/p/do-you-need-… (3/4)

This week in #HookToBook I'm talking about literary agents: where to find them, how to pitch them, and how to get them to come to you... (1/4) #books #nonfiction #WritingCommunity

Ahhhhh she dressed up as the Milky Way and even included Sammy, Larry, and Trin!! I am so beyond blown away 🥹🥰⭐️

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No one reliably makes me laugh out loud while reading as much as @RachelFeltman -- she got me good this time with "the poop is coming from inside the baby"