Cover Story: Susan Isaacs: The Insider Interview
The bestselling author talks candidly about changes in the industry, and how she thinks publishers and authors can better work together.
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Debuting as a BOMC dual main selection garnered a lot of interest for Compromising Positions. "I had a paperback sale and the movie sale within a month [still pre-publication] and lots of foreign editions. Suddenly I went from high hopes to having a career." The book was published in 1978, and Isaacs has been busy writing ever since.
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