/College/translation/threepercent a resource for international literature at the URochester Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:19:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /College/translation/threepercent/2009/08/05/jane-friedman-and-larry-kirshbaum-on-obsessed/ /College/translation/threepercent/2009/08/05/jane-friedman-and-larry-kirshbaum-on-obsessed/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:30:46 +0000 http://www.wdev.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent-dev/2009/08/05/jane-friedman-and-larry-kirshbaum-on-obsessed/ Until yesterday I’d never heard of and doubt I’ll be watching this much in the future (“the typical guest on Obsessed is a charismatic fireball of talent and passion . . . [and] has likely been on Oprah, The Today Show and countless other media outlets sharing industry wisdom,” which is why Obsessed is so, uh, unique?), but this interview is actually pretty awesome. Friedman and Kirshbaum are amazingly honest about the industry, sharing anecdotes about signing on the Twilight series, about why publishers have to publish way too many books, etc. It’s a lengthy, fascinating interview that’s definitely worth watching:

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