Doris Booth

Doris Booth

Doris Booth is founder and president of Authorlink®, the news and information magazine for editors, agents, writers, and readers, ranked among top websites for writers. The company’s separate literary agency represents some bestselling authors, both domestically and abroad. Doris has sold projects to St. Martin’s Press, Simon & Schuster, Sterling Publishing (Barnes and Noble), Berkley Books/Penguin, Farrar Straus Giroux and other dominant houses. She has also been involved in rights negotiations for two hit Netflix docuseries, as well as with other production studios. The agency is not accepting new authors at this time, but writers are encouraged to use Authorlink® as a comprehensive resource.
Laurie Fox’sThe Lost Girls: A Love Letter to the Imagination

Laurie Fox’sThe Lost Girls: A Love Letter to the Imagination

Feb 1, 2004 | ,

​Laurie Fox calls her newest book, “a love letter to the imagination.” And rightly so. THE LOST GIRLS is a brilliantly-written novel about the borderland of reality and fantasy. After her bestselling debut work, MY SISTER FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, Laurie Fox returns with a magical new story which plays on the themes of J.M. Barrie’s beloved fairytale, PETER PAN.

Frank Corsaro Publishes First Novel, Kunma, at Age 70

Frank Corsaro Publishes First Novel, Kunma, at Age 70

Jan 1, 2004 | ,

Throughout his long and successful creative career, Frank Corsaro has served as a stage director, and as artisitc director for both the Juilliard Opera Center and the Actor’s Studio in New York City. But at age 70, he has once again reinvented himself-—this time as a debut novelist. In the summer of 2003, his book, KUNMA, at last was released by Tom Doherty Associates, an imprint of St.Martin’s Press.

Jed Donahue Discusses the Rebirth of Conservative Publishing in New York

Nov 15, 2003 | ,

The New York publishing industry–cleaving mostly to the political left for decades–is at last striving to create a more balanced literary landscape. Two major publishers, Crown (Random House) and Penguin Putnam each recently launched new conservative socioeconomic and political lines, reflecting (or perhaps cashing in on) the changing mood of the country under a Republican President, a GOP majority in the House, Senate, and among U.S.governors.

Adrian Zackheim Discusses the Rebirth of Conservative Publishing in New York

Nov 1, 2003 | ,

The New York publishing industry—cleaving mostly to the political left for decades—is at last striving to create a more balanced literary landscape. Two major publishers, Penguin Putnam an Crown (Random House), each recently launched new conservative socioeconomic and political lines, reflecting (or perhaps cashing in on) the changing mood of the country under a Republican President, a GOP majority in the House, Senate, and among U.S.governors.

Michaela Hamilton: A New Kind of Energy at Kensington

Oct 15, 2003 | ,

There’s a new kind of energy at Kensington Publishing Corp. And it has been building since Michaela Hamilton ascended the elevator at 850 Third Avenue two years ago. After a 25-year career in book publishing (including 10 years as editor-in-chief of NAL) and a few years at freelance editing, Michaela got the offer from Kensington founder and CEO Walter Zacharius to become the company’s new editor-in-chief. Now this ball of fire has the freedom to realize a vision she and Walter share.

Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point by David Lipsky

Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point by David Lipsky

Oct 1, 2003 | ,

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote to a young friend seeking advice on her writing: “You’ve got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly. . . ” Now, acclaimed contemporary novelist and journalist David Lipsky, a fan of Fitzgerald, has done just that.