Publisher Cartoons

"I can't help thinking there's a book in this."

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Stevens, Mick
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"Great news! Your novel is in a medium-size pile in the middle of the floor about four feet from the left side of Oprah's assistant's desk."

Artist:
Sipress, David
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"The editor who turned down the first Harry Potter book, say hello to the publisher who took a pass on Stephen King."

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Ziegler, Jack
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"Your editor wants to know if you have enough flexibility to just give up."

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Vey, P. C.
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"We do not usually acknowledge unsolicited manuscripts, but we want you to know that we tore yours into tiny pieces. Yours sincerely, The Op-Ed Page."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
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CC43676
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"We've never published anything by a Pearl Harbor denier before."

Artist:
Harris, Sidney
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CC131081
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pearl harbor, peal harbour, global warming, denier, deniers, denial, denialism, holocaust, holocaust denier, holocaust deniers, wwii, wwii history, history, peer review, peer reviewed, peer reviewed journal, academic journal, academic journals, publisher, publishers, educators, educators, ignorant, ignorance

Publishing Clauses Of The '90s.

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Chast, Roz
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"I like it - it's wonderfully editable."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC34447
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New from Low-Key Press.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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Also by the Author...

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC43058
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"We're still pretty far apart. I'm looking for a six-figure advance and they're refusing to read the manuscript."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC35896
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"I'm self-published."

Artist:
Koren, Edward
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CC120028
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"Funny, funny, funny, but we're going to pass on 'How to Drink and Drive.' "

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC43068
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"We feel that your female characters are somewhat undeveloped."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC43100
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Tell the author your idea for a book at 3 pm.

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Finck, Liana
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"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
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Comments: The All-Comments Magazine

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Chast, Roz
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"Sometimes you just option it because your gut tells you this is a book that has to be butchered."

Artist:
Kaplan, Bruce
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"I love you, I'll follow you to the ends of the earth, but I'm through getting slippers for someone who hasn't published anything since 1997."

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Kanin, Zachary
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"How's this? 'Mr. Walters lives and works in Westbury, Connecticut, with his wife and daughter and two large Old English sheepdogs.' "

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Twohy, Mike
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"Michael self-published his novel then boughtt up his own film rights."

Artist:
Smaller, Barbara
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Meet the Author's Advance

Artist:
Weyant, Christopher
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"We used your unsold copies to build a tree, but it's not the same."

Artist:
Leighton, Robert
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CC124036
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"You may already be a Nobel Prize winner!"

Artist:
Johnson, Carolita
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"Anyhow, Mr. Hefner would like you folks to know he really appreciates the gesture!"

Artist:
Wilson, Gahan
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