Henry Holt a-spinning in his grave: Literary agenting yesterday and today |
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| Authors: | Thomas L Bonn |
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| Institution: | (1) Library, State University College at Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, 13045 Cortland, NY |
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| Abstract: | The role of the literary agent and the reception granted agents by publishers have changed markedly over the course of the
twentieth century. Henry Holt’s views of agents, written in the first decade of the century, help define the status and activities
of agents at that time. These are compared with the role of agents today, using archival sources, the book trade literature,
and interviews.
Thomas L. Bonn, review editor of this journal, is a librarian, Library at State University College at Cortland. He is the
author ofUnder Cover: An Illustrated History of American Mass Market Paperbacks andHeavy Traffic and High Culture: The New American Library as Literary Gatekeeper. He is working on a study of American literary agents. |
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