I’m a Literary Agent with DeFiore and Company—blogging about authors (mostly my own) and publishing.Tumblr (3.0; @laurieabkemeier)http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d3d43d426c8274c52938769d123ec5d/tumblr_mn3xp610sk1qez6w8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The unveiling of our new <a href="http://www.defioreandco.com/illustrators" target="_blank">Illustrators</a> page at DeFioreandCo.com</strong></p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50917748375http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50917748375Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:00 -0400DeFiore and CompanyIllustratorIllustratorsartistsbooksxlJorey HurleyYumi SakugawaBecky MurphyAndrew KolbThe Real Feminist Impact of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Was Behind the Scenes: “Jennifer Keishin...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50680643598http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50680643598Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:22 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedSimon and Schusterthe mary tyler moore showThe AtlanticWorth Reading: DEERLAND - America's Hunt for Ecological Balance and the Essence of Wildness:...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50676138823http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50676138823Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:58 -0400Al CambronneDeerlandLyons PressWildlife Management Institutedeer“I’ve learned that people don’t love to be told things. But they don’t mind being shown...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50391655826http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50391655826Mon, 13 May 2013 22:31:51 -0400New York TimesJim SollischnotmyauthorOpinionatorwriting adviceadvice Action bowling historian Gianmarc Manzione’s PIN ACTION: Small-time Gangsters, High-Stakes...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50059469965http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/50059469965Thu, 09 May 2013 22:12:17 -0400Deal AnnouncementGianmarc ManzionePegasus Booksaction bowlingxsNew York Times<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49931100703" src="http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49931100703/audio_player_iframe/laurieabkemeier/tumblr_mmhdwv8Zfu1qez6w8?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Flaurieabkemeier%2F49931100703%2Ftumblr_mmhdwv8Zfu1qez6w8" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Virginia Prescott of New Hampshire Public Radio talks with <a href="http://comingofageinthemiddle.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Jessica Lahey</a> about her <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/02/a-dress-code-enforcers-struggle-for-the-soul-of-the-middle-school-girl/273155/" target="_blank"><em>Atlantic</em> article</a> and “<a href="http://www.nhpr.org/post/middle-school-dress-code-blues" target="_blank">The Middle-School Dress-Code Blues</a>.”</p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49931100703http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49931100703Wed, 08 May 2013 09:10:07 -0400Jessica LaheyNHPRmiddle schooldress codeVirginia PrescottRadio Interview Jennifer Keishin Armstrong spent a decade on staff at Entertainment Weekly, cofounded...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49851161048http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49851161048Tue, 07 May 2013 08:35:54 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedSimon and SchusterInside the Authors Studio<iframe src="http://www.marketplace.org/node/90341/player/storyplayer" width="400" height="133" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of MARY AND LOU AND RHODA AND TED, on Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal — talking all things <em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</em>.</p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49826513001http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49826513001Mon, 06 May 2013 22:42:00 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedMarketplaceNPRAmerican Public MediaSimon and SchusterRadio InterviewThe Mary Tyler Moore Show<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab89f5cdebdad885d50a3726cb17f736/tumblr_mm6aefLrKc1qez6w8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This month, as I celebrate ten years as a literary agent, I’m taking a  moment to look back at the dozens of books I edited during my four and a half years at Hyperion (January 1994-July 1998). </p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49541699300http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49541699300Fri, 03 May 2013 18:17:30 -0400HyperionPublishingbooksAll In the Family | Austin Woman Magazine: Erin Henry Bracken of Austin Woman talks to Bernadette...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49534981987http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49534981987Fri, 03 May 2013 16:47:37 -0400Bernadette NollSlow Family LivingAustin WomanPerigee BooksErin Henry Brackenfamily<iframe src="https://greatnewbooks.com/5thwave/mopo_4_24/the5thwave_mopo_fb.swf " height="400" width="400"></iframe><br/><br/><p>thefifthwaveiscoming.com </p> <p><strong>May 7, 2013</strong></p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49485174700http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49485174700Thu, 02 May 2013 22:41:56 -0400Rick YanceyThe Fifth WavenotmyauthorPutnamfictionYA<a href="http://www.theaggie.org/2013/04/25/sexy-feminism-dubbed-as-gateway-drug-to-feminism/">SEXY FEMINISM dubbed as "gateway drug to feminism"</a>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49445933628http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49445933628Thu, 02 May 2013 13:18:00 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongHeather Wood RudulphSEXY FEMINISMMariner BooksHoughton Mifflin HarcourtThe Aggiefeminism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d4c7ba9c2e73c2cd0352d5f5ff55513/tumblr_mm4cqzHk4C1qced37o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://duttonbooks.tumblr.com/post/49362530687/theparisreview-todays-tom-gauld-cartoon-a" target="_blank">duttonbooks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/49360071763/todays-tom-gauld-cartoon" target="_blank">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/05/01/daily-comics-part-3/" target="_blank">Today’s Tom Gauld cartoon</a>. </p> </blockquote> <p>A late morning chuckle :)</p> </blockquote> <p>Brilliant! </p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49435254556http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49435254556Thu, 02 May 2013 09:22:33 -0400PublishingBooksWriters<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8efcdfcfbb2ad338411e9bf6846cedd/tumblr_mm4xi35lm11qez6w8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MARY AND LOU AND RHODA AND TED in today’s <em>Variety</em>.</p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49377792533http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49377792533Wed, 01 May 2013 15:44:27 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedSimon and SchusterVarietyThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowMary Tyler Moore Cast in Hot in Cleveland - Biography.com:  “The cast of The Mary Tyler Moore...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49334080474http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49334080474Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:40:00 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedSimon and SchusterHot in Cleveland Author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted Jennifer Keishin Armstrong’s next book on Seinfeld,...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49238335613http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/49238335613Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:26:53 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedSeinfeldSimon and SchusterDeal Announcementxs Author of If It Was Easy, They&#8217;d Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon Jenna McCarthy&#8217;s...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48926297909http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48926297909Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:02:18 -0400Jenna McCarthyBerkley BooksDeal AnnouncementxsUSA Today Asks: What books should you read this May?: Amanda Knox, John le Carre, Rick Yancey, Dan...http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48867728610http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48867728610Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:58:10 -0400Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongMary and Lou and Rhoda and TedThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowSimon and SchusterUSA Today<embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" scale="noscale" salign="lt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" background="#333333" width="400" height="262" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="si=254&&contentValue=50145319&shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50145319n"></embed><br/><br/><p>“Flower Power: The Unfolding Research on Plants,” featuring Daniel Chamovitz on this morning’s <em>CBS Sunday Morning</em>. </p> <p>Danny is the author of <strong>WHAT A PLANT KNOWS</strong> (FSG/Scientific American Books), available everywhere books are sold. </p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.whataplantknows.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.whataplantknows.com" target="_blank">www.whataplantknows.com</a></a>.</p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48534899929http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48534899929Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:41:08 -0400Daniel ChamovitzFSGScientific American BooksWhat a Plant KnowsCBS Sunday Morningxl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12774103225e3030caa4e6418a691314/tumblr_mlfnh9xBXZ1qklxauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://joreyhurley.com/post/48256422624/heading-to-nyc-to-see-old-friends-new-colleagues" target="_blank">joreyhurley</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Heading to NYC to see old friends, new colleagues, and dear family.  </p> </blockquote> <p>So great to see Jorey yesterday and meet with her stellar publishing team at Simon & Schuster Children’s.</p>http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48430855031http://laurieabkemeier.tumblr.com/post/48430855031Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:48:53 -0400Jorey HurleyNestSimon and Schuster Children'sPaula Wiseman Books