Ira Silverberg
Sterling Lord

Ira Silverberg joined SLL in 2008. He has worked in publishing since 1984 and has held various positions including Editor-in-Chief of Grove Press and Publisher of Serpent’s Tail/High Risk Books. He began agenting in 1998 and represents, among others, New York Times best-sellers Neil Strauss, Erica Kennedy, and Ishmael Beah; National Book Award Nominees Adam Haslett, Christopher Sorrentino, and Rene Steinke; Commonwealth Writers’ Prize winner David Bezmozgis; PEN/ Hemingway finalist Gabe Hudson; Prix Sade winner Dennis Cooper; Guggenheim Fellow Sam Lipsyte; and AKO Prize winner Arnon Grunberg. Silverberg also represents style visionaries Kate Spade, Andy Spade, and Amanda Brooks. He represents the Estates of Kathy Acker, Jacqueline Susann and David Wojnarowicz. Long active in the New York literary community, he serves on the Boards of the New School MFA Writing Program; The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses; BOMB Magazine; and the American Committee of the Jerusalem International Book Fair.

Back-Loaded Book Deals: No (and Low) Advance Contracts, Profit-Sharing and Other Innovative Business Models

Roger Cooper, running Vanguard inside of Perseus, and Bob Miller, running HarperStudio inside HarperCollins, are veteran publishers who have invented new business models inside major houses, sharing risk and reward with authors in a different way than publishers have done traditionally. They will discuss their new models... Read More