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Book Keeping: Novel Drives Demand for Author

Part of a rare two-book deal, author Kalisha Buckhanon's first novel, Upstate, unleashed a torrent of publicity: She discusses how she handled the hype

By Carmen Scheidel – October 10, 2006

EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to our third installment of Book Keeping, a monthly feature for AG members focusing on the business of how authors, editors, and publishers bring book projects to life. This month: It's rare that the publication of a first novel drastically changes the life of the writer. But in the case of Kalisha Buckhanon, the deal did just that. When St. Martin's Griffin offered her a mid-six-figure deal for two novels -- starting with Upstate, released in spring 2005 -- Buckhanon went from an author's assistant fresh out of an MFA program to a novelist ...

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