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From the Editors: 'We Strive to be a Home to Our Authors'

"We believe that any author with the right talent and knowledge can make it with the right push"

By Rachel Kramer Bussel – December 8, 2006

Name/ company: Peter Lynch, Sourcebooks
Age: 29
Title: Senior editor
How long have you been at Sourcebooks? Six years
How long have you been in publishing? Also six years -- I've been lucky to work and grow at the same publisher throughout my career.

Can you give me an overview of what kinds of books Sourcebooks publishes (under its various lines) and who your target audience is?
Sourcebooks publishes in almost every category. Our Sourcebooks imprint is mainly comprised of nonfiction, in such categories as business, gift, beauty, reference, politics, history, parenting, college guides and study aids, poetry, real estate, self-...

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