Is anyone out there shopping a first book manuscript? Perhaps you are working the book exhibit at the AHA this weekend.
If so, then check out Randall Stephens’s interview with Susan Ferber, an executive editor in history at Oxford University Press. Ferber talks about how to write a proposal, multiple submissions, turning a dissertation into a book, the rise of American religious history, and forthcoming titles from OUP.
Here are some highlights:
On writing a proposal: Get your argument up front . And no typos!
Multiple submissions?: Go for it.
On turning a dissertation into a book: Make sure the chapters are connected into a compelling narrative.
On the rise of American religious history: Ferber is looking for books on religion that intersect with larger themes.
On forthcoming titles: Get ready for Linford Fisher‘s forthcoming work on religion and Indians in early America.
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