Valerie Noble is a senior literary agent at the Donaghy Literary Group, where she works primarily within the genre of science fiction. She discusses the challenges she faced while completing a degree in food science, only to find how one of her primary means of escape offered a potential career in working with authors and publishing houses. Along the way, she gives some submission tips for new authors as well as reading suggestions for those looking to find a compelling and immersive narrative world.
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Hermeneutics in Real Life
Geoffrey Moore, author of The Infinite Staircase
Links Related to this Episode:
Valerie Noble (TLG)
Twitter (@NobleValerie)
The Donaghy Literary Group (website)
Elizabeth Allende (Wikipedia)
Gabriel García Márquez (Wikipedia)
Cormac McCarthy, The Road (Good Reads)
C. A. Fletcher, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World (Good Reads)
Emma Newman, Planet Fall (Good Reads)
David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas (Good Reads)
Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements (Good Reads)
Photo: Valerie Noble
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