Editor Publisher Session with Cindy Spiegel

Behind the Scenes of the Publishing Process

Cindy Spiegel, who is currently the CEO of the independent publisher Spiegel & Grau (and was previously Publisher of Spiegel & Grau at PRH and Publisher of Riverhead Books), takes writers behind the scenes of the publishing process, discussing such questions as what really goes on in acquisition meetings, why blurbs matter, how publishers prioritize books within a season, etc.

How to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Book

You understand your book better than anyone else—or do you? Publisher Cindy Spiegel discusses how to best work with your editor and publicist to inspire them rather than get in your own way.

Bio: Cindy Spiegel is the co-CEO of Spiegel & Grau, an independent multi-platform publisher founded in 2021; previously she was co-publisher of Spiegel & Grau at PRH and co-publisher and founding editor of Riverhead Books. As an editor and publisher, she has worked on many award-winning and bestselling books, including Go as a River; The Kite Runner; The Color of Water; Just Mercy; Born a Crime; Orange Is the New Black; Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human; and many, many others.