Subject: Re: from Hachette editor
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Annie" <[email-masked]>, "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:07:52 -0400

Great point, Annie.

Eric D. Schwerin
[email-masked]

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:05 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
wrote:

agreed

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Annie <[email-masked]> wrote:

> H: think you should think about having someone other than you call this
> guy back on your behalf- as a way to be responsive but not put you on the
> spot right away, and collect some additional intel. From there we can think
> about next steps. Happy to help in any way.
>
> Annie Tomasini
> Director for Intergovernmental Relations
> Harvard University
> 617-939-7976
>
>
> On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:16 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Definitely do it.
>
> Few people you may want to talk to get smarter on the process:
>
> 1) Dave Eggers.  I know he'd be happy to give you advice and who knows
> McSweeney's may be interested.
>
> 2) Howard Yoon who is on the 826 Board with me.  He's a well respected
> non-fiction agent here in DC and would give you some advice too I bet.
>
> 3) Javelin - the guys who contacted me about wanting to represent JRB for
> his book.
>
> Eric D. Schwerin
> [email-masked]
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Let's do it. Two questions:
>
> 1) If it's book-worthy to one publisher, is it worth asking around
> (quietly) to find the best place/idea?
>
> 2) There may be a sliding scale calculation here -- your dad is a valuable
> part of this story but you'd be much more free to use him as a central part
> of it if we wait until 2017. Understanding that books take a long time to
> put together, would you want to wait until 2017 to publish?
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> RHB
>> 202.333.1880
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From:* "Whitlatch, Paul" <[email-masked]>
>> *Date:* June 10, 2015 at 6:32:09 PM EDT
>> *To:* "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
>> *Subject:* *from Hachette editor*
>>
>>  Dear Mr. Biden,
>>
>>
>>
>> I was incredibly moved this week to watch the C-SPAN video of your and
>> your sister’s eulogies at your brother Beau’s funeral. Your family is so
>> loving and so strong in the face of this loss—and the earlier loss of you
>> sister and mother. I am sure millions of Americans were moved just as I was.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know the feeling of grief must be all-encompassing right now, and
>> rightfully so. I wanted to mention, however, that I think that the story of
>> your family’s resilience in the face of tragedy has the potential to make a
>> lasting, powerful impact as a book (and to help thousands of Americans
>> struggling with grief in their own lives). At the appropriate juncture, I
>> would love to speak with you about this thought—my contact information is
>> below.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please accept my deepest condolences on your loss.
>>
>>
>>
>> Respectfully yours,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Whitlatch
>>
>> Senior Editor, Hachette Books
>>
>> 212-364-1526
>>
>>
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