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Sara Nelson is a seasoned editor, born in 1956. She has extensive experience in the publishing industry, having held editorial positions at several publishing companies. Nelson is known for her precise grasp of content and exceptional editing skills.

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“Interest in reading memoirs is universal. What has happened is that people are writing about more and more outrageous things. Our threshold for weirdness - you can't have just a normal childhood - has gone way up.”

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Author:Sara Nelson

“Allowing yourself to stop reading a book - at page 25, 50, or even, less frequently, a few chapters from the end - is a rite of passage in a reader's life, the literary equivalent of a bar mitzvah or a communion, the moment at which you look at yourself and announce: Today I am an adult. I can make my own decisions.”

Source: So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading

“When things go right, I read. When things go wrong, I read more.”

When Things Go Wrong

Author:Sara Nelson

“Explaining the moment of connection between a reader and book to someone who's never experienced it is like trying to describe sex to a virgin.”

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Book:So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading

Source: So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading

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Born: 1956
Known for: Editor
Quotes: 4

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