Rebecca Lee How Words Get Good

Join Rebecca Lee, professional word-improver, for a behind-the-scenes tour for booklovers everywhere as she embarks on the fascinating journey to find out how a book gets from author's brain to finished copy. You'll learn the dark arts of ghostwriters, uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting and find out which words end up in books (and why). And along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known considerations that make a big impact. Rebecca is an editorial manager at Penguin Random House and has spent 20 years managing hundreds of high-profile books from delivery of manuscript to finished copies.