7 October 2019
Publishing is an industry that can move slowly. Books can take years to write, and then a few more years to publish. There are exceptions, though, and the case of Regan Rose, whose debut novel just sold to Pamela Dorman for high six figures, is unquestionably one.
A week and a half ago, Rose, a pseudonym for a lawyer based in Portland, Me., didn't even have a literary agent. She sent an unsolicited pitch letter to Helen Heller, who has an eponymous shingle based in Ontario, Canada. Heller was immediately struck by the pitch, and requested Rose's manuscript.
