This author does a lot of hands-on research—plus he/she looks great in a hat!

On August 16th, The Real Book Spy will reveal his August Rogue Recommendation. And watch for Clue #3 on August 13th.

Each time we have given away recommended books. Six all total! This month we have a couple extra books to give away, courtesy of a Big 5 publisher. (Oops, bonus clue.)

How can you win? All you need to do is share, comment or tweet the clues!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, HERE’S CLUE #1

After struggling with their agent for several years, this author took their manuscript to a regional writers’ conference only to learn that their agent had died. A young editor at the conference took the manuscript home, pitched it to their publisher and the rest is history.