Editor: Most of the books of fiction we have published were submitted by literary agents for writers they represented; the rest were received directly from fiction writers from whom we requested submissions. ██ ██████████ ██████████ ███ ████ █████ ███████ ██████████ ███ █████ ████ ██████████ ██████ ██ ███ ████ █ ████████ ██████ ██ ██ ███ █████████ ███ ██████████ █████ ███████ ██████ ██ ███ ████████ ████ █████████
If a fiction book was published → submitted by a literary agent OR received directly by request.
If a nonfiction book has been given serious attention (or published) → from a renowned figure OR requested after review of book proposal.
There’s no obvious conclusion to draw from the stimulus. Just keep in mind that we have one rule for what must be true if a fiction book was published, and we have another rule for what must be true if a nonfiction book was given serious attention or published.
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