Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/17-5/21

­Red Number 5Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.

Who “deserves” a book deal, and who decides?

Could unions affect the industry’s racial makeup?

Is the current prominence of women writers a historical correction, or a sign of a new imbalance?

What’s the inherent problem with calculating author pay?

How was reading comprehension falling even pre-pandemic?