Category Archives: 5 Links

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/7-6/11

­Every 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. How much control do authors have over film and TV adaptations of their work? What hurt frontlist sales…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/31-6/4

­Every 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. Where are the anti-Biden books? Audiobook sales rose 12% last year. Will Blake Bailey‘s biography affect Philip Roth’s…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/24-5/28

­Every 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. In Q1, publishing sales were up 22%. What doomed the craze for literary dystopia? Where are the contemporary…Continue Reading

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

­Every 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…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/10-5/14

­Every 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. When reading is gamified, who wins? Who is Bookshop actually competing with? Could trans narrators change the audiobook…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/3-5/7

­Every 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. Which values does the industry hold in 2021? What is Boston without a major publisher? Social media drives…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/26-4/30

­Every 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. When will in-person book events return? What is the purpose of crime fiction in 2021? Higher ed publishers…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/19-4/23

­Every 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. Why are novellas so rare in American publishing? Does “bookishness” drive actual sales trends? Can (and should) online…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/12-4/16

­Every 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. Has Amazon begun to meaningfully reckon with its labor problems? How have reading groups changed the theater-going experience…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/5-4/9

­Every 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. What is the price of convenience? Post-pandemic, where is the industry heading? Why do forgettable campaign books garner…Continue Reading