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. LGBTQ book sales doubled in 2021. How does a single book represent of a sea change in attitudes…Continue Reading
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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 read fiction in an era of crisis? How dangerous can library work actually be? What are suburban…Continue Reading
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Tagged banned books, book bans, book design, fiction, genre fiction, librarians, library work, parents, public libraries, romance, Ukraine, war
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 are political children’s books for? Where are all the fictional animals? What will it take to truly…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, animals, anti-Amazon, children's books, fiction, France, Obama Presidential Center, political books, politicians, Politics, presidential libraries, supply chain, supply chain issues
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 fall forecast for book sales? What place do police have in a public library? How…Continue Reading
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Tagged Barnes & Noble, book sales, coronavirus, COVID-19, events, fiction, GetMusic, in-person events, pandemic, police, post-pandemic, public libraries, soundtracks
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. Have print ARCs become a hot commodity? What can platforms like Substack offer publishers and authors? How is…Continue Reading
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. Does copyright protect fictional characters? When adult voices advocate for YA over teens’, whose stories are neglected? Should…Continue Reading
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Tagged adults, bestsellers, conservative publishing, copyright, culture wars, fiction, library boards, political publishing, public libraries, teenagers, YA, YA books, young adult, young adult literature
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 should translate authors of color? What does rising podcast consumption mean for other audio media? Which politicians…Continue Reading
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Tagged audiobooks, authors of color, autobiography, autofiction, children's books, coronavirus, COVID-19, fiction, independent bookstores, indie bookstores, pandemic, people of color, POC writers, podcasts, politicians
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 did #PublishingPaidMe reveal about compensation rates for black and white authors? How will libraries reinvent themselves in order to…Continue Reading
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Tagged #PublishingPaidMe, author pay, book sales, buying habits, coronavirus, COVID-19, female readers, fiction, libraries, literary fiction, male readers, pandemic, race, racial equality, sensitivity readers
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 makes sci-fi and fantasy ideal for telling queer stories? Why are literary awards dominated by women when other cultural…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, ebooks, Educational publishing, fantasy, fiction, Holocaust, LGBTQ, literary awards, price-matching, queer literature, sci-fi, science fiction, textbooks, women writers
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. Is the Amazon backlash coming? Barnes & Noble had a good Q2. If retailers are impermanent, how can writers protect…Continue Reading
