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 do men miss by not reading women? Why does the Holocaust dominate Jewish children’s literature? If the…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. When reading is gamified, who wins? Who is Bookshop actually competing with? Could trans narrators change the audiobook…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. How does vicarious trauma affect historians? Bookstore sales fell 28.3% last year. Can Amazon remain antifragile without Jeff…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. What is driving the demand for books about the Japanese supernatural? Do contemporary book reviews focus enough on…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. Does the way we read now change our brains? What is it like to be Black in publishing? John Bolton‘s…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 can’t we read right now? Can Bookshop make a compelling pitch to ecommerce-dependent publications? Graphic novels sales are rising…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. Are books really essential? Can the romance community rebuild trust with POC authors after December’s RWA controversy? Will Amazon’s increased…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. Where are black men in fantasy? Is print-on-demand the future of publishers’ disaster response? What effect is the pandemic having…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. Can online orders keep bookstores afloat if those bookstores can’t restock? Could the pandemic aid a publishing crackdown? What’s keeping…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. Are authors or their publishers responsible for fact-checking books? What effect do book bans have in prisons? Should hate speech…Continue Reading