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 crucial are university presses to the commercial publishing ecosystem? Is BookTok losing its reader-led credibility? Why are…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 is one influencer raising the profile of Black books and authors? When (and how) are in-person events…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 are prisoners kept from reading? How many more books have been banned or challenged than usual? Are…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 has the pandemic raised the profile and efficacy of union activity in bookstores? What effect has industry…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 are the origins of summer reading? In the digital era, who gets to own a book? Did…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. Who “deserves” a book deal, and who decides? Could unions affect the industry’s racial makeup? Is the current…Continue Reading
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Tagged author pay, book deals, coronavirus, COVID-19, female writers, gatekeeping, gender, pandemic, POC in publishing, racial equality, reading comprehension, traditional publishing, unionization, unions, 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. Should a translator be “invisible”? Is the Bessemer union vote a harbinger of a new American labor movement?…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 are children’s authors doing to connect with their readers – from a distance? How do poetry and…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. The Twilight companion novel Midnight Sun sold a million companies in its first week. How are booksellers responding to 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. Why read travel writing in a pandemic? How did Kickstarter successfully unionize? Is pickup service the future for libraries? How…Continue Reading
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