Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing
Helping authors achieve their dreams
This week! Books! Quick programming note that this will be the last post in February as I’m taking a quick break. See you in March! The New Fabio Is Claude – Alexandra Alter, New York Times – In an article that seemingly doubled as Grade-A rage bait for wide swathes of the publishing-adjacent social media […]
This week! Books! A day late because Abolish ICE!! Congrats to the ALA award winners! Among the honorees: The Margaret A. Edwards lifetime achievement and Children’s Literature Legacy awards went to Candace Fleming. Two New Impersonation Scams to Watch For – Victoria Strauss, Writer Beware – Publishing scams were already rampant, and A.I. has only […]
This year! Books! The word ninjas over at Merriam-Webster really nailed the word of the year for 2025: slop. Slop is on my mind so much lately. Not just for the uncannily creepy images and videos that have started filling my social media feeds, but for the way it’s affecting my perception of what’s real. […]
This week! Books! First up, apologies to newsletter subscribers as I had an errant link in my November Office Hours email that went to the September Office Hours, if you’re looking to watch November, click on over here! I confess that I’m not spending much time on social media these days, but even I could […]
This week! Books! Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website – If your book was pirated by Anthropic and you or your publisher registered your copyright within five years, you may be in the settlement class that’s eligible for $3,000 per book. You can search here, and the Authors Guild has more information on how to file a […]
This week! Books! First up, a happy plug. It’s always so exciting to see a book I’ve worked on in manuscript form come to fruition, let alone when it becomes a freakin’ Jenna Hager Bush Today Show book club selection. Congrats to Heather O’Neill and The Irish Goodbye, which is on sale next Tuesday! So […]
Helping authors achieve their dreams
