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S&S removes distribution for cop’s book (This week in books)

April 16, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

This has been another really distressing week in America, and my heart goes out to everyone who has been affected in any way by all the senseless violence. Let’s look out for ourselves and each other, Black Lives Matter, support commonsense gun and police reform, and we all need to do our part to dismantle […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: #BlackLivesMatter, Amanda Gorman, David Gaughran, Doreen St. Felix, Jessica Faust, Kindle Vella, Monica Leonelle, publishing industry, R.O. Kwon, Simon & Schuster

The confusing literary agent landscape (This week in books)

February 19, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! There has been a lot of angst in the literary Twittersphere these past few weeks around agents, alleged bad behavior even among reputable agents, “schmagents” (basically bad agents who sometimes don’t even know they’re bad agents), and quite a lot of author frustration. I don’t want to get into too many specifics, […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alison Flood, Amanda Gorman, Ann Marie Nieves, Book Marketing, Clint Smith, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Fiona Sampson, Hachette, Jay Cheses, Kehinde Wiley, Molly Crabapple, Penguin Random House, PR, Viet Thanh Nguyen, We Need Diverse Books

Amanda Gorman’s books poised for 3 million first printing (This week in books)

January 29, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! I was a bit unplugged from the news and social media this week, but I still saw a few links to share with you. Amanda Gorman’s stunning poem The Hill We Climb is one of her three upcoming books that will be released in 2021, and Penguin Random House is planning on […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amanda Gorman, Kate McKean, Kyle Chayka, Michelle Burford, publishing industry

Matthew Salesses challenges assumptions about writing craft (This week in books)

January 22, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! We had a peaceful and inspiring inauguration day, and 22-year-old Youth Poet Laurette Amanda Gorman was a breakout star with her incredible poem “The Hill We Climb.” Penguin Random House is rushing to publish a hardcover edition the poem, which is already available for pre-sale. Speaking of politics, Ibram X. Kendi published […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amanda Gorman, Amazon, Ibram X. Kendi, Jessica Faust, Josh Hawley, Kate McKean, Matthew Salesses, Regnery, Simon & Schuster

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