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What we gain from independent publishers and bookstores (This week in books)

August 12, 2022 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! The antitrust trial over Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster is now in its third week. There’s a whole lot of coverage and smaller bits to chew on, and if you want a deep dive, Publishers Weekly and Publishers Lunch ($ link) have comprehensive coverage. Just two of the […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Allison Hunter, Andrew Wylie, Charles Duhigg, Colleen Hoover, Gilbert Bassey, Jennifer Weltz, Jillian Medoff, Laura Miller, Mohsin Hamid, NFTs, Nicole Chung, Penguin Random House, Richard Howorth, Sangeeta Mehta

How to fix a boring story (This week in books)

October 30, 2020 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! These are tough and anxious times for everyone, and it’s tempting to want your book to be the thing that is going to be the thing that lifts your spirits, naturally when it gets published and validated and you become rich and appreciated throughout the realm. At Jane Friedman’s blog, Susan DeFreitas […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Diversity, Genres, Gilbert Bassey, Hilary Mantel, Rachelle Gardner, Susan DeFreitas

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