This week! Books! It’s now officially summer in the publishing world, and happy Summer Friday to all who are celebrating by shutting their laptops around lunch time. Just a few links for your weekend pleasure Publishers Weekly hosted a virtual U.S. Book Show, and BookBub has a good roundup of some of the marketing and […]
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RIP Eric Carle, creator of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” (This week in books)
This week! Books! Lots and lots of links from the past few weeks, but first, in case you’re not a newsletter subscriber, a quick heads-up that I’m offering special “Get your writing back on track” discounts, including 25-35% off coaching sessions and a special editing package to get you unstuck. So if you’re not yet […]
98% of books released in 2020 sold less than 5,000 copies (This week in books)
This week! Books! A factoid this week about the publishing industry certainly got some eyeballs popping. In an article about how the publishing industry is weathering the pandemic, Alexandra Atler and Elizabeth A. Harris noted that 98% of the books newly published in 2020 sold fewer than 5,000 copies. Sales have inexorably drifted to the […]
S&S removes distribution for cop’s book (This week in books)
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 […]
RIP Norman Juster (This week in books)
This week! Books! Sad news this week as Norman Juster, the author of one of the most beloved and influential children’s books of all time, The Phantom Tollbooth, passed away at the age of 91. Smithsonian has a fascinating adaptation of Angus Fletcher’s new book, which breaks down eight important literary innovations and the neuroscience […]
Matthew Salesses challenges assumptions about writing craft (This week in books)
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 […]
