This week! It’s Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Texas two full years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Here are some of the articles about Juneteenth this morning that caught my eye: Jamelle Bouie on the centrality of slaves in the struggle for emancipation and a better America. Mary Harris […]
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Why some authors burn their work (This week in books)
This week! Books! First off, a quick housekeeping matter. I’ve been working on some changes to the blog under the hood! These include: Last week we moved over to a new server so hopefully the pesky outages we’ve had will cease to be a thing. I’ll be launching a new home page at www.nathanbransford.com The […]
Write what makes you excited (This week in books)
This week! Books! First up, thanks everyone for all the well wishes this past week, they meant a lot. I’m doing much better now and things should start picking up again around here. (And I’m still available to edit your work). Being sick these past few weeks has not been fun at all, but I’m […]
Support indie bookstores (This week in books)
This week! Books! Lots and lots and lots of links for you from this frankly world-changing week. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. My heart goes out to our medical professionals, those that are experiencing health and financial hardships, and everyone suffering in any way from all of this. I […]
Literary agents behaving badly (This week in books)
This week! Books! First up, congratulations to Angie Thomas, whose wonderful novel The Hate U Give just marked three full years on the New York Times bestseller list! Incredible. (Here’s my interview with Angie from a few years back). The fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus hit the Bologna Book Fair, an important venue where agents […]
Publishing scams to watch out for (This week in books)
This week! Books! There are so many publishing scams out there it’s hard to keep track of them, but Anne R. Allen has a really great post on 10 new publishing scams to watch out for in 2020. Be careful out there, people! The Authors Guild released its 2020 report on the writing and publishing […]
