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The truth about self-promotion (This week in books)

February 9, 2024 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! First up, I’m going to be going on a midwinter hiatus for the next few weeks, and the blog will return around the end of the month. In the meantime, keep on reaching out if you’re looking for editing or coaching. A perennial publishing flashpoint flared up again this week as Rebecca […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Adam Morgan, Hugo Awards, Karen Outen, Kyle Chayka, Matteo Wong, Neal Stephenson, Rebecca Jennings, Rebecca K Reilly, September C. Fawkes

The week everyone was talking about a kidney (This week in books)

October 8, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Everyone in publishing this week was talking about a kidney. Here’s why. I personally couldn’t get through it, but consider yourself alerted that this story managed to overshadow all other publishing news this week. And it was a week where National Book Awards finalists and the Nobel Prize for Literature were announced! […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Abdulrazak Gurnah, Alexandra Alter, Amazon, Blushing Books, Christine Pride, Emily Temple, Joe Piazza, Kyle Chayka, National Book Awards, Nobel Prize, publishing industry, Soccer

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

What are the worst endings in books? (This week in books)

October 23, 2020 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! I have tons and tons of great links for you this week, but real quick, I have two brand new pages that I want to make sure you see. I have a new blog landing page that makes the categories and search bar a little more prominent to help you find what […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Christopher Brown, Cory Doctorow, Janet Reid, Kate McKean, Kyle Chayka, Lauren D. Woods, Mike Shatzkin, Molly Stern, National Book Awards, publishing industry, Ron Charles

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