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 […]
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Publishing Twitter loses it over two new ideas (This week in books)
This week! Books! Publishing Twitter was aflame this week about two new ideas for publishing. The first to set tongues wagging was an interview in Forbes with author and entrepreneur Allison Twobridge, who started an app called Copper that she pitches as the LinkedIn of the book world. It allows authors to connect with readers, […]
The publishing industry experiences good news (This week in books)
This week! Books! Lots and lots of good links for you this week, so let’s get to it. First up, there’s…. good news? In the publishing industry? 😱😱😱 What is this? Book sales are up a whopping 21.4% YOY, fueled by adult fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. The rest of the year looks promising as […]
How to write a novel in three days (This week in books)
This week! Books! Summer is upon us, and I’ll be taking a blog break next week, returning on Wednesday July 7. I’ll be checking email though, so don’t hesitate to reach out to me for editing! In the meantime, summer tends to be a very slow time for publishing news, but I found some good […]
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 […]