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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

Publishing Twitter loses it over two new ideas (This week in books)

October 22, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

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, […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Allison Twobridge, Amazon, Austin Kleon, Copper, Fan fiction, Gary Paulsen, Jeanette the Writer, Jerry Pinkney, Mark McGurl, Masterclass, NFTs, Realm of Ruin, Tad Friend

The publishing industry experiences good news (This week in books)

July 9, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

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 […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Emily VanDerWerff, Federal Writers' Project, Isabel Fall, Jackie Collins, Jennifer Laughran, Kristin Lamb, Lincoln Michel, NFTs, publishing industry, Rachel Michelberg, Roger Bennett, Sarah Penner, Scott Borchert, Sophie Gilbert

How to write a novel in three days (This week in books)

June 25, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

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 […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Adam Gopnik, Ambrose Bierce, Brad Frazer, Dan Sheehan, Lincoln Michel, michael moorcock, Mike Shatzkin, NFTs, Self-publishing

RIP Eric Carle, creator of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” (This week in books)

May 28, 2021 by Nathan Bransford

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 […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alex Shepard, Camryn Garrett, Casey Cep, Constance Grady, Diana Giovinazzo, Emily Wenstrom, Eric Carle, James McGowan, Jane Friedman, Jessica Faust, Kate McKean, Kristin Nelson, Lincoln Michel, Lisa Lucas, NFTs, Rachelle Gardner, Simon & Schuster, Stacey Abrams

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