This week! Books! The Great Resignation. Publishing style. Editors are creaking under chronically low pay, ever-expanding publisher expectations, publisher under-investment in support infrastructure like contracts departments… and oh yes, all of this is happening amid bonanza years for publishers’ bottom lines. This makes it accordingly more difficult for young agents to get their books read […]
Picture Books
How picture books work (a very brief primer)
Nathan here! Back in my agenting days I had the pleasure of working with Tracy Marchini, who has since gone on to become an agent with BookEnds Literary and a published picture book author. I invited her to talk about what makes picture books stand out. Take it away, Tracy! Whether I’m writing my own […]