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This Year in Books (2024)

December 20, 2024 by Nathan Bransford

This year! Books! If last year’s edition of This Year in Books was characterized by a cloudy crystal ball as we seemed on the precipice of change, 2024 was a year when some of those swirling elements came into focus. And… Not great, Bob! Now, let me be clear: if you zoom out, the publishing […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: A.I., Andrew Dalton, Angelina King, Barnes & Noble, Censorship, Dan Blank, Emily Gould, Kathleen Schmidt, Matt Dorfman, Nicole Brockbank, Nicole Sperling, Noam Scheiber, publishing industry, Sophia Stewart, Succession

Harper’s audio sales exceed e-books (This week in books)

August 9, 2024 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! First up, the blog will be dark the next few weeks for a summer break, but I’ll be back after Labor Day. Make sure to reach out to me in the meantime if you need editing or a consultation! Audiobooks continue to be a major–and growing– driver of revenue for publishers, and […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Becca Puglisi, Charlie Jane Anders, HarperCollins, J.D. Vance, Michael Dirda, publishing industry, Science

How to balance writing for the market and writing for yourself

January 16, 2024 by Nathan Bransford

Writing is an intensely personal endeavor, even if you choose to walk down the path toward publication. It’s a monumental task to write a book, and chances are you’re only going to finish if you really love what you’re writing. Thus, you must please yourself first. At the same time, if you’re hoping to reach […]

Filed Under: Writing Advice Tagged With: Life of a Writer, publishing industry

Is fiction publishing broken? (This week in books)

November 10, 2023 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! First up, the wonderful organization We Need Diverse Books has launched a site called Indigenous Reads Rising, which is dedicated to helping educators, librarians, and readers find books by Native authors and illustrators. As anyone who is querying, on submission, or trying to negotiate a new deal probably knows, these are not […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alexandra Alter, Dorothy Wickenden, Herman Melville, Jessica Karl, Kate Dwyer, Lincoln Michel, publishing industry, Rebecca Yarros, Therese Ann Fowler

Traditional publishing vs. self-publishing. Which should you choose?

November 6, 2023 by Nathan Bransford

To self-publish or traditionally publish. That is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of agents and publishers or to take arms against a sea of books on Amazon, and by being among them, rise above? To die, to sleep (oh wait you won’t), to sleep perchance to […]

Filed Under: Publishing Industry Tagged With: Life of a Writer, publishing industry, Self-publishing

Hugos and Bookers (This week in books)

September 9, 2022 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Some literary awards have been dispensed, and congrats to all the winners and nominees! First, the Hugo award winners for science fiction and fantasy. The book winners (affiliate links): Best Novel: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine Best Series: Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book: […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Booker Prize, Elizabeth Strout, Hugo Awards, Lincoln Michel, publishing industry, Sterling Lord

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