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The truth about freelance editors (This week in books)

May 10, 2024 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! If you spent any time at all on Twitter By Mark Zuckerberg–aka Threads–this week, you probably came across some hyperbole about freelance editing and whether paying for editing prior to seeking publication is akin to lighting all of your money on fire or, contra, so vital to your publication chances you might […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Alice McDermott, BookTok, Cathy Yardley, Editing, Lincoln Michel, Mike Shatzkin, Nathan Heller, Nonfiction, Pulitzer Prize, Ron Charles, We Need Diverse Books, Whales

Deal struck to end HarperCollins strike (This week in books)

February 10, 2023 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! HarperCollins and the HarperCollins Union have reached a tentative agreement to end its three month long strike, which is reported to include an increase in minimum salary and a one-time bonus for striking workers. HarperCollins also reported disappointing earnings, down 52% in the last quarter. Major outlets: “Barnes & Noble is back, […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Barnes & Noble, David Remnick, HarperCollins, James Daunt, Kate King, Laura Warrell, Michael Hiltzik, Mike Shatzkin, Ron Charles, Salman Rushdie

Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel (This week in books)

October 14, 2022 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! French memoirist Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Madeleine Schwartz wrote a fascinating profile of her in 2020, and Adam Gopnik argues her win marks the ascendency of the memoir as “perhaps the leading genre of our time.” Despite recording record profits in the 2022 fiscal year, HarperCollins has nevertheless […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Annie Ernaux, Erin Bowman, Jenette McCurdy, Joe Ponepinto, Larissa Melo Pienkowski, Madeleine Schwartz, Mason Engel, Roberta Smith, Ron Charles, Tiona Nekkia McClodden

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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