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The Dahl controversy is capitalism not wokeism (This week in books)

March 10, 2023 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! Lots of links saved up since the last edition of This Week in Books, so let’s get to it. A controversy erupted over the last few weeks involving Puffin and the Roald Dahl Story Company creating new editions of Dahl’s children’s novels with updates to some of Dahl’s language with an aim […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Charles Dickens, ChatGPT, HarperCollins, Ian Fleming, Jesse Armstrong, Lincoln Michel, Matthew Walther, Monica Hesse, Prince, Roald Dahl, Writer Beware

Be wary of unsolicited literary agents in your inbox (This week in books)

April 1, 2022 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

This week! Books! Publishing scam watchdog Writer Beware has relaunched at writerbeware.blog. As it moves away from its accrispin.blogspot domain, it’s a time to honor the legacy of Writer Beware’s late co-founder Ann Crispin, a really lovely person who dedicated so much energy to helping authors. She was one of my early blog inspirations, and […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Ann Crispin, Donald Trump, Janet Reid, Leslie Budewitz, Writer Beware

Ways to make a difference in the book world (This week in books)

June 5, 2020 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! Also justice! We’ve had an incredibly distressing week in America, and I know a lot of people are wondering how to get involved and support this movement to end systemic injustice and brutality. There are tons of exhaustive resources out there, from bail funds to proposals for reform to call scripts for […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: #BlackLivesMatter, Angie Thomas, Bookstores, Brandy Colbert, Camryn Garrett, Celeste Ng, Jason Reynolds, Jay Coles, Justina Ireland, publishing industry, We Need Diverse Books, Writer Beware, Young Adult Literature

What’s in store for Barnes & Noble? (This week in books)

June 21, 2019 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

This week! In Books! The Barnes & Noble sale to a hedge fund is still the talk of publishing folks. Any potential changes will reverberate through the industry. Publishing sage Mike Shatzkin (buy his book on the publishing industry!) runs down what it means. His conclusion? It will take more profound change than what’s been […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Mike Shatzkin, Writer Beware, writing advice

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