As the US Senate opens the trial of the impeached Donald Trump, American political books rise on the updraft of media coverage. Read More
On Both Sides of the Political Divide, Books Are Soaring
The New Year’s Eve of Time
Wishing you the opportunities you crave and the resources you deserve in 2019. Read More
Is the Best Show Based on a Book?
Taking on the critics who say that TV and film are eroding publishing, the Publishers Association’s report asserts that the best—and top-earning—productions ‘begin with a book.’ Read More
VIDA Count: ‘Anything But the Norm’
Asking this year ‘if abuse and bigotry are anything but the norm,’ the annual VIDA Count for 2017 looks at how women are represented and reviewed in US literary publications. Read More
Great Expectations vs. Skepticism
How hard do you find it is for others to see you as the writer you are? How fashionable is it for us all to wax skeptical? Read More
An Author and Reporter Boards Amtrak for a Continent-Wide Residency
‘For a long stretch of this country, there’s no wi-fi.’ And for a busy AP reporter who’d won a berth as an Amtrak Residency writer, off-grid was perfect. Read More
Leading With Diversity: The #AWP17 Generation Goes to Washington
In its 50th year, AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, returns to the US capital, with special focus on literature in a political society. Read More
What Canada’s Shelfie Data Suggests About Ebook Subscriptions
Penguin Random House ‘holds an effective veto on the success of ebook subscription services,” says Peter Hudson at Vancouver’s Shelfie. Read More
Milo Yiannopoulos Book Sparks Freedom of Speech Controversy
The ideas in Simon & Schuster’s forthcoming Milo Yiannopoulos book may not be popular in the community, but does that mean he shouldn’t be published? Read More
International Publishers Association Issues Marrakesh Treaty Guide
With the Marrakesh Treaty ratified by the requisite number of nations, a guide to its background and provisions is available now from IPA. Read More