by Porter Anderson

Radius Book Group: International Self-Publishing for Those Who Would Rather Not

Looking to handle international as well as domestic content, Radius Book Group offers do-it-yourself services that you don’t have to do yourself. Read More

by Porter Anderson

When the agent is the author: Andrew Lownie on Guy Burgess

‘A lot of new material’ “Being an author myself again has made me a better agent I believe,” Andrew Lownie tells me. Not nearly the sinister combo of student-and-spy, fortunately, the literary agent Lownie nevertheless is an accomplished chameleon whose colours can switch to those of an author as easily as putting on a red sportcoat. His… Read More

by Porter Anderson

‘The Overselling Of Self-Publishing': New Perspective

‘A Serious Epidemic Of Impatience’  Here in New York City where BookExpo America (BEA) is holding the focus of many in the traditional publishing establishment, a friend and I were finishing lunch at Café Luxembourg when the waiter approached. “I overheard you guys talking about publishing,” he said. “I wondered if you could give me any advice about… Read More

by Porter Anderson

'Are there too many literary agencies?'

The question with which I’ve headlined this post comes from literary agent Jonny Geller. More: I believe that the lack of changes in our industry will leave many authors exposed. I would say this, wouldn’t I? Well, I’m not actually criticising any one agent, or the notion of small agencies—but my industry as a whole.… Read More

by Porter Anderson

Could We Get Over "Women's Fiction," Please?

Author Randy Susan Meyers, in What Does ‘Women’s Fiction’ Mean? at Beyond the Margins, has found the courage to call into question a classification that may be the perfect example of the trap of ghettoization. She writes: One can only assume…that what one needs to write ‘women’s fiction’ is simply a uterus. Jests aside, this category seems suddenly entrenched… Read More