by Porter Anderson

PEN America on Diversity Issues and Banning Books in the USA

Young readers’ access is limited not only by local challenges but also by ‘soft censorship,’ asserts PEN America’s new report—and ‘diverse books’ may be the first to be yanked. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson The US Will Be ‘Majority Minority’ By 2044 Reporting “a persistent pattern of attempts to remove certain books from public schools… Read More

by Porter Anderson

Romance Publishers and #Diversity at the Nielsen Summit: ‘Uniquely Familiar’

As part of Nielsen’s inaugural Romance Book Summit at the Romance Writers of America conference, a panel of publishers talks about globalization, sales, and diversity challenges. Read More

by Porter Anderson

From ‘Older’ Publishing to New: Two Industry Veterans Go Indie

Ashton Applewhite and Bob Stein list 37 vendors and counting, in producing Applewhite’s ‘This Chair Rocks.’ That’s how you roll, they say, when you take the indie route—and mean to get it right. Read More

by Porter Anderson

Self-Publishing and the 'Curatorial Mark': Jon Fine

The high view of self-publishing, in Jon Fine’s words, is peopled with ‘increasingly sophisticated authors’ supported by ‘increasingly sophisticated consultants’—a movement growing into its own alongside the ‘curatorial mark’ of trade publishing. Read More