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In our new column debunking the myths of the publishing industry, a veteran agent advises authors to consider less the name recognition of a given agent and more the best agent match for their book.
The publication process doesn’t end at signing the book deal. The author of The Apology shares her and other writers’ experiences with what comes next, charting a book’s journey from manuscript to finished copy.
The debut author speaks with Brian Gresko about climate fiction, cultural identity, and the people who supported her on the journey to publishing her first novel, Sea Change.
Book contract language can be dense, but it’s key for writers to understand what they’re agreeing to when signing on the dotted line. The author of Blithedale Canyon breaks down the essentials of rights, restrictions, and deadlines.
Tax season is coming up, but it doesn’t have to be intimidating. The author explains how writers can follow the rules to their advantage to protect their earnings.
A novelist explores how submitting to and publishing in literary journals can serve as an excellent education for writers while offering a sturdy platform upon which to build a promising career.
A poet and author offers tips for how to find and collaborate with a growing group of independent publicists who work specifically with poets and small press authors and whose help is available for far less than high-profile publicists.
Nita Wiggins describes writing and self-publishing Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism, and an agent and a publicist add their perspectives and offer self-publishing advice.
The books editor of the Boston Globe on the shrinking of books coverage, social media and the role of the editor, and the need for higher pay for book critics.
A novelist recounts the experience of incorporating a three-dimensional language like American Sign Language into the two-dimensional form of a book and the challenges and rewards of translating that into an audiobook.
