Agents & Editors: Rob Spillman
Editor Rob Spillman talks Tin House—the magazine, the books, the summer workshop—and the pleasures, perils, and surprises of independent publishing.
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The Aha! Moment: Novelist Caroline Leavitt
As part of a continuing series, novelist Caroline Leavitt discusses how a letter from editor Andra Miller breathed new life into the female characters in her latest novel, Cruel Beautiful World (Algonquin Books, 2016).
No Slush Piles: Notes From A Literary Journal Editor
The editor of the Georgia Review calls to retire a long-used publishing term, contending that unsolicited submissions are so much more than just “slush.”
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Pamela Paul Promoted, Fight Club and The Great Gatsby, and More
Judge opens investigation into Lorca’s death; Chinese poems translated into Kiswahili for the first time; how book reviewing is like restaurant reviewing; and other news.
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Shakespeare’s Coat-of-Arms Application, Author-Editor Relationship Drama, and More
Europa Editions launches scholarship for U.S. booksellers; Roxane Gay on bearing witness to police brutality; actress’s memoir about Zambia sparks controversy; and other news.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: Agent, Writer, Editor (Reflections From Someone Who’s Been All Three)
A publishing-industry veteran who has worked as an agent, writer, and editor explores how her various experiences have helped her make decisions about both her own career and that of other writers.
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Selling Your Story Collection: When They Really Want Your Novel
An author, an agent, a publisher, and an editor explore the often difficult path to selling a story collection—when what most publishers want is a novel.
Reviewers & Critics: Pamela Paul of the New York Times Book Review
New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul shares her insights on the ethical and practical challenges of being the head of the last of the stand-alone newspaper book review sections.
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Instinct, Energy, and Luck: An Indie-Publisher Roundtable on Literature in Translation
Five editors of independent presses specializing in translation discuss how they find new work from around the world, the challenges they face as publishers, and the future of literary translation.
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Agents & Editors: Michael Wiegers
Michael Wiegers, the editor in chief of Copper Canyon Press, talks about how he decides which books to publish (from the two thousand manuscripts the press receives each year) and what it’s like to edit the likes of Pablo Neruda, W. S. Merwin, and C. D. Wright.
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