Your Rights Revert: What to Do If Your Publisher Goes Under
A small-press editor offers four possible paths to take if the Oh No! moment arrives and your publisher closes its doors.
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The Amazon Conflict
On its surface, the ongoing dispute between Hachette Book Group and Amazon is about the price of e-books, but as more authors and traditional publishers square off against the giant online retailer, which has plenty of defenders of its own, many in the industry are starting to believe the battle is about something much more fundamental—it’s about the future of literature itself.
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Graphic Narrative Anthology Spotlights India, Hemingway the Middlebrow Revolutionary, and More
Fictional depictions of fatherhood; Australian publishers protest “open market” proposal; the emerging genre of Slut Lit; and other news.
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Moby-Dick in the Internet Age, Writers Respond to Paris Attacks, and More
Shakespeare & Company bookstore served as refuge during Paris attacks; The Diary of Anne Frank gets a coauthor; literature’s relation to evolutionary theory; and other news.
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Going Hollywood: The Business of Film Adaptations
Though the process can seem arduous due to financing scrambles, creative compromises, production delays, and any number of countless obstacles, the successful adaptation of a literary novel into a film can be one of the most rewarding experiences in an author’s career.
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The History of American Reading Culture, Alan Moore Drafts Novel Over a Million Words Long, and More
The New York Times launches new best-seller lists; Lena Dunham’s forthcoming memoir; The Great Gatsby, tweet by tweet; and other news.
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Jill Abramson to Teach at Harvard, Atlantic Books Founder Resigns, and More
Hugh Howey launches writing contest; paintings of poets; Zadie Smith’s advice to graduates; and other news.
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Amy Einhorn Joins Flatiron Books, Byliner in Trouble, and More
A seven-year Twitter project completed; Stephen Colbert promotes Powell’s Books; Egyptian author receives five-year sentence for novel; and other news.
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Battle Over LGBT Books in South Carolina, Amazon Muscles Publishers by Delaying Deliveries, and More
HarperCollins announces sales increase; Oyster reaches new benchmark; a close reading of Jennifer Weiner’s work; and other news.
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Breaking Bad Memoir, Samuel L. Jackson's Slam Poetry, and More
T. C. Boyle ends contract with Viking Penguin; Gabriel García Márquez hospitalized; the London Book Fair gets underway; and other news.
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