Beyond Our Borders: Understanding Foreign Rights in Publishing
An agent with twenty years of experience selling foreign rights on both sides of the Atlantic unpacks what can appear to be a complicated and unfamiliar aspect of book publishing.
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Haunted by My Almost-Book: The Afterlife of a Canceled Contract
A poet who canceled the contract for her debut collection describes the difficult years-long process of scrubbing the internet of erroneous information about her book.
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Game Changers: Literary Magazines as the Gateway to Your Career
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.
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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.
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.
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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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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