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Boston Is a Literary City Too
An editor at University of Massachusetts Press asks why the successful Boston Book Festival didn’t receive more media coverage.
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A Historian Turns to True Crime
When it comes to writing true crime, historians should be on publishers’ radar, writes Karen L. Cox—they are, after all, consummate researchers.
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A Bookseller Runs for Congress
Anderson's Bookshop co-owner Becky Anderson explains why she is running for Congress in Illinois' 6th District.
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Taking Charge of Your Book's Buzz
A small press author makes marketing her book a part of the publishing process—and the results are encouraging.
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For Poets, There's No Such Thing as Bad Press
A professor recalls his relationship with John Ashbery and finding his name in the poet’s obituary.
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Hey, Websites: Think Before You Link to Amazon
A writer and editor asks for consideration of the indies when you click to buy that book online.
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Frankfurt Book Fair Forever
Foreign rights director Dorothy Hall Smyk looks back at the fair she’s attended for 25 years.
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Even Great Writers Trip Sometimes
A writer and cartoonist takes comfort in other writers’ debacles.
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Can We Talk About Banned Trump Books?
Writer and library series organizer Kit-Bacon Gressitt examines the book banning of 'Not My President: The Anthology of Dissent' (Thoughtcrime, fall 2017) in her local library.
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The Importance of Scholarship
Two leaders of the Association of American University Presses explain why facts matter in the Age of Alternative Facts.
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Writers and Their Readers—And Their Feelings
Author Chloe Benjamin considers the value of reviews and reader feedback in an age of endlessly available opinions.
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Muslim Women Speak Out In Sabrina Mahfouz's New Book
The Muslim Arab playwright on her anthology, which collects the stories and voices of women of Muslim heritage.
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Why Macmillan Is Leaving the Flatiron
Two St. Martin’s Press executive editors discuss the good reasons for moving offices from the iconic New York building.
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Dar Williams Has Some Suggestions for Bookstores
"Bookstores have always been about more than books," the songwriter says. She would know. She's seen plenty over years of touring. Here's what she's learned.
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We Three Kings County Booksellers
After Brooklyn lost a trio of bookstores in 2016 and early 2017, three new ones have risen up in their place. This are their stories.
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Using TV to Sell Your Books
Craig Johnson, the bestselling author of the Longmire series, ruminates on the power of television adaptations to sell book series.
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The Sex Book, My Wife, and Me
A writer and his wife confront the research required for his book about sex, with a tip from Nan and Gay Talese.
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I'm Writing a Book. Does That Mean I Have to Tweet About It?
A satirist bemoans the need for a social media presence as she tries to get back into the literary game.
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If Children's Authors Ruled the World
A kids' books author makes a case, in 13 parts, for why her fellow children's authors and illustrators have what it takes to run the world—or at least the country.
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Book Publishers Need to Look Beyond Google
A data science company CEO explains why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all search engine optimization strategy for book publishers.
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