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Confessions of a Book FOMO Sufferer
A bookseller laments a severe case of fear of missing out on a book.
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Why the Milo Yiannopoulos Book Deal Tarnishes the Publishing Industry
When a major publisher legitimizes old-fashioned hate speech and rebrands lies as alternative facts, our authors lose, our books lose, and our country loses, the editorial director of FSG Books for Young Readers writes.
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In Memoriam: Dave Dutton
A sales rep remembers iconic Soutnern California bookseller Dave Dutton.
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Dear Publishers: Latinos Read Books, Too
A former New York state assemblyman takes publishing to task for underestimating the U.S. Latino market.
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Milo Yiannopoulos and the Slippery Slope of Free Speech
"If we, as publishers, cannot tell the difference between good and evil, between conscience and profit, between extremist views and the views our founding fathers put forth, we are no better than tabloids."
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A Writer's Tip for Writing Better Sex Scenes: Steal
Novelist Laura Pritchett learned to write better sex scenes by stealing from the greats.
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Getting It Right
When I began writing news stories about Mexican immigration a long time ago, I quickly learned that every word is a potential land mine.
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PW's Most-Read Opinion Pieces of 2016
From Brexit to finding an agent to working at Barnes & Noble, these are PW's 10 most-read opinion pieces of the year.
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The Best Publishing-News-in-Review Poem You'll Read All Week
Literary agent Richard Curtis wraps up the year in publishing news... in verse.
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How One Publisher Has Made Diversity a Part of Its DNA
The New Press has thrived by making diversity is a key qualification for working there.
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What Do Writers Have a Right to Write?
Novelist Dan Blum on cultural appropriation, empathy, and imagination.
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Words Matter. We Must Protect Them
The executive director of PEN America speaks out for freedom of expression under a Trump presidency.
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Why I Love Audiobooks: A Print Publisher's Confession
A publisher confesses her addiction to audiobooks and explains why she loves them.
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How to Really Scare People With Fiction
A cocreator of horror podcasts finds inspiration in fiction.
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It's Time to Tighten Up Our Copyright Protections for Authors
An author calls for the publishing industry to take action against copyright infringement.
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Why Most Amazon Reader Reviews are Worthless
A longtime literary agent rues the gamesmanship and lack of accountability and transparency in Amazon and Barnes & Noble reader reviews.
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Yes, Bob Dylan Absolutely Deserves the Nobel
A writer, editor, and Dylan expert on why the poet/singer deserves the prize.
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Who Will Save Us From Our Screens?
An author and teacher contemplates digital addiction.
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Time to See A Shrink
Author Nancy Star questions the mental health of her characters.
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Finding Safe Haven, 77 Years Later
A journalist and Cuban refugee is moved to write a novel of the Jewish asylum seekers who were turned back from Cuba in 1939.
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