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Why Amazon’s New LGTBQ+ Children's Category Matters
A marketing director argues that Amazon’s new LGBTQ+ category for children’s books should have existed all along.
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How to Turn Books into Objects of Desire
Marketing executive Ben Guttmann reveals the secret to successful campaigns.
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How to Close the Racial Pay Gap in Publishing
Author and inclusion expert Ruchika Tulshyan offers ideas on how to "become color brave" in paying employees in the book business.
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Digitization Can Support Publishers with Decision Making
Professor Christian Peukert explains how digitization can help publishers make better decisions.
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Mazey Eddings Explores the Benefits of Writer Friends
An author reflects on the importance of having friends who are writers.
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Championing Joan Didion
Author Kathleen Sharp explains how admiration for the writer was passed down from her mother and aunt.
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Creating a Classic of Military Literature
Author and editor Ray E. Boomhower examines how 'Guadalcanal Diary' became a bestseller.
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The History of Book Banning
Scholar and author Harvey J. Graff examines the banning of books, past and present.
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Moving Beyond Stereotypes in South Asian Literature
Writer and entrepreneur Jenny Bhatt works to raise the profile of South Asian literature.
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A Call to the Children's Publishing Community: Join the Fight for School Librarians
Author and library advocate J.F. Fox issues a call to support school librarians in schools nationwide.
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Keeping the Flame of Freedom Alive
An author details the steps Chinese officials have taken to kill free speech in Hong Kong.
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Finding Common Ground Between Booksellers and Authors
A former bookseller and debut author says direct partnerships between booksellers and authors are mutually beneficial.
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Guess What's Better Than a Book Blurb
Novelist Lynn Hightower finds wisdom on the publicity trail.
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The Supply Chain Grinch
Author Tiffany Schmidt makes the most of a delayed pub date.
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Winning Attention with That Book Proposal
Author and former acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin explains how a good book proposal can really clinch a deal.
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Can University Presses Keep Up with the Times?
As University Press Week turns 10, leaders of the Association of University Presses ask its members to take stock of how the nonprofit, mission-centered publishing community has changed.
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Singing the Supply Chain Blues
Author Robert Steinberg laments how the pub date for his impending debut has become a moving target.
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Making the Past Relevant (by Diversifying Biographies)
Biographer Heather Demitrios argues that biographies should have more diverse subjects and authors.
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Interrupting Bias in the Book Biz
Law professor Joan C. Williams suggests some ways to bring more racial equity to publishing.
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A Writer Says Goodbye to the Twittersphere
Poet Julie Poole explains why social media isn’t for her.