Blogs about Publishing
10 blogs about Publishing.
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— As in guillotine...
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez: As in guillotine. Old/new media pragmatist. Sometimes loud, one-time poet, still opinionated.
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[Housekeeping] New email address… Check out As in guillotine... for more. UPDATE, 7PM: This was sent to subscribers via email as a test, but nothing seems to have changed with the “newsletter” setup so that means Jetpack is hiding …
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Ask the Agent
I'm Jennifer Laughran. I'm a Senior Agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, representing great authors and illustrators….
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Hello Jenn, Author-illustrator here! A couple of years ago, I queried a bunch of agents with picture book biography. Everyone passed on it for various reasons, one common one being that there are so many PB bios out there. I have since rewritten it and am super excited about it now. It’s more lighthearted and fun. I’d say it’s now more of a “story inspired by” the person, rather than a biography. (Though she is mentioned by name in the story). To your knowledge, are there any PBs out there that mention people of note, but are not considered biographies? I’m wondering if that’s a thing, so I can sort of categorize this when query with it again. Thank you and get well soon! p.s. if the PB bio market is so saturated, why do more and more of those deals keep getting made? This part is confusing to me. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you mean, but one of my clients wrote a picture book called LOLA OUT LOUD -- it's fiction, but it is based on/inspired by the childhood of …
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Jane Friedman | Blog
Information and resources for writers, from a 20-year veteran of the publishing industry.
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Join My Free Email Course on How to Earn a Living as a Writer A new edition of my book, The Business of Being a Writer, releases in April 2025. To mark the occasion, I’m offering a free, email-based course. Every Friday until my book releases, I’ll send you …
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Janet Reid, Literary Agent
"Never miss a chance to do good"--David Stanley.
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In Memoriam: Janet Reid On Sunday, April 14, 2024, the literary community lost one of its guiding lights when Janet Reid passed away. A New York literary agent for more than twenty years, Janet was possibly even better known …
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Publishers Weekly
Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News.
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Finding Freedom One Breath at a Time: PW Talks with Jasmine Marie PW talks with the author of ‘Black Girls Breathing’ about how mindful breathing and other practices can help heal chronic stress and generational trauma.
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Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Erica Verrillo has written seven books and published five. She doesn't know why anyone with an ounce of self-preservation would ever want to publish….
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10 New Literary Agents Seeking MG, YA, New Adult, Cookbooks, Romance, Memoirs, Literary Fiction and more Here are ten new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.All of these agents work …
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Publishing Perspectives
News and information about the international book publishing industry, book sales, rights deals, and more.
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Frankfurt 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines Offers Translation Grants To expand translations of Philippine literature, the National Book Development Board offers translation grants to publishers. Sponsored. The post Frankfurt 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines Offers Translation Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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Publishing Trends
An incisive monthly newsletter that provides news and opinion on the rapidly changing world of book publishing in all its forms.
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Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 08/26-08/30 Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in …
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Robert Kingett
A fabulously gay blind author.
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Nihilumbra Review (PC) Sadly, the review hosting this isn’t online anymore so I decided to publish it here, on my own website. This was back when I had vision. I’m fully blind now. Game details Version tested: PC …
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Writer Beware
…shines a bright light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls. Also providing advice for writers, industry news, and commentary.
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Some Rare Accountability for a Fake Literary Agency Operation The vast bulk of the publishing/marketing/fake literary agency/impersonation scams on which I’ve expended so many words are based in the Philippines (though they do their best to make themselves look local to their preferred American …