Ever Try to Sell a Book? It's Not Easy
An independent publisher sets up shop in a mall, and watches as the sales do not rack up. more...Cuban Odyssey
Coauthors Elisabeth Donnelly and Stuart Sherman on what it was like to give a reading in Havana's only English-language bookstore. more...and more.
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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.