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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Purging the Unhealthy Value System of the American Literary World

by Aaron Gilbreath December 16, 2019October 19, 2022

It’s time writers free themselves from concepts like “break out books” and “making it.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

The Little Book That Lost Its Author

by Amber Caron August 20, 2019October 19, 2022

How will artificial intelligence change literature?

Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Nonfiction

Editors Thinking About Editing at the AWP Conference

by Aaron Gilbreath April 16, 2019October 19, 2022

The only way to work as an editor and a writer is to continue learning from other editors and writers.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Highlight, Quotes, Writing

Racism in Romance, or Why Is the Duke Always White

by michelleweber April 11, 2019October 19, 2022

White people: how many people still think “Fabio!” when they hear “romance novel,” raise your hands. Thought so.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Peter Mayer, the Fiery Sage of Publishing

by Aaron Gilbreath May 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Honoring Peter Mayer, founder of Overlook Press, and one of “the stars of book publishing.”

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Literary Agent to Authors: Take the Money

by heymarkarms March 2, 2015October 19, 2022

Guernica: Is there ever a situation where you’d advise an author not to take a big advance that’s being offered? Chris Parris-Lamb: No, not really. Which is not the same as saying they should always take the biggest advance that’s being offered. But I’d never advise an author to turn down an advance because it’s […]

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

The Story Business: Four Stories About Independent Bookstores

by Emily Perper March 1, 2015October 19, 2022

“Job title: bookseller.” Every time I sneak a glance at the sheaf of employment forms and tax information, I can’t believe it. That job title is mine, now. It’s a lifelong dream come true, as cliche as that sounds. True to millennial form, I’m going to do Online Things for my local indie: blogging, tweeting, […]

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