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Translators Are Right, They Do Deserve More Credit Than They Get for Their Work

By Alyssa ShotwellOct 22nd
Authors Choosing Paid Substack Serials Over Full Books Worries Me as a Reader

By Alyssa ShotwellOct 8th
Supply Chain Problems Mean You Need to Buy Your Holiday Books, Pre-Orders ASAP

By Alyssa ShotwellSep 20th
If Your Book Reading Habits Are “Colorblind” and “Merit-Based,” Then Just Admit They Are White

By Alyssa ShotwellAug 20th
“Race-Fishing” Book Covers Is Not Only Problematic—It Directly Hurts Authors of Color

By Larissa IrankundaMar 16th
An Ode to Publishing, After a Year Like 2020

By Larissa IrankundaDec 31st
Things We Saw Today: Nora Roberts Beautifully Destroyed a “Fan” Who Tried to Explain Publishing to Her

By Jessica MasonDec 4th
Macmillan Closing Children’s Publishing Line Imprint

By Princess WeekesOct 23rd
Hachette U.K. Staff Show Concerns Over Working on JK Rowling’s New Book Following Transphobic Manifesto

By Princess WeekesJun 16th
Authors Reveal Disparities in Book Advances on Twitter’s #PublishingPaidMe

By Kaila Hale-SternJun 8th
Authors Claim That Internet Archive’s “National Emergency Library” Is Just Piracy

By Princess WeekesMar 31st
Stephen King Jumps Into the Woody Allen/Hachette Dispute for No Good Reason

By Chelsea SteinerMar 7th
Woody Allen’s Book Has Been Dropped by His Publisher After Protests

By Vivian KaneMar 6th
Author Fired for Publicly Shaming Black Transit Worker Suing Her Former Publisher. Should Have Minded Ya Business.

By Princess WeekesJun 26th
Editor’s Notes Revealed in Simon & Schuster’s Rebuttal to Milo Yiannopoulos Lawsuit Both Hilarious and Infuriating

By Teresa JusinoDec 28th
For Roxane Gay, Simon & Schuster Canceling Milo Yiannopoulos’ Book At This Stage Is Too Little, Too Late

By Teresa JusinoFeb 21st
#BlackSpecFic Study Shares Staggering Statistics, Exposing Racism in Publishing and Speculative Fiction

By Jessica LachenalJul 26th
Writing While Female: How Being a Woman Can Affect Authors’ Works and Careers

By Emily WenstromJun 16th
Female Novelist Learns How Far a Male Pen Name Can Take Her

By Teresa JusinoAug 5th
How To Poo On A Date Wins Award For Weirdest Book Title

By Carolyn CoxMar 21st