Jane Friedman

5 Reasons a Literary Agent Isn’t Going to Steal Your St...

A common anxiety for authors querying their debut is fear of someone stealing th...

3 Keys to a Successful Writing Accountability Partnership

One writer found that regular check-ins with a writing buddy have encouraged bot...

Links of Interest: May 21, 2025

The latest in culture & politics, trends, traditional publishing, audiobook dist...

Cosmo partners with Sourcebooks on new imprint

They say they will be working with both “debut authors and those with establishe...

UK production company launches book division

Somesuch plans to publish six or seven titles per year starting this summer.

Amazon KDP decreases royalty rates for print books pric...

As one expert observes: if this change helps Amazon’s bottom line, perhaps they ...

Book Sales Update: May, 21, 2025

The latest sales report from the AAP shows a book sales increase of 1 percent fo...

AI-generated summer reading list distributed with some ...

Social media exploded this week when readers posted pictures of a summer reading...

What Defines Acceptable AI Use for Writers?

Nearly half of authors now use AI in their creative process—including writing, r...

Don’t Ruin the Mystery: How to Reflect in Memoir Withou...

What draws readers into your story is the mystery of how you achieved your trans...

Sensitivity Reading in Speculative Fiction: Why It Matt...

No matter what story we read, we bring ourselves with it. That’s why sensitivity...

POV Bright Spots and Blind Spots

Every narrative point of view has something it does well and something it doesn’...

Links of Interest: May 14, 2025

The latest in traditional publishing, audiobooks, AI, and newsletters.

Not dead yet! HarperVia launches small-format paperback...

Despite the decline of mass-market paperbacks, HarperVia is launching a line of ...

New publisher: Putman Publishing

Doug Putman, owner of music retailer HMV UK, is launching a publishing company. ...

New agent: Howland Literary

Ashlee MacCallum has joined as a junior agent at Howland Literary. Previously sh...

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