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EditorialsIntroducing our Independents Issue
For the first time, we’re dedicating an issue of the magazine to independent publishing and bookselling.
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Some Parting Words for the Book Biz from Jim Milliot
PW’s outgoing editorial director reflects on how tech and consolidation have reshaped the publishing industry.
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How Improv Made Me a Better Writer
Author Emily Bleeker examines how performing on stage helped improve her prose.
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My Mother, My Novel, and Me
Debut author T.N. Eyer reflects on losing her mom to cancer while writing a novel about immortality.
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Why This Ghostwriter Loves His Haters
Bestselling author and ghostwriter Joshua Lisec explains how to turn internet criticism into increased publicity, higher click rates, and more revenue.
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Fixing Racism in the Book Business
Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses how the publishing industry’s organizational culture maintains racial inequality.
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The Power to Publish Enables the Freedom to Read
By publishing unflinching books on topics often perceived as controversial, small publishers can combat restrictions on intellectual freedom, writes Platypus Media founder Dia L. Michels.
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Lessons in Love: Romance Authors and the Power of Labor Solidarity
A journalism professor explains how writers banded together, shared information, and forever changed a genre.
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Make Humanities Fun Again
An English professor discusses why he wrote a YA novel, with a little help from his students.
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Does the Booker Have an Autism Problem?
A neurodivergent writer argues that publishing and book prizes still have a long way to go to improve their autistic representation.
