publishing industry

"Professionals associated with that IP are gonna be like, 'I don't want to work with that person. They seem like a dick.'"

A detailed, candid convo about writing IP books with bestseller Mike Chen

Nov 17 •

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Guest post: Why I signed with a UK-based agent and publisher — for my American debut

Thriller writer Courtney Psak shares her unconventional road to trad publishing

Nov 12 •

Ask a bookseller: How can authors be great allies to indie bookstores?

Plus: What makes you return vs. discount a book?

Nov 3 •

Ask a bookseller: What makes you decide to stock a book?

Plus: What can individual authors do to make a bookstore owner's life easier?

Oct 1 •

Guest post: Should you send your team gifts on publication day? + 4 other etiquette dilemmas

Award-winning author Alma Katsu on how to comport yourself as a polite author in 2025 (+ a giveaway!)

Sep 29 •

Ask a bookseller: How do you decide which books to put on front tables?

Plus a quick history lesson on all those "shelf-talkers"

Sep 2

Being a bestseller doesn't actually guarantee anything

The weird psychic burden of peaking and crashing

Aug 28 •

Your juiciest questions about my sales numbers, answered

+3 other authors’ $$ disclosures that blew my mind

Aug 22 •

Here are the sales figures for all 5 of my books

Yes, with actual numbers.

Aug 14 •

Ask a bookseller: What's the best way for an author to tell you about their book?

Plus: Once and for all, can stores return autographed copies to the publisher?

Aug 12 •

How to tell if your agent sucks

An extremely specific test — because a bad agent is worse than no agent at all

Jul 21 •

Ask a bookseller: How much stock do you put in trade reviews?

Yep, it's a new feature helping authors understand bookstore owners better!

Jul 17 •

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