Editor’s Choice September 2020
Updates on Shutdowns Word from Kensington is they won’t be back in the office until October 5 at best. Penguin says not until January. This affects reviewers hoping for ARCs…
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Editor’s Choice August 2020
NBCC schedules meeting to vote for Board Member Carlin Romano’s removal following month-long turmoil and infighting resulting from an effort to draft an anti-racism statement. (National Book Critic’s Circle) Huge…
Editor’s Choice July 2020
HarperCollins Hosts an ‘Epic’ Pride Panel with work from home too https://tinyurl.com/yas32uj4 ______________________ On June 11th, the National Book Critics Circle released an anti-racism pledge (read it here https://www.bookcritics.org/2020/06/11/6792/). Following…
Editor’s Choice June 2020
The Latest Blog Post at JaneFriedman.com… Join Me for Sunday Business Sermons (Free) by Jane Friedman Jane is offering free afternoon discussions about the business of writing, publishing, and making…
Editor’s Choice May 2020
MORE CONFERENCE CANCELLATIONS Bouchercon 2020 in Sacramento October 5 to 18 is cancelled. Thrillerfest 2020 in New York City July 7 to 11 is cancelled. The Cat Writers Conference in…
Editor’s Choice April 2020
Barnes and Noble rescued and turned into an indie bookstore? We can hope. https://tinyurl.com/tqvhyk2 _____________________ Colvin Ramps Up Graphic Novels at LBYR https://tinyurl.com/vejk6jh _____________________ New Survey Finds Little Improvement in…
Editor’s Choice March 2020
Cozy author Julie Hyzy started with nine books featuring a female executive chef in the White House. You can imagine the problems caused by finding a dead body now and…
Editor’s Choice February 2020
A number of writers have passed away recently, reminding us all to make sure our contact information is correct, wills are updated, and intended heirs are able to receive royalties…
Editor’s Choice January 2020
New Agency Promotes African Writers for Youth https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81960-new-agency-promotes-african-writers-for-youth.html ____________________ Is it better to write a series or a standalone? John Gilstrap, author of the Jonathan Grave thrillers, has the answer.…
Editor’s Choice December 2019
HarperCollins is launching Heartdrum, an imprint publishing books by Native creators in 2021. ____________________ 2020 Children’s Book Week will be May 4 to 10, continuing its mission to engage booksellers,…