Editors

A Death in Bozeman

Doug Bradley | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Writing Inspiration, Bozeman Montana, Rocky Mountain News, Jimmy Stewart, Harvey Movie, Alzheimer's, Editors, Culture News

My wife was glancing at the obituaries in today's newspaper and started to read aloud about the passing of an old, dear friend of mine. And then the goosebumps started and the memories came cascading.

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Did I Just Hammer a Nail Into My Bookstore's Coffin?

Holly Robinson | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Social Media, Book Publicity, In Leah's Wake, Terri Giuliano Long, Breast Cancer, Eat Pray Love, Books, Writing, Independent Bookstores, Self-Publishing, Sleeping Tigers, Random House, Editors, Amazon, Createspace, Books News

Who am I to think that my novel is good enough to be published? Am I now as pathetic as those street poets I used to see in Berkeley, peddling their sappy, mistake-laden chapbooks for a dollar a copy? And how the hell does a writer act as her own publicist?

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Friday Feature: What It Means To Be An Editor

Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Ernest Hemingway Editor, Narrative Magazine, Ernest Hemingway, Editing, Friday Feature, The Garden of Eden, Editors, Narrative Magazine Friday Feature, Books News

Narrative Magazine: Ernest Hemingway’s powerful prose changed not only the way we read and write but also the way we perceive ourselves in the world...

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How To Interpret Rejection Letters From Literary Agents And Editors

Writer's Relief Blog | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Authors, Rejection Letters, Publishing, Book Publishing, Writing, Literary Agents, Editors, Getting Book Published, Books News

Rejection letters from literary agents and editors of literary journals can be discouraging—especially impersonal, one-line form letters. But reject...

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Editors And Literary Agents: Why They’re Just Not That Into You

Writer's Relief Blog | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Getting Published, Authors, Book Publishing, Writers, Writer's Relief, Writing, Literary Agents, How to Get Published, Editors, Books News

Picture this. Your good friend texts you to say he just got home from a blind date. You call him right away to see how it went....

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Must Read Books Edited by Jackie O

Stephanie Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elegance, Jackie Kennedy, Style, Editors, Privacy, Books, Jackie O, Books News

The books I have selected were produced by Jackie during her career as an editor and reflect major themes in her life such as being a political spouse, cultural iconography, and high style.

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Best Rejection Letter Ever!

marbury.typepad.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Arthur C. Fifield, Gertrude Stein, Book Publishing, Publishing, Gertrude Stein Letter, Editors, Books News

This is a letter sent to Gertrude Stein by her exasperated editor, who had just ploughed his way through (or not) one of her rambling manuscripts (her...

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Why You Should Reject The 'New Rules For Writers'

Andrew Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literary Agents, Book Publishing, Anis Shivani, Iowa Writer's Workshop, Editors, Mfa, Authors, New Rules for Writers, Writers, Books News

There's a virus going around the Internet right now that threatens to change the way you look at the world. And it seems to be infecting unpublished and "under-published" writers.

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Guardian First Book Award

BBC News | Paul Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Prize, Book Publishing, Writers, Copyediting, Writing, Literary Prize, Book Award, Guardian, Editing, Authors, Spelling, Maxwell Perkins, Editors, Claire Armitstead, Novelist, Books News

The shortlist of titles for the Guardian First Book award has been announced. But even before deliberations reached this stage, the prize has become t...

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Dog Ears Music: The Leftovers/What's to Eat? Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amos Lee, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Squeeze, Charlie Johnson and His Orchestra, War, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Butane Variations, Freddy King, Bud Powell, Donna Summer, Music, John Prine, The Stanley Brothers, The Beatles, John Fahey, Alberta Hunter, Memphis Minnie, Ohio Players, Howlin' Wolf, Portugal the Man, Silver Jews, Oppenheimer, Charles Mingus, Papa Charlie Jackson, Kevin Coyne, Editors, John Fogerty, Nirvana, Frankie Seay & the Soul Riders, Iggy Pop, Vince Guaraldi, Danielle Evin, Ry Cooder, The Dead Boys, Dizzy Gillespie & Max Roach, Joanna Newsom, mp3s, Dusty Springfield, Julia Lee, Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds, Albert Collins, Neil Young With Crazy Horse, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Phil Ramone, George Jones, Johnny Mercer, Pop Levi, Dog Ears, Gigi Gryce, Drive-by Truckers, Marijuana, Entertainment News

This week, we feature music by Iggy Pop, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Joanna Newsom, Donna Summer, Oppenheimer and more.

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Attack on Jane Austen's Talent Misguided?

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jane Austen Critic, Jane Austen, Writers, Editors, Editors and Writers, Pride and Prejudice, Austen Attack, Books News

It is a truth universally acknowledged that academic research into art and literature is always misrepresented in the press. Or, if you believe the st...

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Making Sense of the Memoir

Will Weaver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Minnesota, Hunting, The Midwest, Autobiography, Fiction, Memoir, Travel, Reading, Editors, Family, Books News

Hunting has a brutal side. Crippled birds not found. Blood trails and gut piles. Shooting accidents (my family has had its tragedies). It soon became clear to me as I wrote: tell the truth or stay home.

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Stop the Insanity and Just Write, Already

Melanie Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Literary Agents, Book Publishing, Editors, Ebooks, Self-Publishing, Writing, Books News

Awash in rejection letters? You shouldn't just throw up an eBook and subject the world to unedited, unpolished prose.

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Writer Wednesday: 6 Ways To Turn Acceptances Into Rejections (PHOTOS)

Writer's Relief | Posted 05.25.2011

From Writer's Relief: After years and years of watching our client list receive hundreds of acceptances per cycle, the staff of Writer's Relief fin...

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12 Game Changers in Publishing

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Andrew Wylie, Book Publishing, Kindle, Books, Literary Agents, Huffington Post Game Changers, Game Changers, Editors, Amazon, Books News

Here's a list to celebrate those who have changed the game in publishing, pushed it in a new direction, or added something new and different to the conversation.

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Who Needs Publishers? We All Do!

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonfiction, Book Publishing, Publishing, Book Publishers, Editors, Books, Self-Publishing, Fact Check, Books News

I'm glad that self-publishing has evolved from stigma to respectability. But I'm also concerned about the future of books and the larger issue of assuring the flow of reliable information.

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Eunice Frost: The Largely Forgotten Editor Of Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh

Telegraph | Gaby Wood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Editors, Evelyn Waugh, Book Publishing, Graham Greene, Paperbacks, Books, Penguin, Eunice Frost, Penguin Editor, Books News

She brought Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh and Dorothy L Sayers to the masses and revolutionised the way we read, yet the life of Eunice Frost, the Pengu...

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Dig on New York's The Dig

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Dig, Editors, Interview, Terminal 5, The Antlers, Portugal the Man, Music, New York Music, New York News

The Dig plays sci-fi style rock and mixes it with early indie, so think early REM or Pavement meets Muse or Editors.

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"Slush Pile": Where Did The Words Come From?

The Awl | Jane Hu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Book Publishing, Slush Pile, Books, New York Times, Manuscripts, Washington Post, Mark Twain, Editing, Editors, Books News

According to the OED, the first occurrence of "slush pile" was not in reference to what we commonly now know as unsolicited manuscripts from unheard-o...

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From One Book Cover to Another: Saying Goodbye to My Gerbils

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Covers, The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter, Hard Covers, The Glass Castle, Authors, The Liars' Club, Designers, A Girl Named Zippy, Jeannette Walls, Mary Karr, Editors, Haven Kimmel, Books News

The paperback of my memoir was released recently, but I barely recognize my own book with the new cover. It hurts my heart to say goodbye to the gerbils on the hardcover edition of The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter.

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Self-Published Books: How Do You Find Something Good To Read?

Salon.com | Laura Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Authors, Book Publishing, Self-Publish, Chris Anderson, Digital Publishing, Slush, Editors, Books News

When their former dictator, Augusto Pinochet, died four years ago, thousands of Chileans poured into the streets to celebrate -- but that's small pota...

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Wasilla Editor Loses Job in Wake of Palin-McGinniss Dust-up

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wasilla, Newspapers, Editorials, Sarah Palin, Joe McGinniss, Alaska, Editorial, Editors, Journalism, Media News

When Joe McGinniss rented a house next to the Palins' home, the local paper ran an editorial reminding McGinniss that "Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property." The editor responsible is now out.

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An Analog Industry in the Digital World: Why Publishing is Embracing Social Networking

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Publishing, Twitter, Publishing Industry, Social Networking, Books, Literary Agents, Facebook, Editors, Books News

With book coverage dwindling it has become more important than ever for publishers to create and explore alternative avenues in which to engage readers. And, perhaps surprisingly, publishers are responding.

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A Tale of (Mis)Communication in the Corporate Workplace

Leonard Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

This is a tale about poor communication in the American workplace. And why, when companies are struggling and unemployment remains high, we sometimes have no one to blame for our problems but ourselves.

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Big Books Of The Future: What Will Generate Buzz In May At BookExpo America (BEA)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bea, Book Expo, Book Convention, Book Publishing, Hot Books, Predictions, Book Expo America, Book Buzz, Booksellers, Book Sales, Publishers, Editors, Big Books, Bestsellers, Books News

Every year, the publishing industry looks ahead to what they predict will be the big books of the coming season. Panels for Book Expo America (BEA) ar...

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