An agent at Talcott Notch Literary Services, Tia Mele, resigned over offensive tweets about Black people she posted in 2012 and 2014. She apologized on Twitter, writing, “I am sincerely sorry for the ignorant remarks I have made in the past. I understand that being young isn’t an excuse for ignorance. … I have resigned from my position at Talcott Notch and will be taking time to continue to educate myself and grow as a person.”
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
