The newspaper is closing the sports desk and books section; the international desk, among other areas, will also shrink.

ProWritingAid has launched a novel-writing contest called Novel Beginnings, with prizes ranging from $5,000 to $50,000.

Jane McGehee has joined as literary agent and foreign rights manager; previously she was a scout.

The latest in hockey romance, trends, micro dramas, distribution, media & tech, and AI.

Publishers who distribute with Independent Publishers Group (IPG) can now sell digital books directly to consumer via Shelf.

The show, called Namaste, is being launched by Texas Bookman, the wholesale division of Half Price Books.

The memoir tells Nieporent’s story of being a middle-class kid from New York’s East Side who developed a lifelong passion for food.

The partnership gives self-published authors an important new outlet for selling ebooks outside of Amazon.

The professional organization for literary agents, the AALA, has named Daniel O’Brien as its first-ever executive director.

Learning from others and practicing patience while navigating the publishing industry led to a bright light at the end of the tunnel.

While in pursuit of our writing goals, the serendipitous experiences along the way might be just as meaningful as landing the big fish.

A successful story unfurls in a way that both keeps readers grounded and keeps them guessing—so withhold information, but not context.

The independent publisher is cofounded by writers who raised $30,000 on Kickstarter.

In addition to pirating ebooks, they bought print books from wholesalers and used book retailers, including Ingram and Baker & Taylor.

The latest in traditional publishing, media, AI, and culture & politics.

The platform that supports independent booksellers has launched a new subscription plan offering users 12 credits for $169.99 per year.

The organization will donate books by authors who have been banned, starting with 20 schools in states where bans are most prevalent.

Abrams, perhaps best known for art and illustrated books, including comics and graphic novels, is launching a new commercial fiction imprint.

The new Tor imprint will publish upmarket women’s fiction, suspense, paranormal mystery, magical realism, and historical fantasy.

Authors are profiting off subscription boxes that offer exclusive editions and merchandise that can’t be acquired elsewhere. But they require significant time and investment.

Ann Kjellberg of Book Post responded to my 2026 prediction that nonfiction will continue to suffer declines because of online competition.

A group of authors, illustrators, agents, and editors have organized an auction to raise funds for those in urgent need.

Writing is an act of exposure, especially when it’s about something personal, political, and dangerous. But we write anyway.

Improv is about being in the moment, and showed one author how to let go, listen better, take risks, and move on when something doesn’t work.

Small bits of action—descending the stairs, cleaning off the car—might not be insignificant if they tell something about a character’s world.