Ryan is the author of 16 psychological thrillers, winning five Agathas and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. This is her fourth USA Today bestseller.

The landscape is very different today: publications have folded, arts coverage has dried up, and most opinion writing is on Substack.

The publisher splits profits with authors after costs are recovered and invests equal resources in every title published.

UK-based DK is launching a lifestyle imprint with a focus on nonfiction categories such as cooking, crafts, gardens, and nature.

Smith Street Books, an independent publisher of nonfiction, has launched a children’s imprint, Little Smith.

The UK-based press is a new, independent publisher of illustrated nonfiction books, focusing on gardens, plants, nature, art, and creativity.

On its About page, you’ll learn that the Oakland Review of Books is “an exercise in counterprogramming.”

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Audible says they’re curating their Plus catalog in a way that maintains the value of the credit system, but authors fear that’s not the case.

Libraries have reported issues with orders at B&T, and the company is clearly experiencing financial difficulties.

Beginning October 2, authors can check an online searchable list to see if their works are included in the Anthropic settlement.

Greenleaf and Amplify, two of the most established US-based hybrid publishers, have been acquired by the new private equity–backed firm.

An AuDHD writer considers where her mind’s fragmentary and circular style of expression fits in a paradigm of linear storytelling.

Knitting and writing both teach us that mistakes can be instructive. Every dropped stitch, every tangled subplot is an invitation to learn.

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Adam Morgan, founder of Chicago Review of Books, has launched an online magazine dedicated to fine press books, including reviews and news.

This marks a return to agenting for Laura Mamelok; she was previously with Susanna Lea for a decade.

Arizona Bell has joined as an agent, specializing in nonfiction that tackles resilience, belief, and the human spirit under pressure.

From the first annual Association of American Literary Agents’ conference in NYC, here’s what’s on industry professionals’ minds.

The Association of American Publishers reports that sales have declined 1.7 percent during the first half of 2025, compared to 2024.

In the spring, the nonprofit NaNoWriMo closed due to financial problems, among other complications. Now there’s a replacement event.

The proposed split is common in publishing contracts for sharing the proceeds in copyright infringement cases.

One writer suggests that the antidote to ‘AI Slop’ is to bring our endlessly eccentric selves, resulting in idiosyncratic, unique outputs.

In storytelling, voice can refer to three different elements: character voice, narrative voice, and author voice—and they can often overlap.