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New comics imprints at Time Bomb

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UK comics publisher Time Bomb has launched two new imprints, WestWords and Comic Scene.
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A new imprint from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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North Point Press is returning to life under FSG, which acquired its assets in 1992 but later stopped releasing new books under the imprint.
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Aspiring novelist competition in the UK

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The competition is a partnership between Good Housekeeping and the Rachel Mills Literary Agency.
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New agency: Antsu Literary Agency

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Wadzanai Mhute has launched a new agency, Antsu, and is seeking both fiction and nonfiction.
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New agent at Neighborhood Literary

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Tianna Kelly joins as an associate agent, open to romance, romantasy, and speculative fiction.
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New agent at Hyponymous Literary

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Audrey Clare Farley has joined and is interested in narrative nonfiction, especially memoir, biography, history, and cultural criticism.
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New agents at Lucinda Literary

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Craig Pyette and Lauren Eldridge have both joined as agents.
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On the List: Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart

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Rob Hart is the former publisher for MysteriousPress.com and was the class director at LitReactor.
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Independent publishers don’t like Barnes & Noble’s new buying practices

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While local booksellers have leeway to decide what’s on their shelves, it seems they must choose from titles already stocked in B&N’s DCs.
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Authors ask publishers to stand with them against AI

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But blanket prohibitions aren’t going to save the publishing industry, nor are they likely to be adopted by the biggest publishers.
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Two Court Rulings on AI: Neither Gives Authors What They Want, But There’s Still a Long Road Ahead

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While the same issue lies at the heart of both cases and both judges found in favor of AI companies, the rulings are quite different from one another.
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How to Subtitle Your Book to Encourage Sales

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Whether for fiction or nonfiction, a good subtitle gives a book context and helps to pique a reader’s interest, but writing one can be tricky.
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How POV Affects Character Inner Life

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Tips from a career editor on how the type of POV you choose affects the way you give readers access to your characters’ thoughts and feelings.
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Silence: The New Rejection That’s Expanding in Insidious Ways

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When agents and publishers refuse to reply to submissions, is it any wonder that writers end up seeking validation from scammy alternatives?
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Links of Interest: June 25, 2025

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The latest in trends, culture & politics, AI, and TikTok.
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New imprint: Panamerica

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The imprint is under County Highway, whose mission is to publish new writing about America in the form of a 19th-century newspaper.
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New agent: Neighborhood Literary

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GiannaMarie Dobson currently seeks middle-grade and YA fiction as well as adult science fiction and fantasy.
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Book sales update: UK market

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Fiction sales revenue grew by 18 percent in 2024 (driven by fantasy and romance), and audiobook revenue grew 31 percent.
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BookCon returns in 2026

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BookCon is a reader-facing convention that launched in 2014 as part of BookExpo, then turned into a standalone event that lasted until 2019.
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Federal judge rules that AI model training is fair use, with one big caveat

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The judge finds training LLM models on authors’ books to be “spectacularly” transformative, a key factor for fair (legal) use.
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In Substack We Trust: Navigating the Tension Between Powerful Tools and Platform Dependency

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A full transcript of a panel discussion at NonfictioNOW at Notre Dame University about the mixed feelings that writers have about Substack.
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Pinterest Is My Best-Kept Author Marketing Secret

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Pinterest isn’t just for recipes, DIY projects, and home decor—it’s also a goldmine for authors who understand how it really works.
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How a Misbelief About Love Can Be a Guiding Light for Your Romance Characters

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Understanding what holds your characters back from loving or being loved fully will equip you to write a romance with a compelling arc.
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Links of Interest: June 18, 2025

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The latest in trends, culture & politics, and AI.
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New books podcast from Reese’s Book Club

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Bookmarked with Danielle Robay will “bring together celebrities, tastemakers, influencers and authors from Reese’s Book Club and beyond.”