Emily Barrett has joined The Blair Partnership as an agent after working on nonfiction at Little, Brown.

Harriet Poland, previously at Hodder & Stoughton, has joined as an agent in the London office.

Kat Foxx is seeking commercial and book club fiction as well as upper middle-grade and select nonfiction projects.

Mark Tavani will represent both fiction and nonfiction; most recently, he was an editor at Putnam (PRH).

Previously at the publisher Europa, Clare Mao has joined Sanford Greenburger Associates as an agent.

Starting in spring 2024, Hemlock Press will publish espionage fiction, literary crime thrillers, and historical suspense.

Legends & Lattes, Baldree’s first novel, is a cozy, low-stakes novel of found family and reinventing oneself.

One key takeaway: There isn’t a clear financial advantage to traditional publishing for commercial fiction. Another takeaway: author hustle matters.

As the end of 2023 comes into view, the year looks like a disappointing one for children’s book sales across all categories.

The world’s largest trade show was seen as having come back fairly strong following three tough pandemic years.

In a departure from most lawsuits, this one isn’t being brought against OpenAI but rather Meta, Microsoft, Bloomberg, and others.

Evocative scene-setting can be wonderful, but be careful of letting it get in the way of your story’s action and momentum.

Make the most of your writing practice by understanding which brain waves are active during the day and best support specific writing tasks.

As with abstract painting, fiction can find worth in technique rather than specific meaning—emphasizing not the What, but the How.

When author and readers have little in common, what makes writing relatable? A teacher examines Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird to find out.

The euphoria of hitting the top spot on Amazon can quickly give way to the realization that it hasn’t fundamentally changed much at all.

To create unforgettable scenes, purposefully choose settings that trigger character emotions, intensify conflicts, or evoke specific moods.

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

Two independent publishers have launched an online marketplace that matches publishers with printers.

Pieter Swinkels joins as director of operations and literary agent, representing nonfiction and literary fiction.

Combining provocative storytelling with meticulous research, Black AF History places Black people squarely at the center of American history.

Two novelists discuss why they don’t fear AI itself, but the companies that control its future.

During the first nine months of 2023, US print book sales fell about 4 percent versus 2022, according to Circana BookScan.

Those familiar with past Authors Guild income surveys may be tempted to write off this latest edition, but it’s worth a closer look.

Given the uncertain future of X/Twitter, DVpit has decided to permanently move its pitching events for underrepresented authors to Discord.