A Choctaw author offers tips on researching and connecting with First Americans in order to write respectfully and without stereotypes.

Consider the benefits and limitations of each POV, along with the feel each might lend to your story and how well it fits the tone, tenor, and genre.

Bridging the gap between research and personal experience can become a book’s greatest strength—but it might require Herculean effort.

The latest in the creator economy, marketing & promotion, self-publishing, Amazon, audio, and culture & politics.

Draft2Digital is now opening up its print-on-demand service, which is powered behind the scenes by Ingram, to all authors.

Known for its illustrated books, Utah-based publisher Gibbs Smith is launching 7 Cats Press, an imprint devoted to “early learning concepts.”

The imprint is designed to “focus on titles that tie in closely with franchise launches and priorities, story content, and more expansive world building.”

After hosting a virtual US Book Show for two years, Publishers Weekly will now offer a hybrid event in May 2023.

Set in Chicago in 1910, the novel follows the family of a formerly enslaved man who rose to great wealth through entrepreneurship.

What’s new in #MSWL and TikTok trends.

A look at proposed remedies to rights issues in generative AI.

According to Circana, US print book sales are down by 2 percent versus last year but up by 16 percent compared to 2019.

In August 2022, the NPD Group—the owner of BookScan—merged with another company known as IRI, a data and analytics company.

Hachette and HarperCollins have both announced voluntary programs to encourage long-time employees to resign or retire.

Earlier this month Amazon started revealing to authors just how many followers they have, but not their names or contact info.

Three successful authors who are outside of Wattpad's key demographic discuss why they contribute to Wattpad and how it’s furthered their careers.

Having a gut-punch reaction to being edited is part of the cost of doing business for writers. Here’s advice on how to survive the process.

In a new feature, our Ask the Editor column reviews the first pages of an unpublished work.

When her indie publisher goes AWOL, an author finds the community and resources she needs to pick up the pieces and persevere.

It’s hard to get someone to take a risk on an unknown author. A giveaway can make your book known to thousands of readers in one fell swoop.

To truly put your reader in the emotional position of your POV character, focus on conveying body language and internal narration.

Simon & Schuster exceeded $1 billion in sales for the first time ever in 2022—an increase of 18.5 percent over the prior year.

The latest in traditional publishing, culture & politics, libraries, Amazon, and TikTok.

Entangled is a women-owned publisher distributed by Macmillan that is best known for romance.

Elise Howard has joined as an agent. She was the founding publisher of Algonquin Young Readers, which she led from 2011 to 2022.