Earlier this year, Netflix boasted that half of the top 10 titles featured on the New York Times bestseller list were Netflix adaptations, and Netflix’s most successful series to date is Bridgerton, based on the book series of the same name. The Netflix Book Club will discuss new books, films, and series adaptations and offer exclusive access to each book’s adaptation process. Uzo Aduba serves as host. The first selection: Nella Larsen’s Passing, a 1929 novel that will be released on Netflix on Nov. 10. Learn more.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
