With Boris Johnson and the Conservative party winning big in the most recent UK election, the reality of a no-deal Brexit looms large. Smaller, independent publishers that already operate on a shoestring worry they won’t be able to manage the increased bureaucracy and burden of a no-deal Brexit. And, more than that, with the UK no longer part of the EU, some authors and agents may strike deals that put UK publishers at a disadvantage. (We talked with agents and publishers about this possibility back in January 2018.) For more about the challenge, read Charlotte Anne Creamore at The Boar.
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.
