Ten Questions for James W. Jennings
“I struggled with the urge to tame my voice.” —James W. Jennings, author of Wings of Red
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“I struggled with the urge to tame my voice.” —James W. Jennings, author of Wings of Red
In defiance of Amazon’s dominance in the bookselling market, Bookshop has launched an imprint that will release its inaugural title this fall. Bookshop will also introduce its own e-reading platform, supporting independent bookstores.
The new executive director of Hub City Writers Project shares her vision for HCWP, emphasizing values of regionality, accessibility, and transparency.
Recently, con artists have taken to impersonating real editors, agents, or filmmakers from reputable organizations to extort large payments from unsuspecting authors. Literary professionals share advice on spotting and reporting scams.
A poet and author offers tips for how to find and collaborate with a growing group of independent publicists who work specifically with poets and small press authors and whose help is available for far less than high-profile publicists.
“If you can surprise a reader with a character’s reaction, a scene will almost always work.” —Megan Giddings, author of The Women Could Fly
“Writing, I now believe, is both a confidence trick and an alchemical process.” —Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of All This Could Be Different
By presenting translations in trios, a new initiative from Open Letter Books puts international literature in context and celebrates the role of translator as curator.
“If I had known about the twists and turns beforehand, I like to think I would have kept going, but maybe it’s better not to know.” —Vanessa Hua, author of Forbidden City
Advice on becoming a writer ignores the impact of motherhood—and fails to acknowledge the privileges of canonical writers. The author describes learning “to see art-making as a professional possibility” as a brown mother-writer.