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SoapboxGuess What's Better Than a Book Blurb
Novelist Lynn Hightower finds wisdom on the publicity trail.
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Open Book
Dan Chaon's New Novel Confronts a Father's Sins
In 'Sleep Walk, an off-the-grid mercenary crisscrossing America in a motor home gets a life-changing phone call.
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Soapbox
The Supply Chain Grinch
Author Tiffany Schmidt makes the most of a delayed pub date.
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Open Book
East Meets West in Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s Debut Novel
In her powerful debut novel, 'Four Treasures of the Sky,' Zhang tells the story of early Chinese immigrants through the voice of a girl kidnapped from China in 1883.
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Soapbox
Winning Attention with That Book Proposal
Author and former acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin explains how a good book proposal can really clinch a deal.
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Soapbox
Can University Presses Keep Up with the Times?
As University Press Week turns 10, leaders of the Association of University Presses ask its members to take stock of how the nonprofit, mission-centered publishing community has changed.
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Soapbox
Singing the Supply Chain Blues
Author Robert Steinberg laments how the pub date for his impending debut has become a moving target.
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Soapbox
Making the Past Relevant (by Diversifying Biographies)
Biographer Heather Demitrios argues that biographies should have more diverse subjects and authors.
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Open Book
Maud Newton Confronts Her Past
The debut author's mesmerizing memoir, 'Ancestor Trouble,' casts a wide net in reckoning with her family history.
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Editorials
10 Ways to Reclaim the Joy of Reading Offline
The author of 'Good Burdens' and social media influencer Christina Crook offers some conventional and unconventional ways of adding more reading to your life.
