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Why Bookstores Can’t Avoid Politics
Bookseller Josh Cook examines how bookstores are inherently political—and why that’s a good thing.
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Generative AI vs. Copyright
Publishing attorney Lloyd J. Jassin examines what artificial intelligence will mean for the publishing industry.
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The Importance of Interior Design in Fiction
Author Erika Raskin explains what characters’ homes can reveal about them.
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How to Finish Writing Someone Else's Novel
How author Dana Isaacson came to finish the great Rhoda Lerman's unfinished novel.
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Telling the Truth About the Medical Profession with Fiction
Brain surgeon Gary Simonds unleashes his imagination to help him process the horrors and joys of the medical career in prose.
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What One Bookseller Learned from a Florida Panhandle Bookstore
An indie bookstore owner describes how she was inspired by her favorite booksellers.
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Women Writers Face an Imbalance of Power
Author Virginia Pye discusses a 19th-century legal battle that highlights how writers, particularly women writers, have long been undervalued.
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Seeing Novels from Both the Writing and Publishing Sides
Big Five editor Austin Ross explains what his day job has taught him about being a novelist.
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The Difference Between a Successful and a Bestselling Author
Marketing expert Jonathan Jacobs on the longevity of a bestselling book versus a successful career.
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Enter Tan Twan Eng's New Novel, 'The House of Doors'
At the center of Tan's latest is a real-life murder in early-20th-century British Malaya and its attendant scandal.